Gartner · 3 hours ago
Senior Director Analyst – Cloud Security
Stamford, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$152K/yr - $190K/yr
12+ years expGartner is a global leader in providing actionable business and technology insights. The Senior Director Analyst – Cloud Security will lead research initiatives, develop innovative content, and provide expert advice to clients in the cloud security domain, while also mentoring junior team members and collaborating with peers.
Business DevelopmentConsultingInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have research” content
Develop new research and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act
Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward
Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing research positions across a team of analysts
Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda
Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights
Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions
Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
Support Research and Sales: Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help research teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business
Provide high quality and timely research content peer review
Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner research, methodology and strategy
Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the research community
Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and Research & Advisory provide excellent service delivery
Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members
Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner research and interactions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
12+ years of relevant field or industry experience
Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables
Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability
Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions
Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges
Strong communicator who is able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply
Subject matter expert comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements
Strong business and financial acumen
Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within subject area as well as the interplay in that market
Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team
Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments
Ability to represent Gartner's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)
In-depth knowledge of cloud security technologies, vendors, and deployment best practices
Focus on providing advice to clients on evaluation, selection, and deployment for IaaS/PaaS security and Cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPP)
Focus on providing advice to clients on evaluation, selection, and deployment for SaaS security and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
Focus on providing advice to clients on evaluation, selection, and deployment for SaaS security and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
Focus on providing advice to clients on evaluation, selection, and deployment for AI and Cloud Security
Focus on providing advice to clients on evaluation, selection, and deployment for Zero Trust Principles
Preferred
Graduate degree preferred
Benefits
Generous paid time off policy
Charity match program
Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401K matching
The opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Company
Gartner
Gartner provides fact-based consulting services, helping clients use and manage IT to enhance business performance.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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