2025 Summer Associate Program, IT Strategy Consulting (Spring 2026 Masters Degree, Sacramento location)

About Gartner Consulting:

Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry-leading IT Research. From CIOs to leaders in business and government, we help Gartner clients across enterprises translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission-critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth of Gartner’s resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base.

Technology Strategy Consulting. We help the C-Suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their businesses. In today’s world, a consulting firm that is “born digital”, (with the ability to directly leverage the full power of Gartner’s research and insights) has relevance to the most important strategic decisions any business will make. We deliver value to clients in areas such as IT Strategy Consulting, Benchmarking, Analytics and Optimization. Typically, this helps Gartner’s clients to execute on their strategic priorities, across all sectors, including:

• Digital Acceleration and Transformation

• Enterprise Enablement

• Big Data and Analytics

• Applications Rationalization

• Cloud Strategy

• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization

• Contract and Cost Optimization

• Security and Risk Management

About the Summer Associate Program:

Our Summer Associates participate in a 10 week summer internship program. Summer Associates are technology and business thought leaders who combine the power of Gartner research, data and tools with subject matter experience and on-the-ground support to help clients move confidently from insight to action. That’s where you come in. We’re committed to attracting the most creative, talented, and motivated students for our Summer Associate Program. When you join this program, you’ll support the C-suite and their teams with their most strategic IT initiatives and enable lasting results — all within the context of a rapidly evolving digital economy. Plus, you’ll be part of a growing group of consultants who are ready to collaborate with you as you start your journey with Gartner.

What you will do:

• You will be part of a project team working closely with clients to define their strategy and execute their most critical priorities.

• Your work will give you exposure to Gartner’s industry and practice experts, comprehensive technology research, data and tools, as well as our award-winning culture.

• You’ll experience what it’s like to work at Gartner and start building the skills and relationships that would enable your success going forward.

What you will need:

• Current enrollment in a Masters Program (MBA, MPA, MPP, MS) with a December 2025 – June 2026 graduation date

• Examples of advanced degree programs: Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Master of Computer Science, Masters in Information Systems, Masters of Public Administration

• Interest and/or experience in both technology and strategy

• Professional experience in breaking down and solving complex problems, and defining actionable recommendations to achieve objectives

• Excitement to work with clients

• Commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide and receive constructive feedback when needed

• Intellectual curiosity, with the ability to develop creative solutions and strategies to solve client problems

• Coachability, embracing best practices and feedback for continuous improvement

• Ability to build trust-based, value-added relationships quickly

• Consistent high achievement marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges

• U.S. work authorization required

Preferred experiences:

• Technology implementation

• Technology strategy consulting

• Data science, software engineering, information science

• Undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, data science

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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.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 102,400 USD - 135,000 USD. Please note that actual rates may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. We also offer benefit programs including paid sick time off, and a 401k match for employees working 20 hours a week or more.

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