Director, Digital Talent – IT Strategy Consulting contract

Why is Gartner Consulting an organization unlike any other? Our consultants are technology and business thought leaders for the 21st century. With the full scope of Gartner’s renowned IT research and capabilities to draw from, our consultants are committed to turning those insights into actionable solutions for our clients.

That’s where you come in. We’re committed to attracting the most creative, talented, and motivated associates to bring our world-class consultancy to the next level. When you join Gartner Consulting, you’ll lead the most innovative business and technology efforts in the marketplace today. You’ll work across Gartner to help CIOs and their teams execute their most strategic IT initiatives and achieve lasting results – all within the context of a rapidly evolving digital economy.

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. The Digital and Talent Organization (DTO) Practice focuses on ensuring people have the skills, capabilities and tools to effectively IT delivery. Our solutions focus on Operating Model Transformation, Product Management, Workforce Strategy and Organizational Change Management.

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:

• Digital Growth and Transformation
• Data & AI / Analytics
• Applications Rationalization
• Cloud Strategy
• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization
• Contract and Cost Optimization
• Security and Risk Management

What you’ll do:

Our Consulting 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:

• Experience in selling and delivering solutions related to Human capital, workforce, staffing, and talent issues in information technology (IT) functions within Commercial and Public Sector government organizations (e.g. regulated utilities, quasi governmental organisations, unionized environments, etc.)
• Leading efforts to redesign large complex organizations with myriad interdependencies involving people, process, and information technology
• Coaching senior executives through change initiatives, executive development, training, and facilitation
• Knowledge of principles and methodologies of organizational design, teamwork, job design, and/or workforce management
• Experience developing and applying common operating models such as shared services, federated, and Product Management models
• Experience planning and implementing change at the enterprise level
• Working knowledge of best practice IT processes and process frameworks (Cobit, ITIl, SDLC, Agile and others) and how they affect and interact with organization design and implementation efforts
• Experience developing and executing strategies and activities to enable successful implementation of information technology (IT) initiatives and business transformation programs
• A consistent track record of leading people and building high-performing teams that leverage technology to drive the mission-critical priorities of commercial or government entities
• An ability to inspire and motivate professionals from both technical and non-technical 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
• An ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred

Who you are

• Comfortable selling to, influencing and building trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives
• 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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