Senior Specialist, Tech & Service Provider

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team of thinkers, doers, and lifelong learners. We are innately curious, drive, disciplined and humble.

What makes Gartner Research a GREAT fit for you?

When you join Gartner Research, you’ll be part of a leading-edge team that values expert
insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage. You’ll deliver must-have research through
compelling client interactions, and contribute to our double-digit growth by providing our clients
worldwide the unbiased insight they need to make the right decisions on their key initiatives.
Through constant learning, discovery and collaboration you’ll not only help clients deliver on the
promise of digital, you’ll grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. Our
culture demands hard work — and rewards it with exceptional opportunity. If you’re always
looking for what’s next in technology, Gartner is looking for you.

About this role:

Are you intellectually curious and motivated by ideas? Do you want to create research products
that are widely used by executive leaders worldwide? Gartner is searching for an India-based
Senior Specialist to join our global Peer and Practitioner Research team. This opportunity gives
researchers an exposure to a range of leadership-level strategic and management topics. The
Senior Specialist will be responsible for investigating, analyzing and writing on critical issues
facing senior business executives in technology and service provider organizations. This
individual will work on a wide range written deliverables that require (but not limited to)
qualitative research methods – interview business leaders such as general managers, product
managers and product marketers at global technology corporations and Hi-TECH SMEs,
conduct wide-ranging secondary literature searches, and synthesize information to elicit key
insights – to help organizations transform the way they operate. The Senior Specialist must be
intellectually curious and have the desire to quickly develop “generalist” knowledge. The role is
a key feeder to careers reaching the highest levels of the firm.

What you will do:

▪ Learn and execute Gartner's proven methodology for conducting world-class research that
helps identify best practice solutions to many of today's biggest business challenges.
▪ Analyze and interpret business problems using root cause analysis, hypothesis generation,
survey design, benchmarking, and other qualitative and quantitative methods.
▪ Perform research by speaking with senior executives, academics, industry experts, etc. and
conducting wide-ranging secondary literature searches
▪ Independently create and/or manage key research deliverables, including but not limited to:
how-to-guides, research studies, white papers, case studies, presentations, guidebooks,
templates etc.
▪ Be a key member of the research team and contribute to entire project life-cycle – from
conception to completion and presentation.
▪ Closely collaborate with peers and senior stakeholders in India, the US, UK, and Australia
as a part of global research initiatives.

What you will need:

▪ Master's or PhD degree in fields such as marketing, management, economics etc.
▪ 3-5 years of research/management consulting experience
▪ Demonstrated ability to teach and relay ideas, engage clients and work in global teams

Who you are:

We are looking for creative, analytically strong, articulate and self-motivated individuals who
would like to develop a strong knowledge of the terrain along with building consultative problem-
solving skills. Unlike management consulting, investment banking, or law, our strategic research
positions do not depend on a special appetite or aptitude for sales or business development.
Our search for talent is centered, without exception, on the ability to run deep on a logical,
philosophical, or economic problem and resurface with rigorous original insight. Some of the
shared characteristics of our successful hires include:
▪ Strong appetite to dive deep into a given content terrain to develop expertise and distill
key findings.
▪ Ability to gather, analyze, restructure, identify and create original insights from qualitative
and/or quantitative data.
▪ Strong oral and written communication skills, with particular attention to precision of
language and ability to organize information logically.
▪ Proven competence for meeting deadlines, multi-tasking and managing work under
ambiguity.
▪ Aspiration to constantly learn and improve.

What we offer:
In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, Gartner
research team enjoys exceptional benefits, including:
▪ Competitive base salary
▪ Great on job learning
▪ A great work culture

About Gartner:
Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory
company. We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right
decisions, every day. We work with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business
of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.– Visit gartner.com to learn more.

Benefits

In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, Gartner research
team enjoys a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including Medical Insurance, Life
Insurance and an Employee Assistance Program. Are you ready to jump on board?

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the principles of equal employment opportunity and values diversity and inclusion.

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