AI Innovation Thought Leader for Scale and Growth (Senior Director/Analyst - Remote UK)

About the role: Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have research, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Research and Advisory sector, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative research which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations. This role is an opportunity to join Gartner’s growing Emerging Technology and Trends (ETT) Practice. This group is dedicated to discovering the bleeding edge of technology innovation and advising strategy and innovation leaders on investment and monetization strategies.

This Analyst will need expertise in:

• Leading a product team to bring AI capabilities, software or AI services to market.
• Overcoming obstacles of adoption and scaling of Artificial Intelligence across multiple industries and geographies and ensuring client success.
• AI techniques and foundations: Generative AI, Computer Vision, Language Models, Edge AI, AI Ops, Data/ Synthetic Data, Simulation.
• AI Market Offerings and development: Application, productization, or servitization of AI techniques in businesses, academia, R&D, or through vendor products and services.
• The future of AI: Perspectives on the path to Artificial General Intelligence and the main opportunities AI can offer enterprises.

What you will do:

• 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 client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner research and interactions.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience.
• Supply-side Experience: Recent experience in bringing artificial intelligence products or services to market, specializing in Generative AI.
• Demand-side Experience: Recent experience in supporting the adoption of Artificial Intelligence software and services across multiple industries and geographies.
• Research Acumen: Critical thinking, curiosity, and self-motivation to discover and make sense of emerging technology early signals.
• Technology Acumen: Deep understanding of Emerging Artificial Technologies markets, adopters and technologies.
• Business and Financial Acumen: Expertise in the business of AI products and services, company finances, and investor motivation.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions.
• Proficiency in analyzing and synthesizing data; ability to effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges.
• Ability to explain complex concepts concisely and simply.
• Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate.