Enterprise IT Leaders – Executive Partner Role – Enterprise Architecture and Innovation

Opening statement Gartner is a people business. Fueled by expert analysis, bold ideas and intellectual courage, we are a team of thinkers, doers, and lifelong learners. We are innately curious, driven, disciplined and humble. 

The Team and Leader Statement 

Enterprise IT Leaders (EITL) is an executive-level advisory service that delivers expert insight and guidance tailored to each member's context and most critical initiatives. EITL consists of 7 areas of expertise (domains) that cover several areas within IT: Applications, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure & Operations, Program & Portfolio Management, Security & Risk, Sourcing & Vendor Management. 

Gartner’s Executive Partners team consists of 178 Executive Partners globally who specialize in one of the 7 domain areas and equip business leaders with indispensable insights, advice and tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities today and build the successful organizations of tomorrow. Our Associates enjoy a collaborative work environment, exceptional career development as well as unlimited growth potential. If you like working with a generous, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is where you want to be.

Job description 

• You will manage a portfolio of 28-30 clients, typically Enterprise Architecture & Innovation leaders reporting to CIOs, from global Fortune 100 – 500 organizations
• As their Executive Partner, you will be delivering value through regular briefings, on-site workshops, roundtables, webinars and by attending relevant Gartner events, etc. 
• As someone who has previously been in their shoes before, you will use your knowledge and expertise, along with additional Gartner resources and research, to coach and mentor your clients on critical initiatives and challenges for today and tomorrow specifically within the EA space. 
• Collaboration is key. You will work closely with several internal Gartner teams to ensure value is delivered. These can include Sales teams, Analysts, Client Managers, and your peers across other EITL domains. 
• This role is a Client-facing position that requires a high level of Executive presence and ability to build trust and deliver value.
• Responsible for member retention and for contributing toward growth in the region through direct support of Gartner Sales in prospect cultivation, account plan development and value demonstration activities.
• This is a predominantly home-based role, where you will operate as an individual contributor managing your own desk and other administrative tasks, i.e. expense reports, meetings. 

Essential must-have skills 

We’d love to talk to you if you have:

• 15+ years’ experience with a primary focus in an executive Enterprise Architecture leader role such as Chief Enterprise Architect, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Technologist, Chief Strategist, Head of Innovation Lab within a Fortune 500 company. 
• Experience in executive level roles within consulting, sales or customer facing positions. 
• Ability to be viewed as a credible peer of their global enterprise clients given their career experience gained.
• Modern technical skills and subject matter expertise in the following areas:

Enterprise Architecture (EA)

• Building and leading an effective business outcome driven EA program
• Business, information, technology and solutions architecture
• Federated enterprise architecture in larger organizations
• EA governance
• EA in a highly outsourced IT structure
• Cloud architecture
• Architecting platforms (think Amazon, eBay, Uber, etc as business enabling platforms)

Innovation Leadership/Management 

• Creating a culture of innovation
• Funding – internal or external VC 
• Ideation, transfer & incubation 
• Prototypes & pilots 
• Technology tracking, scenario planning, horizon scanning 
• Innovation metrics and maturity – measuring innovation effectiveness and business impact
• Innovation frameworks 
• Business & reverse innovation 

Emerging Trends

• Business, Social and Technology trends and creative application of them to create business advantage
• Industry Impacts, breadth of application and non-adoption risk 
• Product development life cycle 

Digital Business/Government, Transformation, Strategic Planning

• Digital Business/Government strategy and roadmap – applying new, digitally enabled business models
• Traditional business and IT strategic planning
• People-Process-Technology transformation 

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required

Benefits We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including Company benefits including full medical, dental, and vision starting day one, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, wellness rewards, 25 days of paid time-off, etc. Gartner is a high growth company which will provide the right candidate with a wealth of career development opportunities. All Gartner associates strive on being high performers, problem solvers, team players with passion, integrity and effectiveness. We strive to attract exceptional people who really enjoy what they do. Are you ready to jump on board? 

Equality statement The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Gartner affirmatively seeks to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity and values diversity and inclusion. 

