Senior Director, Analyst, Application Platforms & AI

Gartner

Senior Director leading research and advisory for Application Platforms and AI at Gartner. Engaging with clients to provide actionable insights and innovative research solutions.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $172,000 - $202,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have research” content, including the production of Magic Quadrants, vendor evaluations, and research streams that inform client decisions and vendor shortlists.
Develop new research 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 research 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—specifically regarding hyperscaler operationalization of AI and AI vendor landscapes—to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights.
Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice via virtual or face-to-face interactions, ensuring they avoid delays in procurement and architecture decisions.
Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, C-level briefings, and vendor briefings.
Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help research 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 research content peer review.
Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner research, methodology and strategy.
Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the research community.
Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and Research & Advisory 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 research and interactions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
10+ years of relevant field or industry experience
Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables
Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability
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
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO
401k match up to $7,200 per year
Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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Hard Skills & Tools

researchdata analysispresentation skillswritingmarket trend analysisvendor evaluationhyperscaler operationalization of AIthought leadershipstrategic analysisprocess improvement

Soft Skills

organizational skillscommunicationanalytical skillsclient engagementcollaborationmentoringcoachingindependent workintrinsic motivationlearning agility

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeGraduate degree