Executive Partner (APPS)

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.

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