Senior Director, Team Manager Research

About this role:

Directly lead a team of senior researchers within the Human Resources research team in India. The Senior Director, Team Manager will coach and guide researchers to create differentiated, actionable content to deliver high-impact research for CHROs, L&D leaders, Recruiting Leaders, Heads of Talent Management, and HR Business Partners. The role is part of the India research leadership team and will also lead team and business impact initiatives to drive cross-practice and global research outcomes.

Business Research Is at the Heart of What We Do

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), is the world’s leading research and advisory company and a member of the S&P 500. We equip business leaders with indispensable insights, advice tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities today and build the successful organizations of tomorrow.  Our unmatched combination of expert-led, practitioner-sourced and data-driven research steers clients toward the right decisions on the issues that matter most. We’re trusted as an objective resource and critical partner by more than 12,000 organizations in more than 100 countries across all major functions, in every industry and enterprise size.

How You Will Make an Impact at Gartner:

• Lead and develop a team of researchers to create great content across several key initiatives and multiple content types including signature studies, case studies, toolkits, and benchmarking analysis.
• Collaborate with senior researchers to develop provocative and pragmatic ideas to support development of content storylines that cross key initiatives and topics including: Future of Work, CHRO Effectiveness, HR Technology, Organization Design & Change Management, Talent and Performance Management, and Total Rewards
• Oversee and coach research teams’ secondary research, surveys and phone interviews with executives, academics, and industry experts to identify their most pressing challenges, discover best practices, and develop research products around them.
• Work collaboratively with research and content leaders to direct resources and ensure on-time and high-quality fulfillment of research content.
• Provide clear and constructive edits to documents and presentations to ensure quality deliverables for clients and skill development for researchers.
• Manage performance and create effective group norms for a collaborative culture focused on continuous innovation, content excellence, and employee development.
• Recruit, coach, and develop talent within Gartner Research, connecting, career pathing, and managing individuals to achieve success.
• 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.
• Identify opportunities and implement projects to increase the client impact and outcomes of the India research team.
• Establish and maintain trust-based partnerships with internal stakeholders across all parts of Gartner.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree Preferred/ bachelor’s degree required.
• 12+ years of work experience conducting primary research, secondary research, or consulting, utilizing qualitative and quantitative data for pattern recognition.
• 5+ Years of experience in managing and coaching teams of researchers, consultants, or analysts
• Excellent stakeholder communication, presentation, and project management skills
• Excellent writing skills

Preferred Qualifications and Experiences:

• PhD in any discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and relay ideas, engage clients and work in a team.
• Experience of communicating complex data through relevant means to senior leaders.
• Proven competence for meeting deadlines, multi-tasking and managing work under ambiguous/uncertain circumstances.
• Experience converting qualitative and quantitative information into clear frameworks, narratives and visually compelling presentations.
• Collaboration and consensus building skills.
• Leadership experience in dynamic, agile environments that are highly matrixed and evolving.

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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.

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