Sr. Consultant, VA

Description:
Summary:

Senior Consultants work as contributing members of a team, or lead a team that strives to understand our client's business needs and their implication on technology strategies and directions. Senior Consultants have deep knowledge and skills in at least one key technical area or service offering (e.g., architecture, enterprise solutions, risk management).

Responsibilities:

Meet with client and develop project questions, gain understanding of the client's environment and assure that recommendations can be implemented.
Perform analyses and develop client deliverables appropriate to the specific consulting engagement.
Conduct research as necessary, including market surveys of vendors and users as well as secondary research.
With guidance from an engagement manager, analyze findings and prepare written reports and recommendations
Depending on project size, supervise other personnel, assign work, establish and maintain schedules, control project expenses and integrate individual work into a coherent and quality deliverable.
Identify sales opportunities and leads, which may come from meetings, clients, other consultants, sales force, vendors and others.
Assist in writing and presenting proposals to prospective clients.

Qualifications:
Management consulting experience with specific focus on information technology, including service offerings in IT strategy and architecture, enterprise solutions, strategic sourcing, go-to-market strategies, and risk management.

A general knowledge of a broad range of technologies.
Excellent understanding of IT and its business implications.
At least 3 years of management consulting experience in conducting strategy level consulting projects.
Surveying and statistical analysis skills would be helpful.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferably graduate level degree, e.g., MBA, MS in information systems/computer science.
Track record in project managing large strategy level consulting engagements.
Experience in project oversight/IV&V for large system implementation projects.
Experience in one of the following areas is desired:
Infrastructure Architecture - knowledge of technical infrastructures (including networks, servers, storage) and experience in architecture assessments and planning.
Applications Architecture - knowledge of application integration methodologies, tools, and approaches.
ERP applications
Software Engineering - knowledge of the software development life-cycle and processes, including standards like CMMI
Data Center guru (BC/DR, Consolidation) - experience in data center issues, including disaster recovery, server consolidation, data center consolidation, mainframes, etc.

Required Managerial/Interpersonal Skills:

Ability to analyze problems
Use judgment effectively
Make decisions
Excellent listening skills
Excellent writing skills
Excellent oral communication skills
Resourcefulness
Conflict resolution skills.

Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience


Job Location: McLean, VA

Job Number: 4638BR

Company URL: http://www.gartner.com/careers

Company Profile:
Since 1979, Gartner has been helping clients make and manage the best decisions for their business. Today, we are the world's premier business technology advisor, providing unrivaled research content and objective insight to a connected world of more than 9,600 organizations around the globe. To stay a step ahead of the rest of the technology world, it's necessary for us to hire bright minds and facilitate creativity. Our associates are the most talented and forward-thinking people in the industry and our name has gained global respect - and we pride ourselves on it.

For more information about Gartner, including our industry-leading research capabilities, consulting and measurement services, world-renowned symposia and events and career opportunities please visit us at http://www.gartner.com