Senior Director, Analyst - Endpoint and Infrastructure Security (REMOTE US)

Gartner

13d • Remote

About The Position

About the role: Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations. You will be an integral part of a team focused on developing and maturing successful cybersecurity organization structures and processes related to endpoint security as it evolves into workspace security. The successful candidate will us experience and knowledge of endpoint management, deployment and design, endpoint protection, and email and mobile security to advise on successful practices markets and technologies. The Senior Director will apply in-depth knowledge of end point protection including detection and response technologies, vendors, and deployment best practices to client engagements and for research development. There will be a focus on providing advice to clients on evaluation, selection, and deployment of technologies. Kindly note this is an individual contributor role, NOT a role with direct reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Subject matter expertise in endpoint design, deployment, management and upgrades.
• Broad knowledge of how security organizations approach endpoint detection and response, phishing detection, malware detection, AI-powered endpoint exploitation, and the evolution of email security.
• Working knowledge in at least three cybersecurity related domains; endpoint protection and response, data and application security, email security and identity access management.
• Experience integrating identity and access management applications with cybersecurity tooling; specifically, endpoint detection and response solutions such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Bitdefender and Trend Micro.
• Working knowledge of implementing endpoint protection solution(s) in hybrid environments or complex architectures.
• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills: with the ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions.
• Strong communicator who can explain complex concepts concisely and simply.
• Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team
• Ability to represent Gartner's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

Responsibilities

• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content
• Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act
• Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward
• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing insights positions across a team of analysts
• Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda
• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions
• Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
• Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business
• Provide high quality and timely content peer review
• Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery
• Provide mentoring and coaching by supporting more junior team members
• Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions

Benefits

• Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
• In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
• Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay.
• A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 152,000 USD - 190,000 USD.
• In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan.
• We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level