Sr Director Analyst – SAP Security Strategy (Remote - U.S.)

Overview

Individual contributor Senior Director Analyst in Gartner's Business and Technology Insights group, establishing thought leadership in application security, with a focus on SAP security strategy and roadmaps.

What you'll do

• Create innovative, thought-provoking "must-have insights" content and develop actionable approaches to client needs.
• Develop in-depth analysis to identify root causes of client barriers and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward.
• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing Insights positions across a team of analysts.
• Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda.
• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights.
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice via virtual or face-to-face interactions.
• Create and deliver high-value presentation materials for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings.
• Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights teams create content and drive client engagement.
• Provide high-quality and timely content peer review.
• Build credibility as an industry expert representing Gartner insights, methodology and strategy.
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation and research discussions and collaborate with peers in the Insights community.
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI deliver excellent service.
• Be a mentor and coach by supporting more junior team members.
• Be client-centric while helping clients engage regularly with Gartner insights and interactions.
• Address client CIO and Head of IT topics, including security compliance policies and risk assessment programs for ERP vendors, metrics to measure success, application security policies, strengths and weaknesses of major application vendors' security tools (SAP, Salesforce, Workday, Oracle), third-party security tools compatible with mega vendor applications, and building and operating an application security vulnerability testing program, including key vulnerabilities and attack surfaces to test for mega vendors.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in application security, enterprise applications, or IT leadership.
• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in security strategies and roadmaps for SAP.
• Extensive experience working with CIOs (or Heads of IT) and business leaders on developing application security strategies that deliver business value (performance metrics, decision authority between business and application teams, relationship management with the business).
• Experience organizing and leading application security teams (location of work, roles and responsibilities, operating model, organization design, evaluating team performance, budget and finance, relationships with Enterprise Architect and PMO teams).
• Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues in these areas and adjacent areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI.
• Demonstrate executive presence and establish credibility with executives and other stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high-quality deliverables.
• Demonstrate excellence in research and writing.
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions.
• Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges.
• Strong communication skills; able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply.
• Subject matter expertise; comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within the subject area and its market interplay.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams and supporting the workflow of others in a multicultural global team.
• Agile learner, adept at navigating highly matrixed environments.
• Ability to represent Gartner's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels.

Nice to have

• Graduate degree.
• Other major ERP and CRM vendor experience.
• Familiarity with creating ERP security roadmaps and performance metrics.

Details

• Remote, based in North America or Western Europe.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable).
• Hybrid work environment.