Executive Partner - (Tech Service Practice Leader)

The Executive Partner (EP) is a senior advisor to Tech Service Practice Leaders at leading organizations. As an EP, your primary responsibility is to deliver value that directly results in client retention by connecting clients with Gartner’s world‑class insights, analyst expertise, and the broader community. You will help clients identify and achieve their most critical priorities by leveraging all available Gartner resources, ensuring Gartner is seen as indispensable to their success.

What You Will Do

• Manage a portfolio of C-level client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for TSPLs.
• Drive client retention by proactively connecting clients with the most relevant Gartner insights, analysts, and peer communities to address their mission‑critical priorities.
• Define and deliver innovative, tailored service solutions by assessing each client’s business context, priorities, and goals, and developing a customized value plan.
• Lead and participate in Gartner Executive Series webinars, peer networking sessions, and community‑building activities for TSPLs.
• Build a strong local and virtual community of TSPLs, fostering open dialogue and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate closely with internal Gartner teams including Sales, Business and Technology Insights (BTI), and Client Service to ensure seamless service delivery, high engagement, and successful renewals.
• Support BTI Analyst activities by facilitating client participation in studies and panels, and by providing client feedback to Gartner’s BTI organization.
• Contribute to account planning and value demonstration activities in partnership with Sales to drive both retention and growth.

What Success Looks Like

• High client retention rates driven by clear, measurable value delivered through Gartner insights, analyst connections, and community engagement.
• Clients consistently view Gartner as a critical partner in achieving their business outcomes.
• Strong, collaborative relationships with the Sales and BTI teams, resulting in successful renewals and new business growth.

What You Will Need

• 10+ years’ experience in a senior services leadership role (VP/SVP/Head of Services) with a track record of managing significant service portfolios and leading service teams, or engagement manager experience in management consulting supporting TSPLs / Heads of Service.
• Experience engaging with and influencing C-level executives, with strong executive presence and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to leverage external research and expert networks to deliver client value.
• Experience building and facilitating executive peer communities and delivering high-impact presentations.
• Bachelor’s and / or Master’s degree preferred.

Key Competencies

• High emotional intelligence and reflective listening skills, with the ability to adapt to client needs and cues.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to assess client situations and provide actionable guidance.
• Resourceful and proven experience leveraging AI to scale capacity to deliver objectives.
• Commitment to continuous learning and knowledge sharing within Gartner and the broader Tech Services community.

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. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

What do we offer?

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.

Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities.