Research Director

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August 14

🤠 Texas – Remote

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💵 $116k - $164k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Gartner

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Enterprise • Consulting • Research

Gartner is a global research and advisory firm providing expert analysis, bold ideas, and guidance to enterprise leaders and their teams. Gartner helps its clients succeed with mission-critical priorities by offering tailored services in client services, consulting, digital markets, executive advisory, finance, human resources, legal, marketing, products, research, sales, and technology. The company emphasizes its high-impact culture built on inclusivity and diversity, with a hybrid work model to foster global collaboration. Gartner also supports 40+ conferences and offers consulting strategies to optimize technology investments.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1979

🏢 Enterprise

📋 Description

• Establish and guide the strategy and execution of the research and content the GRB produces for Global Heads of IT Sourcing and Procurement. • Architect the theme and agenda of high-impact member meetings, setting up a compelling list of sessions and speakers for each meeting. • Mentor and guide research analysts (RAs) while working closely with a global team of associates in service delivery, events, and other functions to deliver a world-class experience for the membership. • Oversight of content creation including determining the right scope, organizing the research process, creating the strategy for research interviews and other data collection. • Influencing the work of RAs by guiding content evolution & messaging, Delivering reports and presentations that will challenge the thinking of senior executives from the world’s largest companies. • Partnering with the Programs team and other stakeholders to create must-have content and experiences that will serve and retain clients. • Grow the RB’s ecosystem of thought leaders (academics, investors, etc.), startups, and vendors that the research team can draw on for interviews and speakers. • Provide tailored briefings for clients and their teams reflecting the research, meeting conversations, and speakers, either face-to-face, or via video conference.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree. • Masters’ degree preferred • 8-12 years of experience in IT sourcing and procurement, related research, and/or consulting at the intersection of business and sourcing/procurement strategy. • Deep understanding of IT management concepts and the role of sourcing and procurement function in very large organizations. • A strong command of business operating models and strategy concepts. • Deep knowledge of the enterprise-focused technology marketplace. • Content development and delivery is a key part of this role, so you must have well developed communication skills, both verbally and in writing. • Public speaking experience will be helpful. • Demonstrated ability to piece together fragments of information, applying conceptual models, recognizing patterns, and drawing and framing conclusions in real-time, with clients and during meetings. • Experience working directly with global technology leaders at large multinational companies (or directly with suppliers and venture capital firms) will prove particularly useful. • A demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects across varying time horizons while engaging multiple stakeholder communities.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • generous paid time off policy • charity match program • US: Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401K matching • Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity • Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities