Gartner · 1 month ago
Executive Partner - CMO Advisory
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$188K/yr - $225K/yr
10+ years expGartner is the world’s leading research and advisory company, helping clients make informed decisions with business and technology insights. The Executive Partner serves as a trusted advisor to senior marketing executives, delivering value by orchestrating Gartner's capabilities to help clients achieve their enterprise goals.
Business DevelopmentConsultingInformation Technology
Responsibilities
The EP manages multiple senior executive member relationships and participates in account planning with Client Service Managers and Account Executives. These three individuals collectively and individually have responsibility for each assigned account
The EP actively participates in all phases of the member lifecycle: on-boarding, relationship management, delivery, review and renewal
The EP performs annual virtual or onsite workshops for client member and leads CMO/SVP, Marketing breakout sessions during annual Marketing Forums
Host, facilitate, and/or participate in periodic member activities, including working sessions to develop strategy, peer roundtables, sessions and client meetings at annual conferences, and virtual webinars. These activities may be delivered virtually or on-site depending on circumstance
Executing a smooth hand-off from the sales team
Regularly engaging the member in a substantive manner
Partnering with Sales, Research and Service to delight the client
Accurately identifying and documenting the member’s Mission Critical Priorities
Developing and managing an engagement (value) plan for each client
Participating (with Sales and client service managers) in quarterly account reviews
Preparing value-added on-site engagements and member meetings
Operational rigor in maintaining client activity in our CRM and scheduling systems
The EP is responsible for member retention and for contributing to growth through support of sales in prospect cultivation, account planning/development and value demonstration activities delivered through proof-of-concept (POC) engagements
The EP supports research activities, such as facilitating member participation in research studies or case panels. The EP will leverage research and provide member feedback. The EP works with research analysts to review, refine, and deliver CMO/SVP Marketing relevant research
Work with members to further their levels of Marketing maturity through delivery of research, peer networking, and coaching
Critique client strategies, guide clients in building their organizations, and assist in developing Marketing strategies, establishing priorities, and planning for implementation around key Marketing initiatives
Establish and maintain working relationships with various internal groups to create a comprehensive, well designed sustainable set of key deliverables for clients (including targeted research, personal coaching sessions, scripted analyst sessions, involvement with appropriate events, etc.)
Direct and facilitate member peer group calls and/or meetings
Participate in presentations, panels and workshops
Participate in relevant research communities to keep topic area knowledge current and share member experiences with analysts
Lead and participate in local events and roundtables
Qualification
Required
The EP must be a senior business executive and have demonstrated topic knowledge in developing and delivering overall marketing strategy, execution and performance improvement
The EP will be an accomplished current or former SVP, EVP of Marketing or CMO, with a broad base of expertise that has operated at a senior leadership level and driven change at all levels
A university graduate (Masters preferred) with 10+ years' experience working as an SVP, EVP or CMO or in a senior management role in a Marketing Executive level capacity; or 5+ years in the capacity with 5+ years in another Marketing Executive role
An in-depth understanding of the Marketing Function and the role of the CMO (including leadership, operations management, strategy and trends, use of metrics, etc.)
In depth understanding of the business value of Marketing and the alignment of Business and Marketing strategies
Critical thinking and problem solving skills to assess member situations and provide actionable, outcome-based business advice, and the ability to leverage appropriate (Gartner and other) resources to help clients achieve business results
Ability to lead and manage ambiguous situations
Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills; with a healthy dose of humility and experience working with C level executives. This individual should have strong reflective listening skills and the ability to adjust to client cues and needs
Superior verbal and written communication skills and strong facilitation and presentation skills
Collaboration and team leadership
Strong time/project management skills
Up to 20% domestic travel possible
Preferred
Consulting experience is a plus
Benefits
Generous PTO
A 401k match up to $7,200 per year
The opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Market leading benefit programs
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
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$800M2025-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $800M
1993-10-15IPO
Leadership Team
Eugene Hall
CEO
Patrick Stakenas
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