About this role:

The Senior Principal is a managerial position India B&D CoE.  The selected incumbent will be part of the India B&D team managing quant researchers addressing cutting-edge strategic issues facing today’s senior-most functional executives at leading global corporations.

Senior Principal will lead a team of 4 to 6 quantitative researchers responsible for conducting surveys, collecting, and analyzing data, creating data-based reports for clients, and generating data-based insights. The content you and your team create will serve the needs of CXO’s and their teams operating globally. 

What you will do:

• Design standardized data reports for clients that help them understand internal gaps as well as allow them to benchmark themselves against their peers.
• Communicate and present analytical insights to clients and internal stakeholders that include senior practice leaders, subject matter experts and advisors.
• Lead and promote best practice in design, execution, process & delivery of diagnostic and benchmarking products.
• Own end-to-end creation, development, and analysis of large, complex, disparate data sets to identify actionable insights for senior executives.
• Manage Benchmarking and Diagnostic product life cycle to increase utilization including:
  • Manage all aspects of in-life products, including customer feedback, requirements, and issues.
  • Develop the collateral and sales tools that support the selling process.
  • Providing vison for product life cycle.
• Manage, nurture, and develop a team of diagnostic and benchmarking managers.
• Build scalable team structures and processes – Create career paths and provide growth opportunities for high performers.
• Manage quality and productivity of the teams’ projects, triage requests as appropriate, and manage day-to-day operations of the central team.
• Provide thought leadership and mentorship to junior team members related to all aspects of fulfillment including survey design, administration, client walkthroughs, and insight generation.
• Develop a First Team culture – work closely with peer managers to build trust, encourage teamwork and identify synergies to capitalize for highest impact.

What you will need:

• MBA or a Postgraduate Degree from a recognized premier Institute in disciplines with a strong analytics component, including Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics.
• 7 to 9 years of experience at a leading survey-based research or consulting firm or as a practitioner who has played significant role in finance, operations, or procurement.
• At least 18 months managerial experience with direct or indirect supervision responsibilities.

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:

• Desire and ability to assume a leadership role in a collaborative, fast-paced multi-cultural environment.
• Experience working with survey-based data including management of surveys, benchmarking data and or panel surveys, conducting quantitative analysis, managing benchmarking surveys.
• Should have strong project management experience demonstrating the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• People management skills – Managing teams in a matrix reporting environment.
• Good oral and written communication skills a must for this role.

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

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.

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