Vice President, Team Manager, Research – Marketing & Communications
About this role:
Lead a team of researchers at varying levels of seniority and based in multiple geographies within Gartner’s Marketing and Communications practice and contribute to the delivery of must-have research for Chief Marketing Officers and their teams. The team of researchers works across numerous topics in digital marketing execution and produces deeply researched guidance, case studies and tools designed to help senior Marketing leaders succeed on their mission-critical priorities.
What you will do:
1. Lead a team of researchers to create impactful content. As a Team Manager, you will scope and allocate researchers to high-priority projects as well as serve as the ultimate guarantor of content quality.
2. Support associates’ use of quantitative and qualitative research techniques to develop valuable insights across several research streams at any given time.
3. Motivate and coach the team’s research skill through ongoing constructive feedback.
4. Manage performance and drive a high-performance culture.
5. Understand key trends impacting senior leaders within Marketing functions, and ensure researchers continuously deepen their own understanding, to help identify and close content gaps.
6. Work collaboratively with research and content leadership as well as other practice-aligned teams of researchers to direct resources and ensure on-time and high-quality deliverables.
7. Foster an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion and engagement on our team and drive Gartner’s commitment to DE&I throughout all aspects of the business: hiring practices, associate development, client service and community support
Who you are:
8. A Thought Leader in your own right who enjoys developing new ideas and shaping content to solve client challenges and improve their performance. You keep the client at the center of our work.
9. A Disciplined Operator who manages your researchers’ time effectively, focusing on the most critical activities and outcomes. You help other people balance multiple priorities and you are confident in adjusting resourcing as required to ensure individual and group productivity and morale.
10. A Talent Developer who acts as a talent magnet to recruit, coach, and develop talent within Gartner Research. You have demonstrated experience in managing, connecting and career pathing individual contributors to greater levels of responsibility.
11. A Great Communicator who can clarify ambiguity, model what good looks like and motivate associates to follow your lead.
12. A Partnership Builder who establishes and maintains trust-based partnerships with internal stakeholders.
What you will need:
13. Leadership experience within Gartner as a manager or content leader (ie study or KI Leader)
14. 7+ years conducting primary and secondary research utilizing qualitative and quantitative data, with preference for strong familiarity with Gartner’s peer and practitioner research processes
15. 7+ years analyzing and converting quantitative and qualitative data information into graphical representations and narratives, as well as communicating complex information to senior leaders.
16. Experience attracting, coaching, growing, and managing a team
17. Exceptional communication and project management skills
18. Marketing subject matter expertise is a plus
19. Bachelor's degree; Masters/PhD preferred -- and/or 10+ years relevant experience.
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Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.
Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
What makes Gartner a great place to work?
Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.
We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.
Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.
We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
What do we offer?
Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.
Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 158,000 USD - 220,500 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.
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