Senior Director

About Gartner IT :

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About the Role :

Gartner is looking for motivated senior leaders to join the Gartner Digital Product Technology team. The team is responsible for developing innovative growth products for end-users. As a hands-on technical leader, you will lead a multi-disciplinary development team to help fulfill our Digital Experience strategy.

What you will do :

- Lead high performing Engineering teams in building innovative software products.

- Work closely with cross-functional teams including application developers, product operations, and architects - to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions.

- Establish and implement best practices for automation, operational standards, and cloud deployment strategies.

- Drive problem solving discussions to ensure solutions address the right challenges.

- Create successful deployment, security, and availability strategies for Product in the cloud.

- Collaborate with colleagues to support and improve systems, processes, standards and tools.

- Collaborate closely with other areas of Gartner IT to leverage best practices and shared capabilities, such as our AWS cloud infrastructure and SaaS solutions.

- Partner with Gartner Product group to define and execute on a cohesive technology roadmap and lead teams responsible for building workflow solutions.

- Direct technical activities across estimation, planning, design, build, testing, and deployment

- Mentor and guide developers, providing feedback and identifying growth opportunities

What you will need :

- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field required with 14+ years' experience in including leading multidisciplinary teams.

Must have :

- 14 to 20 years of experience in software development

- Exceptional people management skills with an emphasis on mentoring.

- Strong technical background in Java, databases, NoSQL, JavaScript frameworks, and AWS services.

- Strong foundation in application architecture and software development.

- Proven experience in application architecture, Agile methodologies, and code/design reviews.

- Excellent people management, mentoring, and communication skills.

Ability to collaborate across IT and business functions to drive innovation.

Who you are :

- Collaborative and adaptable, able to work across diverse teams and locations.

- Eager to embrace new technologies and learn rapidly.

- Intellectual curiosity, passion for technology and keeping up with new trends.

- Demonstrates inspirational, authentic leadership, fostering innovation and high performance.

- Naturally attracts and retains top talent; people are drawn to their vision, guidance, and ability to create a positive, inclusive environment.

- Possesses a dynamic and engaging presence, inspiring confidence and enthusiasm in both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Builds trust and credibility through integrity and transparent communication.