Associate Director - Toronto, Canada - Gartner

Gartner

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Description:

Who we are
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.

What we do
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:

Enterprise Business Applications
Implementation Oversight and IV&V
Application Rationalization and Optimization
High Performance Software Development
Digital Acceleration and Transformation
Big Data and Analytics
Cloud, Platforms and Infrastructure Strategies
Sourcing Ecosystem Optimization
Talent and Organization
Contract and Cost Optimization
Security and Risk Management

What you'll do
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.

What you'll need - AI / ML / Generative AI Capabilities

Possess a strong, balance mix of experience and expertise working with across key components of the Cloud technology stack to support clients on their AI/ML/GenAI capabilities (e.g., infrastructure, data and analytics, AI/ML and demonstrated impact across these areas.
Broad knowledge of Data, Analytics, AI and Automation Solutions / tools including understanding of various service providers and tools available in the marketplace
Technical / solution architecture experience deconstructing business problems into actions, addressing these with various technologies, specifically AI, ML and GAI.
Experience communicating business problems and their AIrelated solutions to C-Suite audiences.
Consulting experience working with executive enterprise leaders, addressing their mission critical priorities in a project delivery and sales capacity.
Master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
AWS, Azure, Google, IBM or other cloud architect certification, preferred

Consulting Experience

Comfort selling to, influencing, and building trustbased, valueadded relationships with clients is desired.
An ability to be handson and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously.
Prior experience in a problemsolving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferred.
An ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and nontechnical 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.
Excellence in written and verbal communications. Ability to interact comfortably at the CxO suite audience, equipped to lead and influence business stakeholders' conversations, and to effectively articulate the outputs.
MBA or other advanced degree preferred.

Who you are

Comfortable influencing and building trustbased, valueadded relationships with senior executives, both internally and externally
Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement.
A consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
Track record in achieving / exceeding revenue targets preferred

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Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc

(NYSE:

IT), we deliver actionable, objective insight that drives smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities.

We've grown exponentially since our founding in 1979 and we're proud to have over 19,500 associates globally that support over 15,000 client enterprises in more than 100 countries.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?
Our teams are composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We believe that a diversity of experiences makes us stronger—as individua