Gartner Senior Director AI Analyst - $202K+ Career in Columbus

About the Role

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions, and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations.

In a fast-changing vendor landscape, our premium branded market coverage research — such as our Magic Quadrants — serves as a lighthouse that allows organizations to navigate turbulence and achieve their mission-critical priorities.

As a Gartner Analyst, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of AI by providing CIOs and AI Leaders with research insights to leverage the tools, vendors, and approaches best suited to their objectives and constraints within their AI strategies.

Senior Directors serve as leaders within Gartner's Business and Technology Insights (BTI) practice, acting as credible thought leaders within their designated market at local, regional, and global levels. They produce pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are trusted advisors to clients, reinforcing Gartner's value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits, and Gartner conferences to offer high-impact recommendations that address complex challenges.

What You Will Do

• Create innovative, thought-provoking, and highly leveraged "must-have insights" content for CIOs and AI Leaders on AI solution categories including: Market Evolution; Infrastructure & Compute; Models and Providers; Development Platforms; AI Data Infrastructure Platforms & Components; Application Frameworks & Middleware; Prebuilt, Custom or Embedded; Agentic Automation; Agentic Management; GRC & Security; Operations & Monitoring; Contracting and Funding
• Develop new research ideas and offer actionable approaches to client needs
• Analyze client challenges to identify root causes and reframe thinking
• Demonstrate thought leadership around the future of Consumer Goods or Insurance Property and Casualty (P&C); ecosystems, geopolitics, technologies, vendors, and regulations impacting it; the role of data; required business capabilities; and help shape research positions across analyst teams
• Research and predict market vendors and trends to provide actionable insights (e.g., Magic Quadrants, Critical Capabilities, Strategic Roadmaps)
• Assist organizations in their digitalization and AI journeys by providing guidance on readiness, strategy, use case prioritization, business case, architecture, design, and vendor selection
• Bring independent insights that influence research agendas and help clients make informed, unbiased decisions
• Collaborate with Team Managers and Research Cohort Leads to align stakeholders and drive high-impact outcomes
• Pivot into adjacent research areas as client demand evolves and boundaries between industries and technologies blur
• Provide actionable client advice via virtual or in-person interactions
• Create and deliver high-value presentations for Gartner events and client briefings
• Support Research and Sales by representing the voice of the market and driving client engagement
• Peer-review research content to ensure quality and timeliness
• Build credibility as an expert representing Gartner research and methodology
• Participate in innovation and research discussions with peers
• Identify and improve research processes
• Mentor and coach junior team members
• Be client-centric and help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience
• Experience selecting, implementing, and maintaining multi-vendor AI solutions
• Ability to break down business problems/use cases into distinct functional capabilities to map against AI solution categories
• Thorough understanding of the AI stack (Apps, Middleware Frameworks & Agents, Platforms, Infrastructure + Data)
• Consumer Goods or Insurance experience preferred
• Demonstrated executive presence; ability to establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high-quality deliverables
• 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 collaboration and 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 being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others in a multicultural global team
• Learning agile and adept at navigating highly matrixed environments
• Ability to represent Gartner's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

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 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 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 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.

Gartner Is the World Authority on AI

At Gartner, you'll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients' AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You'll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

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.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $172,000 – $202,500 USD. Actual salaries may vary within the range based on factors including education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan.

We also offer market-leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401(k) match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by emailing [email protected].

Job Requisition ID: 110900

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