Associate Director Consulting, Public Safety

Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry‑leading Business and Technology Insights. 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. 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

Our Consulting Associate Directors are responsible for high‑level 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.

• Experience with in a well‑regarded management consultancy in a project delivery and sales capacity focused on the Public Safety and Justice industry
• Prior experience in a problem‑solving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferred
• Experience working with multiple IT solutions
• Broad understanding of the Public Safety and Justice lifecycle and advancing operational processes with industry stakeholders – e.g., first responder, judicial, courts, corrections organizations
• Direct experience working with public safety and justice clients and systems e.g. CAD, RMS, Early Intervention Systems (EIS), Integrated Justice Systems (IJIS), 911 environments, emergency management systems
• Thorough understanding of the trends driving Public Safety and Justice IT, enabling operational advancement
• Experience with in key programmatic areas influencing the Public Safety and Justice market such as police accountability and building community trust, criminal justice reform, efforts to reduce recidivism and service equity
• Experience engaging in Public Safety and Justice communities, associations and presenting at industry conferences preferred
• Experience with the IT programmatic lifecycle – e.g., assessment, strategic planning, sourcing, implementation
• 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
• An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide constructive/ corrective action when needed
• 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
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred

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