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Description
Gartner is recruiting for a Senior Director Analyst to join its Government and Education Practice, supporting defense CIOs and technology executives in advancing modernization and innovation. This role delivers actionable insights on emerging technologies, data integration, and operational resilience, engaging with European and global defense organizations. The ideal candidate has 12+ years of EMEA or NATO defense IT leadership, deep expertise across military domains, and strong analytical, communication, and mentoring skills, enabling clients to navigate complex challenges and drive mission-critical priorities in a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape.
About This Role:
Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have research, market insights and best practices for a broad range of defense organizations. This analyst role sits within Gartner’s CIO and AI Leaders Research, Government and Education Practice. The analyst will support CIOs and other technology executives in accelerating national defense modernization and innovation.
A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights organization, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional, and/or global levels. Using exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing insights that Gartner clients consume and apply to their mission-critical priorities.. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day. They engage with defense clients through the creation of content and via in-person and virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations.
The person filling this role will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of defense organizations and their partners by guiding them in their use of emerging technologies and data to drive operational resilience, enable seamless multi-domain integration and interoperability and strengthen workforce readiness as they navigate the complexities of today’s geopolitical landscape.
What You Will Do
Track European and global defense market trends, relevant vendors, emerging technologies, and best practices to advise CIOs and IT Executives in staying ahead in a constantly evolving technology landscape and changing geopolitical uncertainties
Build credibility as a defense technology and data expert for CIOs and IT Executives expert representing Gartner Business and Technology Insights
Actively participate in ideation and research community discussions to establish strong positions on topics that impact Government CIOs and develop research
Lead qualitative and quantitative studies to establish thought-provoking insights for our C-level clients
Write evidence-based content that is easily consumed, defensible and actionable.
Deliver high-quality, actionable advice to an executive client audience (e.g., CIOs, program executive officers, CTOs, etc.) through a variety of media.
Create and deliver thought-provoking presentations for webinars, executive briefings and other client-facing events.
Deliver outstanding sales and service support to retain and grow the Gartner business..
Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and the Business and Technology Insights group excel in delivering client value
Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members
What You’ll Need
12+ years of relevant IT and/or program executive leadership working for an EMEA or NATO defense organization and with its ecosystem of allies, partners, IT vendors and contractors
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
An informed understanding of the strategic and operational challenges facing defense leaders within and across military domains (i.e., land, sea, air, space, cyber)
Extensive experience in European defense leading strategy and/or implementation of programs and technical capabilities in one or more of the following areas:
AI strategy, solutions and/or implementation, including data readiness
Data integration and visualization for the purpose of establishing a common operating picture in defense
Cybersecurity and resilience trends and program requirements
IT infrastructure and operations, including cloud services and edge computing
Quantum computing trends
Autonomous systems
Multi-domain command and control systems
Communication and information systems
Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
Learning agility and adeptness with navigating highly matrixed environments
Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
Strong organizational skills: with the ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high-quality deliverables
Strong communicator who can explain complex concepts concisely and simply.
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