Senior Director Analyst, Infrastructure Cloud Strategies (Remote Canada)

About the role: 

Gartner is looking for an analyst to provide research and advisory to our cloud service user and provider clients in the United States and beyond. As a Senior Director Analyst in the Cloud Infrastructure practice, coverage area will apply broad knowledge of IT Public Cloud, technologies, vendors (such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google GCP, Oracle OCI, Equinix), and deployment issues for our clients.

Additionally, there will be a focus on non-technology aspects of digital infrastructure, including data center, pricing, and organizational challenges. This position will provide advice to clients on best practices for moving to a public Cloud (IaaS and PaaS) platform as well as specific guidance to clients on evaluating and selecting cloud vendors pricing contracts and cloud centers of excellence. This can include but not limited to topics such as:

• Challenges and opportunities of the Heads of Infrastructure & Operations

• Cloud strategies

• Hybrid digital infrastructure

• Multi-cloud architectures

• Cloud Platforms

• Cloud Security

• Cloud Native Infrastructure

• Strategic Cloud Platform Services / Cloud infrastructure and platform services (CIPS, IaaS, PaaS),

• Consulting, implementation, integration, or runtime services associated with these

• Impact on and of GenAI on Heads of Infrastructure & Operations

• SaaS implementation on top of cloud infrastructure sometimes known as SaaS Ops.

• Industry cloud implementations (for specific sectors)

• Cloud governance

• Sovereign Cloud

• Cloud Sustainability

• Edge Infrastructure Solutions

• Colocation

• Cloud & Digital transformation

• Integration with SaaS

At Gartner, we emphasize cutting edge thinking, disciplined analysis and most important, actionability. We are passionate about helping clients solve business problems. If this resonates with you, and you have the skills and experience we are looking for, we’d like to hear from you.

What you will do:

You will work with a collaborative team of highly experienced analysts and advisors to build authoritative research and advice that directly addresses the priorities and challenges of cloud service provider clients.

• Serving as an authority on the technology market, buyer behavior, and local market implications (including regulatory and compliance) that affect the way cloud services are delivered across the US.

• Creating “how to” research and advice on best and emerging practices for buyers and sellers of technology across these requirements.

• Supporting our sales and client service teams in delivering insight to clients and prospects.

• Presenting on cloud services research and related thought leadership in one to one and one to many forums, including client presentations and Gartner events

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred

• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience

• Strong knowledge of business, technology, channel & go-to-market conditions

• Direct experience working for large vendors (such as AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM etc)

• Direct experience building a cloud selection and adoption strategy (key issues, vendors, partners and best practices)

• Deep understanding of the IaaS, PaaS or Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services markets, the strengths of the hyperscalers, and the competitive landscape for adjunct IT services.

• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders. Candidate should have demonstrated expertise in advising executives on their mission critical priorities

• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions

• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables

• Demonstrated ability to work in a self-motivated manner but within a collaborative team environment.

What you will get:

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, and more!

• Group Medical Insurance, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity. 

• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities

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