Audit Planning & Risk Coverage Expert (Director/Analyst, Fully Remote UK or Ireland)

About the role

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for world-leading organizations. An Analyst is an insights leader within Gartner’s Business & Technology Insights group. A Gartner Analyst produces pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients use to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer actionable solutions. As part of Gartner’s Assurance Practice, you will join a dynamic team focused on advising Chief Audit Executives and their teams.

What you will do

• Specialize in audit planning and risk coverage. Specific focus areas will include risk assessment, risk trends and audit response, aligned assurance, and IT Audit.
• Create innovative, thought-provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content.
• Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to clients’ 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 insights 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 BTI and Sales: Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights 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 content peer review.
• Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy.
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community.
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery.
• Be a mentor and coach by supporting more junior team members.
• Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions.

What you will need

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Internal audit experience required. Experience in IT audit preferred.
• Applicable experience with and deep knowledge of the internal audit leader (or Chief Audit Executive) role as well as an industry perspective.
• Exposure to or working knowledge of common technology solutions utilized by internal audit leaders, such as audit management software tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop innovative and dynamic internal risk assessment and audit planning processes (including through the use of technology).
• Demonstrated experience working across risk and control groups to improve coordination and risk coverage.
• Demonstrated experience developing audit coverage strategies for new and emerging risks.
• 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 communication skills—able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply.
• Subject matter expertise; 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).

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