The Associate Director, Conferences Strategy is a high-impact, high-visibility leadership role at the heart of our mission to double the Conferences business. This leader partners directly with the Conferences Leadership to shape and execute our strategic agenda, orchestrate Strategy & Key Initiative Meetings, and drive cross-functional problem solving on both short and long-term priorities. This role requires an exceptional leader who can foster genuine partnerships with senior executives, drive collective consensus, and facilitate meaningful, action-oriented discussions.
About the team:
The Conferences Strategy team is a trusted advisor and strategic partner for the Conferences business. We work across all functions—including sales, marketing, product, and operations—as well as with key stakeholders throughout Gartner. Our mandate is to accelerate growth, solve complex operational challenges, and ensure our portfolio remains at the forefront of the industry.
Growth strategy – Leading the end-to-end conference launch process including roadmap planning, opportunity assessment, financial assessment and facilitating the decision-making process to support our overall growth priorities in close partnership with stakeholders across the business.
Strategic Initiatives - Enabling our growth strategy by problem-solving operational priorities required to scale the business with cross-functional leaders by leveraging our problem solving forums- Strategy Meetings & Key Initiative Meetings.
Innovation & Intelligence- Analyzing competitive insights and market trends to uncover opportunities for innovation and adaptation, ensuring we stay ahead in any environment. By collaborating with leaders across corporate development, product, program, sales, and conferences leadership, we keep the organization informed and aligned on high-impact initiatives to strengthen our portfolio.
What you will do:
Strategy setting & strategic problem solving: Serve as an “engagement manager,” leading high-priority strategy and operational projects. Facilitate Strategy Meetings and Key Initiative Meetings to drive alignment, solve business challenges, and deliver actionable outcomes.
Strategic Initiative Identification & Prioritization: In close partnership with senior leaders, identify, scope, and prioritize strategic initiatives to ensure the organization remains focused on the highest-impact opportunities and addresses its most critical business challenges.
Stakeholder Management & Influence: Build trusted partnerships with senior leaders across the organization. Drive consensus and alignment on complex, cross-functional initiatives through expert facilitation and purposeful, persuasive communication.
Implementation & Execution: Lead the end-to-end execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring effective implementation in partnership with GLT and senior leaders in a fast-paced environment.
Talent Development: Coach, develop, and manage early career talent to become effective problem solvers, inspiring storytellers, and future leaders of the organization.
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
What we’re looking for:
Exceptional problem-solving capability: You have a proven track record of solving complex problems, thinking creatively and using data to tell a story
Experience: 7- 10 years of progressive business experience, preferably in a strategy or consulting role
Purposeful Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to structure and deliver compelling presentations and facilitate executive-level discussions.
Stakeholder Management & Influence: Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with senior executives, drive consensus, and influence outcomes in a complex, cross-functional environment.
Execution Excellence: Operates with urgency and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced setting. Demonstrates a relentless drive for results and the ability to move seamlessly from strategy to execution.
Executive Presence: Poised, credible, and confident when engaging with senior leadership. Able to lead high-stakes conversations and drive alignment at the highest levels.
Leadership: Experience leading cross-functional teams and initiatives, inspiring and developing talent, and fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
Intellectual Curiosity & Passion: Eager to learn, grow, and proactively identify opportunities for impact across the business.
Strong core values: You demonstrate integrity, collaboration, a no-limits mindset, objectivity, and consistent results using global best practices
Education: Bachelor's degree required, Masters preferred
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