Sr Director Analyst, Analytics & AI; Remote

About the role

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must‑have research, market predictions, and best practices for a broad range of world‑leading organizations. A Senior Director identifies gaps, problems, and solutions within their market, uses this knowledge to help clients make better decisions, solve complex issues, and execute new practices that propel clients’ businesses toward critical objectives. The Senior Director publishes insights as pragmatic and provocative research and reinforces Gartner’s value through in‑person and virtual meetings, sales support visits, Gartner conferences, and industry events.

This includes writing about, presenting, and advising organizations about market trends, technologies, vendors, and best practices in analytics & AI.

• Create high‑quality, clear, actionable “must‑have research” content based on research best practices and methodologies in analytics, AI, and data science. Specific focus areas include strategy, business value, best practices, market trends, technologies, and vendors.
• Identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive the strategy forward.
• Cover specific analytics & AI topics and adjacent areas while maintaining a view across a broad spectrum of the market, and produce innovative, thought‑leading, impactful, analytically‑deep, fact‑based research. Specific topics include Agentic analytics, Decision Intelligence, AI Engineering, Content Management, Analytics and BI, Data Science and Machine Learning.
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable analytics & AI‑centric advice via virtual or face‑to‑face interactions.
• Create and deliver presentation materials for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, webinars, and client briefings.
• Provide high‑quality and timely research peer review. Provide mentorship and support to team members.
• Predict how specific markets are developing, help clients in their selection process, and assist vendors in overall positioning.
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the analytics & AI research community.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; graduate degree preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant analytics & AI experience. Will previously have held a leadership or senior technical role within technology or business.
• Applicable experience in an industry discipline and deep knowledge of the CDAO, Head of Analytics and AI responsibilities or related business roles, as well as a market and industry perspective.
• Excellent written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions.
• Ability to work independently, while being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team.
• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high‑quality deliverables.
• Demonstrate superior analytical skills, applying conceptual models, and recognizing patterns while drawing and defending conclusions.
• Subject matter expertise comfortable presenting at large and small‑scale speaking engagements.

Gartner offers world‑class benefits, highly competitive compensation, and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it’s productive and gathering with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging, and inspiring.

Salary range: $172,000 – $202,500 USD (may vary based on education, training, experience, and location). Additional compensation may include an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role‑based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Employees also participate in market‑leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401(k) match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and…