Sr Director Analyst, Risk Strategy for CIOs in Financial Services (remote Europe

About the role:
Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights 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.

A Senior Director possesses a keen eye for identifying gaps, problems and solutions within the market they serve. They use their knowledge to help clients make better decisions, solve complex issues and execute new practices that propel clients’ businesses toward key objectives and publish these pragmatic and/or provocative insights. Additionally, they reinforce Gartner’s value every day by engaging clients via in-person and virtual meetings, sales support visits, Gartner conferences and industry events. Gartner is looking for a Senior Director to provide insight to CIOs in the Financial Services industry globally on those CIOs' mission-critical priorities related to protecting the firm from risk. Your experience will ideally come from working closely with CIOs, including:

• Experience in the Financial Services industry. Gartner is looking for your technology leadership in the financial services industry in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity strategy and governance, board communication, IT risk metrics, regulatory compliance, spending priorities, and strategic risk planning.

• Background in vendor selection of risk applications from financial services-specific and cross-industry technology providers.

• Demonstrated commitment to staying current with the technology (e.g. AI agents, quantum computing) and business model disruptions (e.g. open finance, real-time payments, agentic commerce) impacting CIOs’ risk initiatives.

What you will do:

• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have” insights that directly address the priorities and challenges of CIO clients aligned to the Financial Services sector

  • Serving as an authority on how CIOs plan and execute risk management initiatives in IT

  • Delivering strong positions on best and emerging practices for CIOs to manage risk which results in reduced operating losses and positive business results

  • Presenting on Financial Services content and related thought leadership in one-to-one and one-to-many forums, including client presentations and Gartner events

  • Developing predictions and scenarios about the future of risk technology in Financial Services and the implications and actions for CIOs

• Develop new insights 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 insights 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 conferen