[Remote] Sr Director Analyst - AI Strategy, Leadership and Operating Models for Software Engineering (Remote - U.S.)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gartner is a leading company guiding the leaders who shape the world, focusing on delivering actionable business and technology insights. The Senior Director Analyst in AI Strategy will create innovative insights, analyze market trends, and provide actionable advice to clients, enhancing their business strategies through the effective use of AI.

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
• Support BTI and Sales: 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

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering
• Proven software engineering leadership experience, having led large-scale, multi-team software delivery organizations with accountability for execution, quality and outcomes
• Deep expertise in software engineering strategy and operating models, including roadmap planning, technology decision-making, talent management, team structures and organizational design and business stakeholder engagement
• Hands-on expertise in AI-augmented software development, including embedding AI across the SDLC, leveraging AI to improve developer productivity and optimizing software delivery outcomes
• Advanced knowledge of AI application development, including agentic solutions, model development, platform engineering and full-stack architectures for agentic systems
• Recognized as an AI leader, with experience evaluating emerging AI technologies, vendors and solutions, driving AI experimentation and scaling AI/ML capabilities across the enterprise
• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
• Demonstrate excellence in research and synthesis, with aptitude to translate practitioner insight into novel and actionable guidance for senior technology executives
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions
• Strong organizational skills with ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables
• 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
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

Benefits

• Employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan
• Generous PTO
• A 401k match up to $7,200 per year
• The opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
• Market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more

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