Associate Director - IT Strategy Consulting - Public Safety & Justice

About the role:

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.

Technology Strategy Consulting. We help the C-suite and operational leadership 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:

• Digital Acceleration and Transformation

• Enterprise Enablement

• Big Data and Analytics

• Applications Rationalization

• Cloud Strategy

• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization

• Contract and Cost Optimization

• Security and Risk Management

What you'll do:

Our Consulting Associate Directors are responsible for high-level project delivery, engagement management and oversight along with client relationship management. You will manage teams and advise clients at the highest strategic level on both strategic and tactical matters, focusing on how technology enables a wide range of business/operational outcomes.

What you'll need:

• Experience within a well-regarded management consultancy in a project delivery capacity. Sales experience would be a plus.

• Prior experience in a problem-solving capacity such as a solution/technical architect or analyst preferred

• Understanding of public safety and justice operational and technical context through the full justice lifecycle including emergency response, investigation, courts administration, correctional and probation services; the mission of public safety and justice stakeholders

• Experience working with multiple IT solutions such as 9-1-1, computer aided dispatch, records management systems jail/offender management systems, judicial case management systems and integrated justice systems.

• Experience delivering strategy engagements and/or system implementations focused on improving response time, access to and efficiency of justice-related processes.

• Experience working with state and local government clients

• 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

• An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide constructive/ corrective action when needed

• 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

• Comfortable influencing and building trust-based, value-added 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

What you will get:

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, and more!

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401K matching

• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity

• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities

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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 insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we've grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 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 sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. 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.

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.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.