Senior Research Director, Identity and Access Management (Remote United States)

As a Gartner analyst, you’ll not only help clients solve complex challenges and deliver on key initiatives, but you’ll also grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. We work hard, and we reward success with exceptional opportunity. 

Who You Are 

You are: 

A team player who values expert insights, bold ideas, and intellectual courage. 

Always learning and looking to discover what’s next in security technology management. 

Pursue personal excellence through team collaboration and consensus. 

What You’ll Do 

Analysts help clients solve difficult IAM and cybersecurity issues. As a Gartner analyst you will meet with clients every day: via video conference or face-to-face at a Gartner event/client visit. You will:  

• Conduct research and analysis in specific areas of IAM technologies and services.  
• Provide guidance to clients that are selecting, deploying, and operating IAM technologies and services in both corporate and cloud environments.  
• Work collaboratively as part of a globally distributed team of analysts.  
• Deliver high quality actionable advice through a variety of media.  
• Write clear, actionable, advisory research documents.  
• Predict how IAM markets are developing to help clients in their selection process and assist vendors in market positioning.  
• Partner with business stakeholders, IT, Project Management and lead the design and delivery of innovative analytics solutions.  
• Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues within your coverage areas as well as adjacent areas.  
• Respond to client questions, create materials for clients and deliver in person, via teleconference, video conference or webinar and event presentations.  
• Maintain the Gartner’s industry leadership reputation by responding to press inquiries. 

What You’ll Need 

Gartner analysts are viewed as THE experts. This means you need to know your markets, vendors, trends, management practices, etc. and be able to see the forest and the trees. Most Gartner analysts have many years of experience and enjoy solving puzzles. Gartner analysts assist clients across all aspects of the IAM lifecycle, including (but not limited to) planning, development, deployment, operations, products and services, as well as trends. 

The following general skills and experience are required:  

• Demonstrated analytical skills, including the ability to apply conceptual models, and to recognize patterns while drawing and defending conclusions.  
• Articulate and succinct communication skills. Experience in speaking engagements is an advantage.  
• 12 years + experience in a research or technology related role.  
• Bachelor's or equivalent experience 
• Best practices for general IAM technology selection, procurement, and implementation and for IAM operations and governance 
• IAM program management and governance, including vision and strategic planning; talent management; developing policies; controls and operational process; program maturity assessment.  
• While advanced authentication solutions (e.g., Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra and Okta) and IAM for cloud service providers (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure) are preferred coverage areas, topics may be one or more of the following (with working knowledge of the others): 
• IGA tools - knowledge of the product market, best practices for requirements definitions and technology selection, and best practices for deployment and governance.  

Externalized Authorization Management (EAM) tools, which provide decoupled runtime controls for fine-grained authorization: knowledge of the product market, best practices for requirements definitions and technology selection, and best practices for deployment and governance 

Access Management (AM) - software and cloud-based services that use access control engines to provide centralized authentication, Single Sign-On (SSO), session management and authorization enforcement for target applications in multiple use cases.  

Privileged Access Management (PAM) - tools and techniques for managing and monitoring privileged accounts and access. 

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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 business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 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 vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. 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.

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At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

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 172,000 USD - 202,500 USD. Please note that actual salaries 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. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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