Executive Partner (APPS)

About this role

About the role:
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 comprises 7 domains that cover areas within IT: Applications, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure & Operations, Program & Portfolio Management, Security & Risk, Sourcing & Vendor Management.
Gartner’s Executive Partners, who specialize in one of these domains, equip business leaders with indispensable insights, advice and tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities today and build the successful organizations of tomorrow.
What you will do:

You will manage a portfolio of 25-30 clients, typically Enterprise Application/Software Engineering leaders reporting to CIOs, from Fortune 500 organizations and government agencies

As their Executive Partner, you will be delivering value through regular briefings, a mix of on-site and virtual 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 Applications 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; you will be delivering value to your client portfolio in a virtual manner
What you will need:
We’d love to talk to you if you have:

15+ years’ experience in the Applications space, including 10+ years as a Senior Applications Leader OR Software Engineering Leader in roles such as Director of VP of Enterprise Applications/SWEL (reporting directly into a CIO) for a Fortune 1000 company

Experience in executive level roles within consulting, sales or customer facing positions

Expertise with modern enterprise application lifecycle management approaches such as:
Moving from a Project to Product Focused Organization

AI usage in the software development lifecycle.

Leading a Product Organization

Building Digital Platform(s)

Transforming Solution Delivery (Agile, Devops, Design Thinking)

ERP Transformation Initiatives

Customer Experience (Sales, Service, Digital Commerce)

Application Strategy

Application Rationalization

Application Organizational Design

Business Value Realization

Implementing and Managing Cloud and Integration Platforms

Org Design and common Applications Operating Models

Minimum Bachelor’s degree required

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 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 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.

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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.
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