Senior Director Analyst – IAM & AI
About The Position
Gartner is seeking a Senior Director Analyst specializing in identity and access management (IAM) and AI to join its global Business and Technology Insights team. This individual-contributor role applies deep knowledge of IAM technologies, product capabilities, architecture, and deployment best practices to client engagements and research for identity architects, executives, and their teams. The role focuses on identity analytics and IAM process automation, agentic AI IAM tools and practices, modernizing IAM architecture, Microsoft Active Directory operations and migrations, IAM data management, and authorization controls for data and analytics access. The analyst engages with clients through phone calls, videoconferences, webinars, and Gartner events, helping them address complex challenges with actionable advice. They research technology, practices, and trends; produce clear, practical advisory research and reference architecture documents; and communicate findings through written materials, client discussions, presentations, and responses to press inquiries. The analyst also keeps current with developments in IAM and related areas and travels occasionally, regionally and globally.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience.
- At least 15 years of relevant field or industry experience, including 12 or more years in technical roles specific to Identity and Access Management.
- Demonstrated ability to establish technical credibility with cybersecurity and identity leaders and their teams.
- Ability to produce high-quality deliverables and consistently meet project milestones.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, public speaking ability, and client engagement skills.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize data, identify trends and patterns, apply frameworks, distill complex concepts into concise advice, and develop and defend research positions.
- Self-starter and continuous learner who can work independently and collaboratively in a matrixed, multicultural global team.
Nice To Haves
- Expertise in user, workload, and machine identity authentication mechanisms and products.
- Expertise in multi-agent ecosystems.
- Expertise in identity discovery, observability, and visibility tools and practices.
- Expertise in credential lifecycle management.
- Expertise in secrets management technologies and product capabilities.
- Expertise in identity threat detection and response architecture, tools, and capabilities.
- Expertise in customer IAM processes and capabilities.
- Expertise in authorization policy frameworks, orchestration, and enforcement.
- Expertise in decentralized identity mechanisms, verifiable credentials, and use cases.
- Expertise in federated identity and other single sign-on technologies.
- Expertise in access management protocols, standards, and methodologies.
- Expertise in identity governance and lifecycle processes.
- Expertise in privileged access management techniques and tools.
Responsibilities
- Research and analyze areas of expertise to address clients’ key questions and create thought-leading insights.
- Deliver high-quality, actionable advice and strong positions through a variety of media.
- Write clear, practical advisory research and reference architecture documents.
- Stay current on developments and issues in IAM and applicable adjacent areas.
- Respond to client questions and create and deliver client materials through teleconferences, videoconferences, webinars, and event presentations.
- Respond to press inquiries to grow Gartner’s industry leadership reputation.
- Travel occasionally, regionally and globally.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and rewards for top performers.
- Hybrid work environment with flexibility to work virtually when productive and connect with colleagues in person.
- Generous paid time off.
- 401(k) match up to $7,200 per year.
- Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.
- Market-leading benefit programs.
- Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based uncapped sales incentive plan, for eligible employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
