Senior Director, Analyst – CIO Market and Technology Platforms, Infrastructure and Operations

Gartner

Senior Director at Gartner guiding global CIOs on I&O strategies and best practices. Developing insights and collaborating with clients to drive strategic decisions in technology.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $172,000 - $202,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as an authority on I&O strategy for CIOs
Advise CIOs on modernizing enterprise platforms
Deliver research and recommendations on infrastructure technologies
Analyze industry trends and forecast future risks
Present I&O research and thought leadership to clients
Support clients in evaluating and selecting I&O vendors
Collaborate with other Gartner Analysts to develop comprehensive research
Create innovative insights content
Develop in-depth analysis to identify root causes of clients' needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
12+ years of relevant field or industry experience as CIO or Head of Infrastructure
Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables
Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges
Subject matter expertise; comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements
Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others
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
Highly competitive compensation
Annual bonus plan based on performance or role-based sales incentive plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

I&O strategyenterprise platformsinfrastructure technologiesdata analysissynthesizing dataroot cause analysisresearch developmentthought leadershipvendor evaluationinsights content creation

Soft Skills

organizational skillsability to work under tight deadlineshigh quality deliverablespresentation skillscollaborationintrinsically motivatedindependent workclient engagementcommunication skillsproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeGraduate degree