Senior Director, National Defense and Security, CIO Analyst and Thought Leader - EMEA Remote Lisboa

Overview

Gartner is recruiting for a Senior Director Analyst to join its Government and Education Practice, supporting defense CIOs and technology executives in advancing modernization and innovation. This role delivers actionable insights on emerging technologies, data integration, and operational resilience, engaging with European and global defense organizations. The ideal candidate has 12+ years of EMEA or NATO defense IT leadership, deep expertise across military domains, and strong analytical, communication, and mentoring skills, enabling clients to navigate complex challenges and drive
- critical priorities in a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape.

What You’ll Do

• Track European and global defense market trends, relevant vendors, emerging technologies, and best practices to advise CIOs and IT executives in staying ahead in a constantly evolving technology landscape and changing geopolitical uncertainties
• Build credibility as a defense technology and data expert for CIOs and IT Executives representing Gartner Business and Technology Insights
• Actively participate in ideation and research community discussions to establish strong positions on topics that impact Government CIOs and develop research
• Lead qualitative and quantitative studies to establish
  - provoking insights for our C-level clients
• Write
  - based content that is easily consumed, defensible and actionable
• Deliver
  - quality, actionable advice to an executive client audience (e. g. , CIOs, program executive officers, CTOs, etc. ) through a variety of media
• Create and deliver
  - provoking presentations for webinars, executive briefings and other
  - facing events
• Deliver outstanding sales and service support to retain and grow the Gartner business
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and the Business and Technology Insights group excel in delivering client value
• Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members

What You’ll Need

• 12+ years of relevant IT and/or program executive leadership working for an EMEA or NATO defense organization and with its ecosystem of allies, partners, IT vendors and contractors
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
• An informed understanding of the strategic and operational challenges facing defense leaders within and across military domains (i. e. , land, sea, air, space, cyber)
• Extensive experience in European defense leading strategy and/or implementation of programs and technical capabilities in one or more of the following areas: AI strategy, data readiness, data integration and visualization for the purpose of establishing a common operating picture in defense, cybersecurity and resilience trends, IT infrastructure and operations including cloud services and edge computing, quantum computing trends, autonomous systems,
  - domain command and control systems, communication and information systems
• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and stakeholders
• Learning agility and adeptness with navigating highly matrixed environments
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and strong organizational skills with the ability to work under tight deadlines
• Strong communicator who can explain complex concepts concisely and simply, with strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills
• Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; able to apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams in a multicultural global team

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master's degree or equivalent degree preferred
• Prior experience in a product leader or a consulting role for a technology service

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
- critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21, 000 associates globally who support ~14, 000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference.

What makes Gartner a great place to work? Our sustained success creates opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. 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.

What do we offer? Gartner offers
- class benefits, competitive compensation and rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide flexibility to work virtually when productive and to collaborate in person as appropriate.

Gartner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation, please contact Human Resources or email Applicant
Accommodations@gartner.com.

Job Requisition ID: 101153

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