Strategic Partner to Corporate General Counsel Clients(Sr. Director/Analyst, Fully Remote UK lo[...] in London

Analysts create must-have insights for our clients through published research and client interaction helping solve organizational challenges that lead to better performance. As part of Gartner’s Corporate Assurance Practice, you will join a dynamic team focused on advising General Counsel (GC) and other assurance leaders at the world’s largest companies to create greater value for their firms. This role will meaningfully expand insight and support for GCs.

What you will do:

• Create insightful, actionable research for General Counsel, providing best practices and advice on board governance, risk management, and leading the legal function of the future—including key executive skills, risk management skills, and an understanding of how the board will need to evolve to meet changing shareholder demands.
• Stay ahead of the curve on emerging developments and issues (e.g., M&A trends, regulatory changes) by understanding the broader market and ecosystem related to the legal function and GC success, partnering with internal experts, and learning from client best practices.
• Maintain Gartner’s industry leadership reputation by thoughtfully responding to press inquiries and representing Gartner at industry events.
• Provide sales support, serving as the voice of market and domain expert, assisting Gartner’s commercial team paint a vision of service for prospective Gartner clients.
• Support other Gartner analysts in the creation of content to drive engagement with clients, helping them to make progress against their critical priorities.
• Provide high-quality and timely peer review on peers’ research content.
• Have credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy.
• Be client-centric, actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions.
• Create and deliver high-value presentation materials (either in-person or virtual) for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, webinars, and client briefings.

What you will need:

• 12 + years of relevant experience, including experience working as a corporate in-house lawyer.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• JD degree strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience presenting to the board, leading and/or coordinating risk management efforts, developing function strategy, and building talent and relationships across the organization.
• Knowledge of and experience working as a GC or in a similar role (AGC/DGC).
• Experience and interest in advising, presenting to, and writing for the most senior levels of an organization (e.g., CEO, GC, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executives, Head of Risk/ERM, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer).
• Demonstrate executive presence; with the ability to establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders.
• High learning agility and comfort navigating highly matrixed, fast-changing environments.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to various audiences and influence at all levels.

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. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories.

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.