Senior Director Analyst – Physical AI Safety & Security

🔥 12 hours ago

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $172k - $202.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Gartner

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1979

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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.

📋 Description

• Lead research initiatives on emerging AI safety and security topics focused on physical AI, autonomous systems, robotics, and AI-hardware integration • Develop and execute research agendas covering AI safety and security across the physical AI ecosystem • Serve as a primary authority on physical AI safety and security technologies and market dynamics • Identify emerging trends, breakthrough technologies, and potential disruptions • Lead expert interviews, technical assessments, case studies, and qualitative and quantitative research • Analyze competitive landscapes and track startups through established companies • Assess technology readiness, commercialization pathways, and adoption barriers • Evaluate geopolitical dimensions including international competition, export controls, and regulatory frameworks • Author research papers and briefings • Present findings to executives, product leaders, investors, and technical communities • Build Gartner’s reputation as a global AI authority • Cultivate relationships with researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry practitioners • Synthesize perspectives and facilitate dialogue among physical AI safety and security stakeholders • Engage clients through virtual and in-person interactions, meetings, conferences, and industry events

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; graduate degree preferred • Deep understanding of emerging AI-enabled software development tools and agent technologies, markets, costs, and providers • Recent experience bringing AI-driven solutions to market • Strong understanding of complex systems and cybersecurity requirements • Critical thinking, curiosity, and self-motivation to identify emerging technology signals • Strong written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills • Executive presence and ability to engage C-level provider and end-user clients • Strong foundational understanding of AI risk management • Preferred: understanding of physical AI • Preferred: experience across sectors such as defense, logistics, real estate/facilities management, and/or manufacturing • Preferred: understanding of human resource management and future agent augmentation/replacement of human capabilities • Preferred: experience managing research projects or complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives focused on safety and security • Preferred: hands-on experience developing, deploying, or operating AI-driven solutions • Preferred: experience with agentic AI, world models, reasoning models, robotics, or autonomous weapons policy • Preferred: publications in enterprise reports, periodicals, or industry publications • Preferred: multilingual capabilities

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan • Generous PTO • 401k match up to $7,200 per year • Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount • Market-leading benefit programs • Hybrid work environment with flexibility to work virtually when productive and collaborate in person • Professional growth and career development opportunities • Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support