Senior Director Technology Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience
• 12+ years of relevant experience in technology finance, IT Financial Management (ITFM), Technology Business Management (TBM), FinOps, technology strategy, or related leadership roles
• Experience supporting CIOs, technology leaders, or IT organizations in budgeting, investment governance, cost transparency, and technology value management
• Demonstrated expertise in modern technology cost structures, including infrastructure, applications, platforms, cloud, AI, and product-based delivery models
• Experience applying ITFM, TBM, FinOps, or related practices to improve technology investment decision-making and business outcomes
• Experience with, or advising organizations on, leading ITFM, TBM, or FinOps platforms and the associated vendor landscape.
• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables
• Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions
• Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges
• Strong communication skills - able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply
• Subject matter expertise; comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within subject area as well as the interplay in that market
• Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team
• Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments
• Ability to represent Gartner's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels
• Deep understanding of modern IT Financial Management, including budgeting, cost transparency, benchmarking, service costing, TBM-style cost models, allocation, chargeback/showback, and strategic cost management.
• Demonstrated ability to form independent viewpoints on emerging trends and practices in Technology Cost and Value Management and translate those viewpoints into actionable guidance for CIOs.
• Expertise in technology investment governance and the connection between technology spend and business value realization.
• Understanding of cloud and AI economics, including consumption-based pricing models, unit economics, FinOps practices, and emerging governance considerations.
• Knowledge of accounting and financial management principles as applied to technology organizations, including cost structures, cost centers, capital and operating expenditure, and funding models.
• Familiarity with leading ITFM, TBM, and FinOps platforms and the evolving vendor landscape.
• Experience advising on or leading cost optimization, spend governance, and technology investment decision-making initiatives.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least two of the following: Governing AI and GenAI investments, consumption, and value realization; Technology value management and value realization; The shift from project-based funding to product and platform operating models; Cloud financial management and FinOps; IT Asset Management (ITAM), IT Service Management (ITSM), or adjacent technology management disciplines; Technology benchmarking, cost transparency, and performance measurement.

Nice To Haves

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

Responsibilities

• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content
• Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act
• Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward
• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing Insights positions across a team of analysts
• Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda
• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions
• Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
• Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business
• Provide high quality and timely content peer review
• Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery
• Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members
• Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions
• Serve as a recognized authority on Technology Cost and Value Management, helping CIOs establish effective approaches to technology budgeting, investment governance, cost transparency, and value realization across the enterprise.
• Develop and communicate strong positions on emerging and leading practices in IT Financial Management, cloud and AI economics, and technology investment optimization that enable better business outcomes.

Benefits

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