VP, Product Management (Sales & Marketing)

Gartner • Irving, TX

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

Gartner Conferences is seeking a strategic, results-oriented Vice President to lead the product management organization responsible for technology platforms supporting client engagement, marketing execution, commercial effectiveness, and digital experiences across the Conferences business. The leader will own product strategy, roadmaps, prioritization, and business outcomes for a portfolio including Salesforce, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Eloqua, email automation, customer engagement technologies, and related data and analytics capabilities.

The VP will partner with Conferences, Marketing, Sales Operations, Sales Enablement, Services, Data & Analytics, and IT stakeholders to translate business priorities into technology roadmaps and investments that deliver measurable value. The role is the primary product leadership partner between strategic business owners and IT, ensuring business objectives are delivered through scalable, modern technology solutions.

The position leads portfolio governance and product strategy across sales technology, marketing technology, digital experience platforms, and data and analytics enablement. It also partners with IT and Engineering on delivery, fosters agile product practices, and leads, mentors, and develops a team of Product Managers and Product Owners. The preferred location is Irving, Texas. Travel to Gartner offices and conferences is required as needed.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in Product Management, Business Technology, Marketing Technology, CRM, Digital Platforms, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience owning technology product portfolios, roadmaps, and strategic investment decisions.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams responsible for enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Strong background partnering with senior business leaders to translate strategic priorities into technology outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and align diverse groups around common goals.
• Experience working closely with technology and engineering organizations to deliver complex initiatives.
• Strong product management, portfolio management, and agile delivery expertise.
• Willingness to travel as needed to Gartner offices and conferences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Salesforce and commercial technology ecosystems.
• Experience with Eloqua, marketing automation, email platforms, or related marketing technologies.
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or comparable digital experience platforms.
• Understanding of customer engagement, audience acquisition, lead management, personalization, and marketing operations.
• Experience supporting data, analytics, reporting, and customer data initiatives.
• Experience in conferences, events, media, subscription, B2B, or customer engagement-driven businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sales and Marketing Technology product portfolio for Gartner Conferences.
• Own product vision, strategy, roadmaps, prioritization, and value realization across assigned platforms and capabilities.
• Develop multi-year product strategies aligned with Conferences growth objectives and business priorities.
• Balance business demand, platform modernization, operational efficiency, technical health, and user experience improvements.
• Establish portfolio governance, prioritization frameworks, success metrics, and investment recommendations; drive accountability for outcomes and adoption.
• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Salesforce and supporting commercial platforms, including capabilities for lead management, account engagement, pipeline visibility, sponsor sales, attendee acquisition, and reporting.
• Partner with Sales Operations, Sales Enablement, Services, and Conferences leadership to improve productivity, visibility, process effectiveness, and client engagement.
• Own product strategy and roadmaps for the Conferences marketing technology ecosystem, including Eloqua, email automation, audience management, campaign execution, customer engagement, and marketing workflows.
• Partner with Marketing leadership to improve audience acquisition, campaign effectiveness, lead nurturing, conversion, retention, and engagement; identify opportunities in personalization, customer journey orchestration, segmentation, and performance measurement.
• Ensure marketing technologies operate as an integrated ecosystem across the attendee and sponsor lifecycle.
• Own product strategy and roadmaps for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and related digital experience platforms.
• Partner with Marketing and Conferences leaders to improve conference website experiences, content delivery, personalization, self-service, usability, content management efficiency, and digital performance.
• Support connected experiences across web, email, and commercial channels.
• Lead product management support for Conferences data and analytics platforms and capabilities; translate analytical needs into product roadmaps and technology solutions.
• Support analytics, reporting, customer data, and measurement initiatives, and promote data quality, governance, and integration across sales and marketing platforms.
• Enable greater visibility into customer, attendee, prospect, and sponsor engagement across the Conferences ecosystem.
• Serve as a trusted product partner to business owners across Conferences, Marketing, Sales, Services, and Data & Analytics; shape future-state capabilities and actionable product strategies.
• Align stakeholders on priorities, sequencing, investment decisions, and expected outcomes; communicate strategy, portfolio performance, roadmap decisions, risks, and business impact to senior leaders.
• Partner with IT and Engineering to deliver product roadmaps and business capabilities; define and communicate requirements, priorities, and success measures.
• Support agile delivery and continuous improvement, monitor progress, mitigate risks, and ensure business outcomes are realized.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Product Managers and Product Owners.
• Foster accountability, customer focus, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement; establish product management best practices and build organizational capabilities.

Benefits

• 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, as applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed