About this role:

Strategy and Corporate Development is a small, highly leveraged team that is at the forefront of exploring new growth opportunities for Gartner’s diverse business units. This early career role is geared toward high-potential individuals that have recently completed an industry rotational or banking/consulting analyst program. The individual selected for this role will join a world class team that helps shape strategic decision making at Gartner.

What you'll do:

This role will support the Strategy and Corporate Development team as it helps senior executives better understand the quickly evolving business and competitive landscapes and identify inorganic (M&A) growth opportunities. The team’s mandate includes covering developments in markets where Gartner participates, searching for new acquisition targets and business opportunities, project managing active M&A deals, supporting long range planning activities, and regularly presenting to senior audiences as subject matter experts on markets and competition.

The role will include:

• Partnering with the MVP of Corporate Strategy and Director of Corporate Development to support Gartner’s inorganic growth initiatives
• Supporting all phases of the M&A process, including target sourcing, development of the strategic rationales and business cases, due diligence / data room management, negotiation of deal terms, deal structuring and execution, and integration / separation activities.
• Coordinating across internal teams and external advisors throughout the M&A deal cycle and various other project management efforts
• Partnering with internal BUs to understand operations, performance, strategy, market dynamics, and business needs
• Research and analysis of developments in the information services marketplace as well as broader technology trends like Artificial Intelligence
• Structuring and analyzing ambiguous strategic problems, and manage processes for strategic decision making as pertains to competition in the marketplace
• Supporting preparation and delivery of presentation materials for senior management as part of cross-functional project teams
• Building a network of contacts and relationships throughout the organization
• Developing ad-hoc analyses and support other corporate initiatives as needed
• Helping grow and develop the strategy, structure, and execution of Gartner’s Finance Rotational Development Program by managing day-to-day activities

This role will be based at our Stamford, Connecticut headquarters.

What you'll need:

• 2-3 years of work experience in a high-performance environment such as a corporate finance rotational program or early-career roles in investment banking, strategy consulting, equity analysis, etc.
• Undergraduate degree in finance, business, economics, statistics, or related field
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and interest in business
• Ability to solve complex and ambiguous problems
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to synthesize both qualitative and quantitative inputs in business decisions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills, including the ability to build relationships with, collaborate, and influence associates across all levels of the company
• Must be a fast learner and comfortable managing unexpected change
• Willingness to embrace best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• High standards and a commitment to excellence with high attention to detail
• High level of integrity
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint as well as experience with generative AI tools like ChatGPT or NotebookLM

Who are we?

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.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

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 72,000 USD - 100,000 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.

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

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