Sr Director Analyst, Cyber GRC Tools and Technology (Remote Europe)

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, marketpredictionsand best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group,establishingoneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local,regionaland global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward keyobjectives. 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 supportvisitsand Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offerappropriate recommendations.

What you will do:

• 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 client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act

• Develop in-depth analysis toidentifythe root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward

• Demonstrate thought leadership inestablishingInsights 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 andtimelycontent peer review

• Build credibility as an industry expert torepresentGartner insights,methodologyand strategy

• Activelyparticipatein innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community

• Identifyresearch process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery

• Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members

• Be client-centric while activelyseekingto help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred

• 12+ years of experience in Cyber GRC, Information Security, or Enterprise Risk Management, with at least 5 yearsina leadershipcapacity.

• Have in-depth knowledge of the market for Cyber GRC tools.Understand the components of a Cyber GRC solution and the relative strengths and weaknesses the key vendors

• Deep familiarity with one or more Cyber GRC platforms such as ServiceNow,Centraleyes,CyberSaint,EGERIE,LogicGate,or Vanta. The ideal candidate will haveledtheproject toselect a Cyber GRC platformand helped guide theimplementation, customization, and integration of the platform

• Have experience developing and executing an organization’s Cyber GRC strategy, aligning with businessobjectivesand risk appetite

• Demonstrate executive presence; canimmediatelyestablishcredibility with executives andadditionalstakeholders

• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and producehigh qualitydeliverables

• Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability

• Strong written and verbalproficiency, 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

• Subject matterexpertise; comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements

• 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 torepresentGartner's researchmethodologyand strategies effectively at all levels

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

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