Senior Analyst, Strategy and Corporate Development

Gartner•Stamford, CT

1d•$72,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Strategy and Corporate Development is a small, highly leveraged team that is at the forefront of exploring new growth opportunities for Gartner’s diverse business units. This early career role is geared toward high-potential individuals that have recently completed an industry rotational or banking/consulting analyst program. The individual selected for this role will join a world class team that helps shape strategic decision making at Gartner. This role will support the Strategy and Corporate Development team as it helps senior executives better understand the quickly evolving business and competitive landscapes and identify inorganic (M&A) growth opportunities. The team’s mandate includes covering developments in markets where Gartner participates, searching for new acquisition targets and business opportunities, project managing active M&A deals, supporting long range planning activities, and regularly presenting to senior audiences as subject matter experts on markets and competition.

Requirements

2-3 years of work experience in a high-performance environment such as a corporate finance rotational program or early-career roles in investment banking, strategy consulting, equity analysis, etc.
Undergraduate degree in finance, business, economics, statistics, or related field
Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and interest in business
Ability to solve complex and ambiguous problems
Strong communication skills
Ability to synthesize both qualitative and quantitative inputs in business decisions
Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills, including the ability to build relationships with, collaborate, and influence associates across all levels of the company
Must be a fast learner and comfortable managing unexpected change
Willingness to embrace best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
High standards and a commitment to excellence with high attention to detail
High level of integrity
Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint as well as experience with generative AI tools like ChatGPT or NotebookLM

Responsibilities

Partnering with the MVP of Corporate Strategy and Director of Corporate Development to support Gartner’s inorganic growth initiatives
Supporting all phases of the M&A process, including target sourcing, development of the strategic rationales and business cases, due diligence / data room management, negotiation of deal terms, deal structuring and execution, and integration / separation activities.
Coordinating across internal teams and external advisors throughout the M&A deal cycle and various other project management efforts
Partnering with internal BUs to understand operations, performance, strategy, market dynamics, and business needs
Research and analysis of developments in the information services marketplace as well as broader technology trends like Artificial Intelligence
Structuring and analyzing ambiguous strategic problems, and manage processes for strategic decision making as pertains to competition in the marketplace
Supporting preparation and delivery of presentation materials for senior management as part of cross-functional project teams
Building a network of contacts and relationships throughout the organization
Developing ad-hoc analyses and support other corporate initiatives as needed
Helping grow and develop the strategy, structure, and execution of Gartner’s Finance Rotational Development Program by managing day-to-day activities