Sr. Director Analyst, IT Vendor Risk Management (Remote-US)

Join Gartner’s remote team for a Sr. Director Analyst, IT Vendor Risk Management role.

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must‑have research and help clients make informed decisions.

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 Sr. Director possesses a keen eye for articulating industry problems and solutions, identifying early trends, and breaking new ground within the market they serve. They help clients make informed decisions, resolve complex issues, and implement innovative practices that propel their businesses toward key objectives. A Sr. Director publishes these insights as pragmatic and / or provocative research. Additionally, they reinforce Gartner’s value every day by engaging clients via in‑person and virtual meetings, sales support visits, Gartner conferences, and industry events.

What you will do

• Define and conduct ongoing research and analysis in IT vendor management trends, governance, organization, skills, tools, transformation issues, and best and next practices.
• Advise clients on best practices regarding IT vendor management organization, operations, tools, and analytics.
• Advise clients on best practices regarding IT vendor governance models, policies, and processes.
• Advise clients on best practices regarding IT vendor risk management / third‑party risk management models, policies, tools and processes.
• Advise clients on best practices regarding vendor relationship management strategies and practices.
• Perform research by reading, networking with clients, vendors, and analysts, evaluating and analyzing information and participating in research meetings and other activities which comprise the Gartner research process.
• Add value to the research by analysis (which may include triangulation, pattern recognition, application of experience).
• Determine specific subjects to research, create an active research agenda, conduct the research, and present / develop accompanying deliverables.
• Conduct industry‑ and role‑specific research as necessary, taking positions on key issues that affect your research area and our clients.
• Create specified volumes of written research (e.g., research notes, strategic analysis reports, etc.) in fulfillment of our commitment to clients.
• Create research regarding tools that assist or automate the identification, assessment, analysis, remediation, and monitoring of IT vendors.
• Create materials for and deliver presentations to clients by face‑to‑face meetings, videoconferences, webinars, in‑person conferences, and other modes.
• Collaborate with other Gartner analyst teams including Legal and Compliance, Security, Supply Chain to ensure a consistent position related to the third‑party risk management discipline.
• Answer (using video and audio conferencing, and written response via email) inquiries from clients in covered topic areas.

Provide individualized consulting services for clients, which involve presenting Gartner research and findings to specific companies or offering advice to end‑user or vendor clients.

What you will need

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.

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.

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