Associate Director, Technology Strategy Consulting

About the role:

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.

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.

What you’ll doOur 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 (especially in modern application architecture and digital thinking)
What you’ll need

Experience with in a well-regarded management consultancy in a project delivery capacity

Understanding in at least one core domain as for example: IT Strategy, Application Architecture, Digital Transformation, Agile/Dev Ops, Cloud, Architecture, Infrastructure, IT Cost Optimisation etc.

Prior knowledge of sizing methodologies is a plus i.e. IFPUGExperience working with one or more IT solutions

An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide and receive constructive/ corrective action when needed

Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the ability to assist in the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems

An ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneouslyMBA or other advanced degree preferred

Fluent in Italian and English Consulting

Experience:

Experience with in a well-regarded management consultancy in a project delivery capacity.

Prior experience in a problem-solving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferredA 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

Excellence in written and verbal communication

Expertise with strategic consulting frameworks

Building rapid proto-types for presentations / sales proposals

Excellent people skills and customer relationship track record;

Experience in developing client business relationships as part of a commercial organisation

Gartner is committed to fair and equitable pay. The estimated base income pay for this role is 87,000 EUR to 98,000 EUR in Italy. Target income includes base pay and variable earning potential.  Employees participate in either a bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Pay and earnings vary based on several factors including but not limited to, performance, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location.

Our talent acquisition team will provide details on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates.#LI-JD5

Who are we? At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates…