Gartner - Principal - Quant

Principal, QUADS COE

What makes Gartner Research a GREAT fit for you?

When you join Gartner Research, you'll be part of a leading-edge team that values expert insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage. You'll deliver must-have research through compelling client interactions and contribute to our growth by providing our clients worldwide the unbiased insight they need to make the right decisions on their key initiatives. Through constant learning, discovery and collaboration you'll not only help clients deliver on the promise of digital, you'll grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. Our culture demands hard work - and rewards it with exceptional opportunity. If you're always looking for what's next in technology, Gartner is looking for you.

About this role:

Gartner is currently seeking a Principal for its QUADS COE-. This is an individual contribution role with potential of team management responsibilities in future.This team leverages proprietary quantitative data and frameworks to offer original, actionable insights to key business problems facing senior executives across industries.

The selected candidate will be responsible for leading research content development as well as and collaborating with global research teams to produce published content for security and risk management leaders, presentations and webinars. The role provides excellent exposure to a full range of topics related to the management of various business functions (undre IT RBP team etc.)cybersecurity, as well as the opportunity to apply and further develop statistical concepts in research.

The role may evolve to a team manager role with people management responsibilities in future (from current individual contribution role) as the COE continues to expand and product portfolio/ responsibilities grow.

QUADS COE = Quantiative Analytics and Data Sciences - Center of Excellence

What you'll do:

This position is for experienced researchers interested in conducting quantitative research, data analysis and reporting using proprietary benchmarking and survey data to author and create compelling research products for Gartner clients.

Primary responsibilities include:

- Lead the design and creation of primary data collection instruments (surveys, web data, etc.), sampling methodologies, and quantitative models

- Closely collaborate with peers and stakeholders across India, the US, and Europe to develop insights that help clients take action on their top priorities

- Conceptualize and create client-facing research deliverables such as client presentations, published research, webinars and tools.

- Build quantitative methodology proposals that use inferential Statistical/Econometric models to validate research hypothesis and create actionable insights for Gartner clients.

- Build research study narratives by complementing data-driven insights with industry-leading best practices sourced from clients

- Effectively communicate and present analytical insights and narratives to internal stakeholders and clients.

- Lead and promote best practice in design, execution, process & delivery of products and projects.

- 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'll need:

Professional Experience

- MBA or master's degree or Ph.D. in Economics / Statistics / other related fields with significant expertise in data analysis, quantitative research, analytics or benchmarking.

- Minimum 5 years of experience (6+ yrs for Bachelor degree candidates) at a leading research / data analytics / business intelligence / consulting firm.

- Some experience in leading team (not mandatory, but future potential will be preferred)

Skills and Competencies

- Outstanding written communication skills and a drive to create and communicate high-impact storylines through written narratives

- Demonstrated expertise in leading exploratory quantitative research studies and building Statistical/ Econometric models using structured and/or unstructured data

- Strong foundational knowledge and extensive practical experience in running supervised and unsupervised Statistical techniques such as regressions, factor analysis, clustering, etc.

- Mastery in at least one Statistical software package (R, Python, SPSS, etc.)

- Experience in sampling methodologies, survey questionnaire design, and data management

- Demonstrated ability in independently managing multiple high-complexity and data-intensive projects simultaneously

- Creative and independent thinking with superior problem-solving abilities

- Ability to collaborate with globally distributed team members from diverse backgrounds

- Should have strong project management experience demonstrating the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

- Some people management skills - Experience of working with global teams in a matrix reporting environment (preferred but not mandatory)

Who you are:

- An individual who is adept at deriving insights from structured data using various statistical methods;

- Skilled at conceptualization and creation of client-facing research deliverable using quantitative models.

- Ability to contextualize client needs to "feature-engineer" proprietary constructs/indices.

- Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change.

- You have excellent verbal & written communication skills.

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

- Inordinate work life balance

About Gartner:

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day. We work with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.- Visit gartner.com to learn more.