Sr Principal, Research (Team Manager, Primary Research, Secondary Research, Content)

Title: Senior Principal (TM) Content Lifecycle COE Gartner

What makes Gartner Research a GREAT fit for you

When you join Gartner Research youll be part of a leading-edge team that values expert insights bold ideas and intellectual courage. Youll deliver must-have research 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 youll not only help clients deliver on the promise of digital youll grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. Our culture demands hard work and rewards it with exceptional opportunity. If you are someone who is intellectually curious and principally motivated by ideas 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 Principal to join our research team within the Content Lifecycle Center of Excellence (CoE). This CoE provides an opportunity to dedicatedly support Gartners research practices with an exposure to the full range of leadership-level strategic and management topics. The Senior Principal will be responsible for (a) managing a team of researchers who are investigating analyzing and writing on critical issues facing senior executives (such as CIOs CISOs Tech CEOs CSCOs & Sales and Service leaders) in leading global organizations and (b) innovating and scaling content delivery models to accelerate content creation helping our clients navigate their most pressing concerns of the day. This involves working with a team on a wide range of written deliverables and producing research providing strategic and actionable advice for top executives while breaking down complex topics into an easily digestible and consumable format. Being part of this team will provide you with opportunities to support discussions among various industry leaders identify and design tools and frameworks to support clients in critical processes and help organizations transform the way they operate. The Senior Principal 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 Gartners proven methodology for conducting world-class research that helps identify best practice solutions to many of todays biggest business challenges.
• Lead a research team to interpret collect analyze and structure information from top executives that are actionable applicable (not academic) and aligned with their workflows.
• Manage timely delivery of a regular calendar of research deliverables including whitepapers presentations client-shared materials case studies and best practice documents.
• Ensure the quality of deliverables by undertaking regular checks of the researchers work by reviewing documents listening into/shadowing discussions with stakeholders and SMEs.
• Motivate coach facilitate problem solve address people-related issues and be actively involved in the day-to-day activities of the team.
• Directly lead develop and motivate one or more researchers across the entire project life-cycle from conception to completion and presentation.
• Closely collaborate with peers and senior stakeholders in India the US Europe and Australia as a part of global research initiatives.

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/uncertainty (e.g. changing factors limited information)
• Proven competence for managing coaching and developing a team.
• Aspiration to constantly learn and improve.

Preferred experience:

• Masters (Management Economics Sociology Political Science MBA etc.) or PhD degrees in fields such as management social science sociology etc.
• 7 years of research and/or management consulting experience
• At least 2 years of experience managing research projects end-to-end.
• At least 2 years of experience in leading and managing a team of researchers.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and relay ideas engage clients and work in global teams.

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 the job learning
• A great work culture

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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 business and technology insights helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979 weve grown to 20000 associates globally who support over 13000 client enterprises in 90 countries and territories. We do important interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats 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 vast virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities opportunities that may not even exist right now for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. 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.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

At Gartner youll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive objective guidance throughout clients AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. Youll have access to unmatched resources expertise and technology and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

Its an exciting time to be at Gartner with limitless opportunities to make a real impact grow your skills and build a lasting meaningful career in a field thats reshaping the way we operate. If youre passionate about AI and want to be part of a team thats guiding the leaders who shape the world Gartner is the place for you.

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 its productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful engaging and inspiring.

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