DIRECTOR ANALYST, DIGITAL WORKPLACE - CONTENT COLLABORATION TOOLS

Description Director Analyst, Digital Workplace - Content Collaboration Tools Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have research, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations.
A Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Research and Advisory sector, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels.
Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative research which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives.
They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations.
What you will need The ideal candidate will have a hands-on practitioner background from working in advanced technical roles (e.
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Director of Collaboration Platforms, Content or Collaboration Architect, Microsoft 365 Architect, CTO of a smaller organization, etc.) The candidate will be an experienced technical professional with content and collaboration platforms knowledge.
Qualified candidates will demonstrate expertise in three or more of the following areas.
Subject matter expertise in content collaboration tools with the ability to demonstrate understanding of the business applications and opportunities in that market.
Knowledge of the global landscape, and the competitive interplay between incumbents, emerging providers, disruptors and outsourcers.
Microsoft 365 data management, including retention policies, sensitivity labels, backup, data location and storage features and limitations.
Microsoft 365 Apps – differences between web and native clients and Click-to-Run vs.
perpetual software Implementation experience with one or more Content Collaboration Platforms (Box, Dropbox Business, Google Drive, OneDrive for Business, others) Microsoft 365 file migration, particularly Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant and on-premises (SharePoint Server or file shares) to Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams).
Microsoft 365 automated provisioning, inc.
third-party tools like AvePoint, Coreview, ShareGate, Syskit or others Expertise in one or more third party and native records management features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview.
Cloud-to-cloud content collaboration tool or content services platform migration Experience using one or more of the following cloud office migration vendors’ products.
AvePoint, BitTitan, Cloudiway, CloudM, Microsoft, Proventeq, Quest, ShareGate, SkySync, Tzunami, Xillio.
Experience with Microsoft 365 Government, for example GCC/GCC high, including features/functionality, limitations, and differences with commercial cloud versions of Microsoft 365.
Experience in one or more Microsoft extended tool sets such as Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Syntex, SharePoint Premium, Microsoft Viva, or Microsoft Purview Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges Strong communicator who is able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply Subject matter expert comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within subject area as well as the interplay in that market Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team What you will do Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have research” content Develop new research and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing research 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 aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings Support Research and Sales.
Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help research teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business Provide high quality and timely research content peer review Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner research, methodology and strategy Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the research community Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and Research & Advisory provide excellent service delivery Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner research and interactions Who are we?   At Gartner, Inc.
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Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
Since our founding in , we’ve grown to more than associates globally who support ~ client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories.
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