Senior Director Analyst - Identity Access Management - IGA & PAM

Gartner•Remote - Texas, TX

7d•$172,000 - $202,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Director Analyst will apply in-depth knowledge of identity and access management technologies, technical capabilities of products/services, and deployment best practices to client engagements and to authoring insightful advice for executives and their teams. There will be a focus on providing guidance to clients on architecture, technical capabilities, and deployment for a variety of IAM technologies and topical areas. As a Gartner analyst, you will engage with clients every day: on the phone, in a videoconference, or from the stage at a Gartner event. In every client interaction, analysts help clients solve difficult puzzles that lead to better performance. To support these conversations you will research technology, practices, and trends to produce research for Gartner clients to view online or download and apply.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (i.e., Computer Science or Engineering), or equivalent experience
Minimum of 15 years of relevant field or industry experience, with 12 or more years in technical roles specific to Identity and Access Management
The ability to demonstrate technical expert presence and immediately establish credibility with cybersecurity and identity leaders and their teams
The ability to produce high-quality deliverables and consistently meet project milestones
Strong communication skills, to include: written and verbal proficiency in English, public speaking acumen, and 1:1 client engagement
Adept in analyzing and synthesizing data, identifying trends and patterns, and applying frameworks to create new insights
Skilled at distilling complex concepts into concise advice, and successful at developing and defending research positions
A self-starter who is a continuous learner and can work both independently and collaboratively within a matrixed, multicultural global team

Nice To Haves

Access management protocols, standards, and methodologies
Agentic AI identity and access management tools and best practices
User, workload and machine identity authentication mechanisms and products
Federated identity and other technologies for Single Sign-On
Secrets management technologies and product capabilities
Identity threat detection and response architecture, tools, and capabilities
Identity governance and lifecycle processes
Privileged access management techniques and tools
Customer IAM processes and capabilities
Authorization policy frameworks, orchestration, and enforcement
Authorization controls for data and analytics access
Identity analytics and related automation of IAM processes
De-centralized identity mechanisms, verifiable credentials and use cases

Responsibilities

Conduct research and analysis in specific areas of expertise targeting client’s key questions to create thought leading insights.
Deliver high-quality actionable advice and strong positions through a variety of media.
Write high-quality, clear, practical, advisory research s and reference architecture documents.
Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues within these specified areas as well as applicable adjacent areas.
Respond to client questions, create materials for, and deliver to clients via teleconference, video conference or webinar and event presentations
Grow Gartner’s industry leadership reputation by responding to press inquiries
Conduct occasional travel, regionally and globally