Gartner · 1 week ago
Software Engineering/Applications Leadership Advisory - Executive Technology Services for Global Enterprises
New Jersey, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$165K/yr - $192K/yr
20+ years expGartner is a leading research and advisory company that guides enterprise leaders in achieving their mission-critical priorities. The role involves managing a portfolio of clients, delivering expert insights and guidance in software engineering and applications, and collaborating with senior executives to drive their strategic initiatives.
Business DevelopmentConsultingInformation Technology
Responsibilities
You will manage a portfolio of 28-30 clients, typically software engineering and applications leaders reporting to CIOs, from global Fortune 100 – 500 organizations
As their Executive Partner, you will be delivering value through regular briefings, on-site 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 software engineering space
Leverage your subject matter expertise along with Gartner’s intellectual property and the Enterprise Applications/Software Engineering peer community to deliver value to your members
Align your work with your members to the overall objectives of the CIO or enterprise to ensure your focus is on the highest priority initiatives. Track and report value delivered
Drive and participate in all phases of the member lifecycle: Understand what is most important for your member, align those initiatives to enterprise or CIO initiatives, engage and deliver value, capture the value as delivered, articulate the value delivered to the member and decision maker and utilize your learning, teaching and coaching skills during the process
Responsible for member retention/renewal of the subscription-based service, as a natural outcome of working as a strategic partner and having significant impact on your client’s highest priority objectives
Host and /or participate in periodic onsite member activities including workshops, presentations, roundtables and webinars for your members
Collaborate with other Leadership Partners in the software engineering domain to improve the team’s effectiveness and drive innovation as the domain matures and evolves
Qualification
Required
A university graduate (Masters preferred)
20+ years of software engineering leadership experience including having full responsibility for a portfolio of enterprise applications and the application lifecycle including strategizing, architecting, selecting, deploying, operating, evolving, and retiring those applications
Direct reporting to a CIO acting as the Director or Leader of Software Engineering or VP of Enterprise Applications
Critical thinking and problem solving to assess member situations and provide actionable outcome-based advice
High tolerance / evolved ability to lead and manage ambiguous situations
Excellent relationship building skills including experience working with Sr. Executives
Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
Experience coaching and mentoring senior executives
Strong time management and organizational skills
Preferred
Management consulting background
Experience leading large scale ERP programs that have enabled business transformation
Involvement in digital transformation initiatives and journeys from a project-oriented focus to a product oriented one
Experience/expertise with modern enterprise application lifecycle management approaches
Moving from a Project to Product Focused Organization
Leading a Product Organization
Building Digital Platform(s)
Transforming Solution Delivery (Agile, Dev Ops, Design Thinking)
Customer Experience (Sales, Service, Digital Commerce)
Application Strategy
Application Rationalization
Application Organizational Design
Business Value Realization
ERP Transformation Initiatives
Cloud First Initiatives
Benefits
Generous PTO
A 401k match up to $7,200 per year
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
Current Stage
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$800M2025-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $800M
1993-10-15IPO
Leadership Team
Eugene Hall
CEO
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