Sr Director, MDM

Gartner•Irving, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Gartner is seeking experienced senior technology leaders to join the Master Data Management team within the Data and Analytics organization. This team builds data products and delivers insights used across Gartner. As a hands-on technical leader, you will lead a cross-functional development team to improve and manage customer-domain data assets that support broad business use.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or a related discipline , with 15+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
15+ years of software development experience, including hands-on technical contributions and leadership.
Proven people management skills with a strong emphasis on coaching and mentoring.
Solid technical experience with React, Java, Spring, Python, AWS services, and modern application architectures (microservices, cloud-native, RESTful APIs).
Demonstrated experience building data products on cloud data platforms, including ETL and dat a engineering tools .
Strong foundation in application architecture, software development lifecycle (CICD/DevOps) , and quality practices.
Experience with Agile methodologies and conducting code and design reviews.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence IT and business stakeholders to drive adoption and innovation.

Nice To Haves

Practical experience applying AI/ML and generative AI techniques to augment data products and workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead high-performing engineering teams to design, build, and deliver innovative software and data products.
Collaborate with application developers, product owners, architects, and infrastructure teams to translate complex requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions.
Define and implement best practices for automation, operational standards, and cloud deployment.
Facilitate problem-solving discussions to ensure solutions address the underlying business and technical challenges.
Design deployment, security, and availability strategies for cloud-based products.
Work with peers to improve systems, processes, standards, and tools that increase team effectiveness and product quality.
Partner with other Gartner IT teams to leverage shared capabilities, including AWS infrastructure and SaaS platforms.
Align with the Master Data Management product team to define and execute a cohesive technology roadmap and lead engineering efforts to deliver it.
Oversee technical activities across estimation, planning, design, development, testing, and deployment.
Mentor and develop engineers by providing actionable feedback and identifying career growth opportunities.
Propose and implement technical solutions to ensure and continuously maintain high-quality customer master data.

Benefits

Competitive compensation.
Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship
Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
Parental leave.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Employee Assistance Program.
Gartner Gives Charity Match.