Senior Director (Associate Partner) IT Strategy Consulting, State & Local Government

Gartner • San Francisco, CA

61d • Hybrid

About The Position

Who we are: Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry-leading IT Insights. From CIOs, to leaders in business and government, we help Gartner clients across enterprises translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission-critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth of Gartner’s resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base. What we do: Technology Strategy Consulting. We engage our clients on a deeper level through hands-on, project-based work grounded in the insights and advice of our organization. Through these custom engagements, we help our clients optimize their IT performance by guiding them toward the right strategic decisions for their business. We deliver value to clients by helping them execute on their strategic priorities, across all sectors, including: Digital Acceleration and Transformation Enterprise Enablement Big Data and Analytics Applications Rationalization Cloud Strategy Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization Security and Risk Management Benchmarking Contract and Cost Optimization What you’ll do: Our Associate Partners are responsible for sustaining and growing Gartner Consulting’s relationship with a defined portfolio of Gartner clients. As an Associate Partner, you will advise clients at the highest strategic level on both big-picture and tactical matters - showcasing how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes. Our Associate Partners collaborate with Expert Partners, Managing Partners and others to bring the best solutions to our clients. Who are we? At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here. What makes Gartner a great place to work? Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients. Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work. What do we offer? 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. Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us. Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay.

Requirements

• Experience in a well-regarded management consultancy in project delivery and sales capacity
• Experience working with state and local government clients, in the Bay Area (i.e. Santa Clara County, San Mateo County or the City of San Jose)
• A consistent track record of leading people and building high-performing teams that leverage technology to drive the mission-critical priorities of government entities
• Prior experience in a problem-solving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferred
• Experience working with multiple IT solutions
• An ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and non-technical backgrounds towards a common goal
• An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide constructive/ corrective action when / if needed
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems.
• Must adapt Gartner frameworks and methodologies to strike at the heart of a client’s most pressing business challenges
• An ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously
• Comfortable selling to, influencing and building trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives
• Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• A consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
• Proven track record in achieving / exceeding revenue targets

Nice To Haves

• MBA or other advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Our Associate Partners are responsible for sustaining and growing Gartner Consulting’s relationship with a defined portfolio of Gartner clients.
• As an Associate Partner, you will advise clients at the highest strategic level on both big-picture and tactical matters - showcasing how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes.
• Our Associate Partners collaborate with Expert Partners, Managing Partners and others to bring the best solutions to our clients.

Benefits

• Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
• generous PTO
• a 401k match up to $7,200 per year
• the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

What This Job Offers

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