Senior Consultant - IT Strategy

About the role

Gartner is hiring a Senior Consultant in Toronto to work at the highest senior levels within clients' organizations, helping them manage their technology and define their IT strategies. The role covers strategic IT consulting, including IT benchmarking, and involves presenting to executive and board-level clients.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, develop and document issues and recommendations with independent judgment on the engagement areas being reviewed.
• Conduct research, interviews and presentations for clients at executive and board level.
• Assist with cost/benefit analysis and the preparation of business cases for technology investments.
• Coordinate and communicate engagement results through written reports and oral presentations to client management and key stakeholders.
• Contribute to project management, quality assurance and professional consulting and auditing approaches.
• Deliver strategic IT consulting engagements within a given timeframe and budget, including IT benchmarking and general IT consulting.

Required profile

• Minimum 5+ years of diversified strategic IT experience (technology, organization and processes).
• Consulting experience in a similar role in a professional services firm, or industry experience at a strategic or management level.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time and to work in a diverse international environment.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, and the ability to influence and build trust-based relationships with senior executives.

Required skills

• Analytical skills and excellent project management skills.
• Ability to articulate IT strategies and align them with business strategy.
• Plus: deeper knowledge of IT strategy, IT organization and governance, Enterprise Architecture, IT/BPO, program management support (QA, risk, audit) or IT performance optimization.

What we offer

• A competitive salary, estimated at 105,000 to 118,000 CAD, with an annual bonus or an uncapped sales incentive plan depending on the opportunity.
• Structured bonus based on individual and corporate performance.
• Promotion opportunities with a clear career development structure.
• Market-leading benefits including generous paid time off and a charity match program.
• Hybrid work environment with flexible arrangements.