Senior Director, Analyst – Public Cloud Sourcing Expert

November 1

🤠 Texas – Remote

Although this job is listed in Texas, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $152k - $190k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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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

• Provide Business and Technology Insights services to global clients in Sourcing, Procurement, and Vendor Management. • Focus on public cloud optimization and transformation services (PCOTS). • Guide clients through their buying journeys for complex IT services. • Advise clients on negotiating and administering high-value, multiyear contracts with key cloud vendors such as AWS, Azure, Oracle, and other IT Infrastructure services. • Create innovative, thought-provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have research” content. • Provide high-quality, actionable advice through various media (written responses, presentations, webinars, or inquiry calls). • Advise Gartner clients on leading end-to-end sourcing projects for public cloud services.

🎯 Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, computer science, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred. • 15+ years of relevant field or industry experience gained either through a sourcing role or within a provider tendering and negotiating the delivery of IT services is required. • At least three years of direct experience in IT procurement or strategic sourcing—specifically involving cloud contracts with hyperscale vendors like AWS and enterprise software vendors like Oracle—is also necessary. • Proven experience negotiating high-value public cloud contracts, demonstrating success in leveraging competitive bidding and cost optimization strategies. • Deep knowledge of public cloud optimization and transformation services (PCOTS) is essential.

🏖️ Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation • Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance • 401k match up to $7,200 per year • Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount • Generous PTO