Gartner is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified applicant with a disability and unable to or limited in your ability to use or access the Gartner’s career webpage as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1203-964-0096 or by sending an email to [email protected] 

Enterprise IT Leaders – Executive Partner Role – Enterprise Architecture and Innovation

Opening statement Gartner is a people business. Fueled by expert analysis, bold ideas and intellectual courage, we are a team of thinkers, doers, and lifelong learners. We are innately curious, driven, disciplined and humble. 

The Team and Leader Statement 

Enterprise IT Leaders (EITL) is an executive-level advisory service that delivers expert insight and guidance tailored to each member's context and most critical initiatives. EITL consists of 7 areas of expertise (domains) that cover several areas within IT: Applications, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure & Operations, Program & Portfolio Management, Security & Risk, Sourcing & Vendor Management. 

Gartner’s Executive Partners team consists of 178 Executive Partners globally who specialize in one of the 7 domain areas and equip business leaders with indispensable insights, advice and tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities today and build the successful organizations of tomorrow. Our Associates enjoy a collaborative work environment, exceptional career development as well as unlimited growth potential. If you like working with a generous, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is where you want to be.

Job description 

• You will manage a portfolio of 28-30 clients, typically Enterprise Architecture & Innovation leaders reporting to CIOs, from global Fortune 100 – 500 organizations
• As their Executive Partner, you will be delivering value through regular briefings, on-site workshops, roundtables, webinars and by attending relevant Gartner events, etc. 
• As someone who has previously been in their shoes before, you will use your knowledge and expertise, along with additional Gartner resources and research, to coach and mentor your clients on critical initiatives and challenges for today and tomorrow specifically within the EA space. 
• Collaboration is key. You will work closely with several internal Gartner teams to ensure value is delivered. These can include Sales teams, Analysts, Client Managers, and your peers across other EITL domains. 
• This role is a Client-facing position that requires a high level of Executive presence and ability to build trust and deliver value.
• Responsible for member retention and for contributing toward growth in the region through direct support of Gartner Sales in prospect cultivation, account plan development and value demonstration activities.
• This is a predominantly home-based role, where you will operate as an individual contributor managing your own desk and other administrative tasks, i.e. expense reports, meetings. 

Essential must-have skills 

We’d love to talk to you if you have:

• 15+ years’ experience with a primary focus in an executive Enterprise Architecture leader role such as Chief Enterprise Architect, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Technologist, Chief Strategist, Head of Innovation Lab within a Fortune 500 company. 
• Experience in executive level roles within consulting, sales or customer facing positions. 
• Ability to be viewed as a credible peer of their global enterprise clients given their career experience gained.
• Modern technical skills and subject matter expertise in the following areas:

Enterprise Architecture (EA)

• Building and leading an effective business outcome driven EA program
• Business, information, technology and solutions architecture
• Federated enterprise architecture in larger organizations
• EA governance
• EA in a highly outsourced IT structure
• Cloud architecture
• Architecting platforms (think Amazon, eBay, Uber, etc as business enabling platforms)

Innovation Leadership/Management 

• Creating a culture of innovation
• Funding – internal or external VC 
• Ideation, transfer & incubation 
• Prototypes & pilots 
• Technology tracking, scenario planning, horizon scanning 
• Innovation metrics and maturity – measuring innovation effectiveness and business impact
• Innovation frameworks 
• Business & reverse innovation 

Emerging Trends

• Business, Social and Technology trends and creative application of them to create business advantage
• Industry Impacts, breadth of application and non-adoption risk 
• Product development life cycle 

Digital Business/Government, Transformation, Strategic Planning

• Digital Business/Government strategy and roadmap – applying new, digitally enabled business models
• Traditional business and IT strategic planning
• People-Process-Technology transformation 

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required

Benefits We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including Company benefits including full medical, dental, and vision starting day one, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, wellness rewards, 25 days of paid time-off, etc. Gartner is a high growth company which will provide the right candidate with a wealth of career development opportunities. All Gartner associates strive on being high performers, problem solvers, team players with passion, integrity and effectiveness. We strive to attract exceptional people who really enjoy what they do. Are you ready to jump on board? 

Equality statement The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Gartner affirmatively seeks to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity and values diversity and inclusion. 

Gartner is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified applicant with a disability and unable to or limited in your ability to use or access the Gartner’s career webpage as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1203-964-0096 or by sending an email to [email protected] 

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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 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

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 to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 160,000 USD - 194,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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.

Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to [email protected].

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