Program Manager

Overview

This position is responsible for supporting critical cross‑portfolio responsibilities within the Program Management business function, enabling the development and execution of “must attend” content, programs, and experiences – and ultimately driving Gartner conference portfolio growth. The Program Manager will work on a variety of activities focused on supporting the lead conference PMs with both general cross‑portfolio processes and specific conference portfolios.

• Conduct market research, advisory boards, and other customer insights channels to understand client issues.
• Analyze various data on attendee or sponsor profiles, behaviors, satisfaction trends, etc.
• Create key documents and presentations (kickoffs, wrap‑ups, business cases).
• Help define target audience and sponsors.
• Identify and evaluate competitive events.
• Manage participation of keynote speakers, panels, and case studies.
• Review and improve sponsor and guest speaker content.
• Innovate and test new conference experiences.
• Collaborate with Research chairs and analysts for creating and managing content and agenda.
• Collaborate with Marketing and database teams to create effective audience campaigns and develop partnerships with associations, user groups, and media.
• Collaborate with Sales to identify prospective sponsors/exhibitors, accelerate the sales process, and increase retention.
• Collaborate with Operations to ensure efficient and cost‑effective solutions to achieve optimal attendee and sponsor experiences.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3‑5+ years of experience with a demonstrated ability for fast learning and adaptation.
• Experience with B2B conferences, content/agenda development, speaker management – a plus.
• Proven track record ideating and executing on a strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative matrix environment with strong stakeholder‑management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Strong ability to manipulate, analyze, interpret data to solve problems and drive decisions.
• Desire for global/multinational event experience and ability to accommodate moderate travel, including international.
• Proficient use of productivity applications (Excel, PPT, dashboards) and familiarity with AI tools.
• Good multi‑project management, prioritization, and time‑management capacity.
• Ability to travel up to 15‑20%, domestically and internationally.

Base salary range: 86,000 USD – 118,000 USD.

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status, and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.