Vice President, Team Manager (VPTM) Gartner Research Board CIO Research

About This Role

Gartner Research Board (GRB) is Gartner’s community-guided product for senior end-user technology executives in the Global 400. Through a trusted global peer community, proprietary research, and expert-facilitated engagement, GRB helps technology executives cut through noise, anticipate disruption, and make better decisions faster with less risk.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and develop the GRB CIO Research team
  Lead, coach, and develop a team of analysts, setting clear expectations for quality, delivery, and professional growth.
  Build a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement across research development and CIO engagement.
  Act as a senior escalation point and thought partner for CIO content delivery.

• Co-own GRB CIO research and meeting agenda
  In collaboration with the CIO Executive Community Leader and Program Director Leadership, set and evolve the CIO research and meeting agenda to reflect CIO priorities, emerging business and technology trends, and Gartner’s point of view.
  Guide and oversee the development of analytically rigorous, actionable GRB CIO research reports delivered on time.
  Lead the planning and execution of three global CIO meeting cycles per year, including discussion design, speaker strategy, and experience quality.

• Lead community-driven topic selection
  Design and lead the CIO topic ballot process twice per year, from topic development through analysis and selection.
  Partner with the CIO Executive Community Leader, BTI’s CIO & Emerging Technology and Trends teams, and Global Enterprise Service Delivery to ensure strong alignment to member needs and Gartner priorities.

• Represent GRB CIO Research internally and externally
  Serve as a senior representative of GRB CIO Research with CIO members, service delivery leaders, sales partners, and internal stakeholders.
  Build relationships with key external contributors, including major software vendors, investors, and academics.
  Collaborate across Gartner to connect research, delivery, and commercial teams in support of business and member outcomes.

What You’ll Need

• Leadership and management capability
  Proven experience leading, hiring, and developing high-performing teams, with the ability to coach senior professionals to consistently deliver at a high standard.
  Track record as a people leader who sets clear expectations, provides direct feedback, and builds durable cultures of accountability and trust.
  Demonstrated success operating in complex, matrixed environments and aligning diverse stakeholders around shared priorities.

• Senior executive presence and CIO engagement
  Documented excellence delivering to and facilitating discussions among Global and large-enterprise executives.
  Credibility and presence to represent the team with CIO members, lead executive conversations, and respond effectively to senior-level challenges.
  Strong relationship-building skills and experience earning trust with senior internal and external stakeholders.

• Research, content, and problem-solving expertise
  Strong primary and secondary research background, with experience producing or overseeing insight-driven content.
  Sound editorial judgment, including the ability to evaluate and elevate analytical rigor, narrative structure, and writing quality.
  Business problem-solving capability, including diagnosing root causes, developing practical solutions, and driving execution through others.

Professional Foundation

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  Typically 10+ years of professional experience, including significant responsibility for executive engagement, content leadership, and cross-organizational collaboration.

• Formal facilitation experience.

• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and reasoning skills.