Director, Software Engineering; Conference Tech Platform

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.

We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead the Conference Tech platform integrations, to enable a seamless, world-class experience for C-level executives. This role will be responsible for leading cross regional engineering teams to execute platform integrations, elevate engineering excellence, and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with business strategy.

• Lead Engineering :
  Lead a cross regional engineering team to deliver innovative solutions while fostering ownership, accountability, and high performance.
• Drive Platform Integration :
  Execute the conference platform integration roadmap, influence technology direction, and ensure successful delivery in an agile environment.
• Enable Engineering Excellence :
  Strengthen SDLC rigor, platform architecture, and engineering discipline, embedding responsible AI practices to deliver secure, scalable, and future ready enterprise solutions.
• Partner & Lead Change: Partner with Conference business and IT leaders to align technology solutions to strategic priorities, and lead change to ensure successful adoption of new platforms, processes, and ways of working.
• Champion Quality :
  Drive a quality first culture leveraging AI powered, responsible SDLC practices that improve reliability, scalability, and delivery efficiency.

• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science or related field.
• Experience: 12–15 years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Technical Expertise: Strong execution background in enterprise platform integrations, cloud architecture (AWS), Object oriented programming – .NET/Java/Ruby, and expertise in building enterprise-scale API-centric and event driven platforms. Experience leveraging AI powered features within digital platforms to deliver personalized, intuitive user experiences and to improve user engagement and elevate attendee experiences.
• Leadership
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven ability to manage distributed teams and drive organizational change. Ability to collaborate across IT and business functions to drive innovation.
• Preferred: Curiosity and drive for continuous learning. Experience leading large platform integration initiatives.

• A strategic leader dedicated to building and sustaining high performing teams equipped for the future.
• Collaborative and adaptable, thriving in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Passionate about technology, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• A trusted, influential communicator who fosters alignment and momentum through integrity, transparency, and clear engagement across technical and business stakeholders.

• Competitive compensation.
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship;
  Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
• A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
• Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
• Extensive medical,…