VP, Associate Support & Digital Experience

Gartner | Enterprise Technology Operations (ETO)

Vice President, Associate Support & Digital Experience

Join a world‑class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting‑edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome‑driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

The Vice President is a senior leader within Enterprise Technology Operations responsible for the global end‑user support for over 20,000 Gartner associates. Reporting to the MVP, Digital Workplace & End User Services, this role owns the 24/7 Global Service Desk operating from Gartner's India centers of excellence (Gurgaon and Chennai) and onsite support teams at Gartner's major office locations worldwide an organization of 80+ professionals.

The mandate of this role is to make support faster, smarter, and increasingly invisible: relentlessly reducing ticket volume, automating the resolution of issues before they create broader impact, and standing up the dashboards and leading indicators that allow the organization to detect and react to problems proactively. The ideal candidate is an experienced global support leader who has run support at scale for a comparable enterprise, pairs operational discipline with a passion for employee experience, and uses data and automation to continuously raise the bar.

Own the round‑the‑clock global help desk delivered from Gartner's Gurgaon and Chennai centers of excellence. Ensure adequate shift coverage, consistent service quality, and strong first‑contact resolution and Tier‑1 containment so that infrastructure and engineering teams can focus on project work rather than recurring tickets. Hold the organization to define SLAs and a best‑in‑class associate support experience.

Lead the Level 2 (Tier
2) support function and the relationship with Tier 3 / infrastructure teams. Close process gaps between tiers, drive shift‑left of resolution toward Tier 1 through knowledge and training and reduce escalations and Tier 2 staffing pressure by building the right competencies and runbooks.

Support Digital Employee Experience team to proactively measure and improve the technology experience of every Gartner associate. Use DEX tooling and telemetry to surface friction before it generates tickets, prioritize remediation, and continuously elevate device, application, and workplace experience across the enterprise.

Oversee the onsite / deskside support teams located at Gartner's largest office locations, ensuring a consistent, high‑touch experience for associates and executives on site. Standardize service levels and ways of working across locations while adapting to the needs of each site.

Set and deliver an aggressive agenda to reduce total ticket volume. Champion automation and self‑service - including virtual agents, self‑heal, and AI‑driven resolution - to resolve and, wherever possible, prevent issues before they cause broader impact. Identify the highest‑volume and highest‑impact ticket drivers and systematically engineer them out.

Create, own, and monitor dashboards and leading indicators that enable the organization to react proactively to emerging issues. Track functional productivity, quality, CSAT/DSAT, and operational trends through tools such as Service Now and Power BI, and deliver clear executive‑level reporting that links support performance to business outcomes.

Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performing global organization of 80+ across India, DEX, and onsite teams - including managers and managers‑of‑managers. Build leadership depth, embed an ongoing feedback and coaching culture, and foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across a 24/7, multi‑site…