Sr Director, Software Engineering- Java fullstack + ppl management

About Gartner It:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team. 

About The Role:

Gartner is looking for motivated senior leaders to join the Gartner Digital Product Technology team. The team is responsible for developing innovative growth products for end-users. As a hands-on technical leader, direct a multi-disciplinary development team to help fulfill our Digital Experience strategy.

What You’Ll Do:

• Lead high performing Engineering teams in building innovative software products.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including application developers, product operations, and architects – to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions.
• Establish and implement best practices for automation, operational standards, and cloud deployment strategies.
• Drive problem solving discussions to ensure solutions address the right challenges.
• Create successful deployment, security, and availability strategies for Product in the cloud.
• Collaborate with colleagues to support and improve systems, processes, standards and tools.
• Collaborate closely with other areas of Gartner IT to leverage best practices and shared capabilities, such as our AWS cloud infrastructure and SaaS solutions. 
• Partner with Gartner Product group to define and execute on a cohesive technology roadmap and lead teams responsible for building workflow solutions.
• Direct technical activities across estimation, planning, design, build, testing, and deployment
• Mentor and guide developers, providing feedback and identifying growth opportunities

What You Will Need:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field required with 12-17 years’ experience in including leading multidisciplinary teams.

Must Have:

• 12-17 years of experience in software development
• Exceptional people management skills with an emphasis on mentoring.
• Strong technical background in Java, databases, NoSQL, JavaScript frameworks, and AWS services.
• Strong foundation in application architecture and software development.
• Proven experience in application architecture, Agile methodologies, and code/design reviews.
• Excellent people management, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across IT and business functions to drive innovation.

Who You Are:

• Collaborative and adaptable, able to work across diverse teams and locations.
• Eager to embrace new technologies and learn rapidly.
• Intellectual curiosity, passion for technology and keeping up with new trends.
• Demonstrates inspirational, authentic leadership, fostering innovation and high performance.
• Naturally attracts and retains top talent; people are drawn to their vision, guidance, and ability to create a positive, inclusive environment.
• Possesses a dynamic and engaging presence, inspiring confidence and enthusiasm in both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Builds trust and credibility through integrity and transparent communication.

What We Offer:

In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, Gartner associates enjoy exceptional compensation and benefits, including:

• An upbeat, positive culture. Integrity, objectivity, collaboration, results and a no-limits mindset are central to our values
• Limitless growth. We work with you to help you meet your goals and advance within the company
• Encouragement to be innovative and challenge status quo
• Exposure to industry leading training and development
• Performance based recognition and rewards

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

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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 insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 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 sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. 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.

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.

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