Gartner

Senior Director Analyst, Risk Strategy

Gartner

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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Senior

About the role

  • Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have” insights that directly address the priorities and challenges of CIO clients aligned to the Financial Services sector
  • Serving as an authority on how CIOs plan and execute risk management initiatives in IT
  • Delivering strong positions on best and emerging practices for CIOs to manage risk which results in reduced operating losses and positive business results
  • Presenting on Financial Services content and related thought leadership in one-to-one and one-to-many forums, including client presentations and Gartner events
  • Developing predictions and scenarios about the future of risk technology in Financial Services and the implications and actions for CIOs
  • 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 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 a 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

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
  • 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience in a leadership role, 3 in banking technology
  • Subject Expertise: Financial Services technology and strategies where IT needs to address risk threats
  • Strong understanding in at least one of the following technology categories: AI, threat detection, identity access management, data security, or endpoint detection
  • Understanding the business and IT capabilities needed for banks to serve their consumer or corporate customers while maintaining trust and regulatory compliance
  • Strong passion for learning about and providing insight into new trends and developments in security for banks around the globe
  • Evaluating, selecting and partnering with Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) providers.
  • Demonstrate 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 English writing ability; fluency in a second language is also an advantage
  • 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 communicator who is able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply
  • Subject matter expert 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)
Benefits
  • world-class benefits
  • highly competitive compensation
  • disproportionate rewards for top performers
  • flexible work arrangements
  • professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AIthreat detectionidentity access managementdata securityendpoint detectionrisk managementdata analysispresentation skillsresearch methodologyfinancial services technology
Soft Skills
executive presenceorganizational skillsanalytical skillscommunication skillsclient engagementcollaborationmentoringinnovationadaptabilitylearning agility