**Description**:
- Why is Gartner Consulting an organization unlike any other?
Our consultants are technology and business thought leaders for the 21st century.
With the full scope of Gartner's renowned IT Research and capabilities to draw from, our consultants are committed to turning those insights into actionable solutions for our clients.
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- That's where you come in.
We're committed to attracting the most creative, talented, and motivated associates to bring our world-class consultancy to the next level.
When you join Gartner Consulting, you'll lead the most innovative business and technology efforts in the marketplace today.
You'll work across Gartner to help CIOs and their teams execute their most strategic IT initiatives and achieve lasting results - all within the context of a rapidly evolving digital economy.
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**Who **we are**:
Gartner's Consulting business is an **_extension _**of Gartner's industry-leading IT Research.
From CIOs, to leaders in business and government, we help Gartner clients across enterprises translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission-critical priorities.
Leveraging the breadth of Gartner's resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base.
**What we do**:
Technology Strategy Consulting.
We help the C-suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their businesses.
In today's world, a consulting firm that is "born digital", (with the ability to directly leverage the full power of Gartner's research and insights) has relevance to the most important strategic decisions any business will make.
We deliver value to clients in areas such as IT Strategy Consulting, Benchmarking, Analytics and Optimization.
Typically, this helps Gartner's clients to execute on their strategic priorities, across all sectors, including:
- Digital Acceleration and Transformation
- Enterprise Enablement
- Big Data and Analytics
- Applications Rationalization
- Cloud Strategy
- Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization
- Contract and Cost Optimization
- Security and Risk Management
**What you'll do**:
Our Consulting Associate Directors are responsible for impactful project delivery and oversight along with client relationship management.
You will manage teams and advise clients at the highest strategic level on both big-picture and tactical matters, focusing on how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes.
**What you'll need**:
- Experience within a well-regarded management consultancy in a project delivery capacity.
Engagement Management experience is a must
Experience working with one or more of the following:
- Development and Definition of client-tailored Cloud strategies and Cloud transformation programs
- Cloud architecture incl.
DC topology (e.g.
related to Edge) as well as Hybrid architecture (combining cloud and on prem)
- Architecture/infrastructure modernization experience (e.g.
moving from mainframe to digital architecture)
- Experience on Software defined architectures e.g.
based on containers
- A consistent track record of leading people and building high-performing teams that leverage technology to drive the mission-critical priorities of commercial or government entities
- An ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and non-technical backgrounds towards a common goal
- Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems.
Must adapt Gartner frameworks and methodologies to strike at the heart of a client's most pressing business challenges
- An ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously
- Masters or other advanced degree preferred
**Who are we?
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Gartner delivers actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams.
Our expert guidance and tools enable faster, smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's most critical priorities.
We've grown exponentially since our founding in 1979 and we're proud to have nearly 16,000 associates globally that support our 14,000+ clients in more than 100 countries.
**What makes Gartner a great place to work?
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Our teams are composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.
We believe that a variety of experiences makes us stronger—as individuals, as communities and as an organization.
That's why we're recognized worldwide as a great place to work year after year.
We've been recognized by Fortune as one of the World's Most Admired Companies, named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index and a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Equality Index.
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**What we offer**:
Our people are our most val