Senior Director - Enterprise Architecture - Remote Europe

Join to apply for the Senior Director - Enterprise Architecture - Remote Europe role at Gartner. What makes Gartner Research & Advisory a GREAT fit for you? When you join the world’s leading Research & Advisory company, you’ll be part of a team that values curiosity, expert insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage, while driving partnerships with global organizations to make the right decisions on their key initiatives. Through constant learning, discovery and collaboration, you’ll not only help clients accomplish their mission-critical priorities, but also grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. Our culture demands dedication— and rewards it with opportunity. If you’re always looking for what’s next in business and technology, Gartner is looking for you.

What we are looking for: Gartner is looking for an experienced enterprise architect to join our Enterprise Architecture research and advisory practice. In this capacity you will provide research and advice to CIOs, heads of enterprise architecture and their teams in Europe, the Middle East, the US and beyond. Your experience and your skills in analysis, collaboration and communication will be critical to success in this role.

We are looking for an experienced leader who can:

• Collaboratively develop and write thought-leading research documents for heads of enterprise architecture and their teams on how to:

• Evolve the enterprise architecture function to meet changing needs
• Translate business strategies into practical deliverables that motivate business and IT stakeholders
• Enable IT to deliver more business value, more quickly and more efficiently
• Stay ahead of the curve on new trends, issues, best practices and technologies
• Deliver high quality, actionable advice through face-to-face and video-based discussions with clients
• Create high value presentations based on Gartner research and present them at Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and meetings with client executives
• Represent Gartner research, methodology, and strategy to the press, the market, clients and prospects
• Proactively support Gartner’s Sales, Service, Consulting, Conferences and other internal stakeholders to help clients and prospects

• Governance -- Defining appropriate use and workload and data placement policies.
• Operations -- The ITSM life cycle, including the processes to manage provisioning, capacity, performance and availability of services.
• Integration -- The processes and architecture for integrating disparate services.
• Automation and Orchestration -- Streamlining repeatable processes and automating the execution of a complex process.
• Application Architecture -- Understanding the layout of an application deployment and design.
• Modernization -- Operationalization of movement from dated platforms/infrastructure to new platforms or cloud.

At Gartner, we emphasize cutting edge thinking, disciplined analysis and most importantly, actionability. We are passionate about helping clients solve business problems. If this resonates with you, and you have the skills and experience we are looking for, we’d like to hear from you.

Who you are: To thrive in this role, it helps if you are obsessed with your topic! Gartner analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts. This means you need to know your trends, management practices, markets, vendors, etc. and be able to see both the forest and the trees.

• Knowledge of the global and competitive landscape, and the interplay in Enterprise Architecture
• Analytical thinker with the ability to process information quickly and make actionable recommendations
• Demonstrated excellence in collaborative research and writing
• Demonstrated ability to quickly build rapport and gain client trust
• Strong communicator who explains complex concepts both concisely and simply and is willing to challenge conventional views.
• Confident presenter with a high level of executive presence
• Experience creating and delivering public presentations preferred
• 10+ years of relevant field or industry/Gartner analyst experience
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

What makes Gartner a great place to work? Our teams are composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and generations. We believe that a variety of experiences makes us stronger—as individuals, as communities and as an organization. That’s why we’re recognized worldwide as a great place to work year after year.

What we offer: Our people are our most valuable asset, so we invest in them from day 1. When you join our team, you’ll have access to a vast array of benefits to help you live your life well. These resources are designed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. We encourage continued personal and professional growth through ongoing learning and development opportunities. Our employee resource groups, charity match and volunteer programs keep you connected to your internal Gartner community and causes that matter to you.

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