PRINCIPAL, RESEARCH

What makes Gartner Research a GREAT fit for you? When you join Gartner Research, you’ll be part of a leading-edge team that values expert insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage.
You’ll deliver must-have and contribute to our double-digit growth by providing our clients worldwide the unbiased insight they need to make the right decisions on their key initiatives.
Through constant learning, discovery and collaboration you’ll not only help clients deliver on the promise of digital, you’ll grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries.
Our culture demands hard work — and rewards it with exceptional opportunity.
If you are someone who is intellectually curious and principally motivated by ideas, Gartner is looking for you.
About this role.
Are you intellectually curious and motivated by ideas? Do you want to create research products that are widely used by executive leaders worldwide? Gartner is searching for an India-based Principal to join our global Peer and Practitioner Research team.
This opportunity gives researchers an exposure to the full range of Supply Chain leadership-level strategic and management topics.
The Principal will be responsible for leading or managing investigating, analyzing and writing on critical issues facing senior Supply Chain executives in leading global corporations.
This individual will work on a wide range of written deliverables that require (but not limited to) qualitative research methods – interview CSCOs at leading global corporations, conduct wide-ranging secondary literature searches, and synthesize information to elicit key insights – to help organizations transform the way they operate.
The Principal must be intellectually curious and have the desire to quickly develop “generalist” knowledge.
The role is a key feeder to careers reaching the highest levels of the firm.
What you will do.
Learn and execute Gartner's proven methodology for conducting world-class research that helps identify best practice solutions to many of today's biggest business challenges.
Analyze and solve business problems using root cause analysis, hypothesis generation, survey design, benchmarking, and other qualitative and quantitative methods.
Conduct research by speaking with senior Supply Chain executives, academics, industry experts, etc.
and conducting wide-ranging secondary literature searches Directly lead, develop, and motivate one or more researchers across the entire project life-cycle – from conception to completion and presentation.
Develop and execute on product plan, including research topics, webinars, diagnostics, and other deliverables to address critical executive needs.
Closely collaborate with peers and senior stakeholders in India, the US, UK, and Australia as a part of global research initiatives.
Who you are.
We are looking for creative, analytically strong, articulate and self-motivated individuals who would like to develop a strong knowledge of the terrain along with building consultative problem-solving skills.
Unlike management consulting, investment banking, or law, our strategic research positions do not depend on a special appetite or aptitude for sales or business development.
Our search for talent is centered, without exception, on the ability to run deep on a logical, philosophical, or economic problem and resurface with rigorous original insight.
Some of the shared characteristics of our successful hires include.
Strong appetite to dive deep into a given content terrain to develop expertise and distill key findings.
Ability to gather, analyze, restructure, identify and create original insights from qualitative and/or quantitative data.
Strong oral and written communication skills, with particular attention to precision of language and ability to organize information logically.
Proven competence for meeting deadlines, multi-tasking and managing work under ambiguity/uncertainty (e.
., changing factors, limited information) Aspiration to constantly learn and improve.
Preferred experience.
Master's (Sociology, History, Philosophy, Literature, MBA etc.) or PhD degrees 5-7 years of research and/or management consulting experience What we offer.
In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, Gartner research team enjoys exceptional benefits, including.
Competitive base salary Great on the job learning A great work culture #LI- PM2 Who are we? At Gartner, Inc.
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We’ve grown exponentially since our founding in and we're proud to have over associates globally that support over client enterprises in more than 100 countries.
What makes Gartner a great place to work? Our teams are composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.
We believe that a diversity of experiences makes us stronger—as individuals, as communities and as an organization.
That’s why we're recognized worldwide as a great place to work year after year.
We've been recognized by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index and a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Equality Index.
Looking for a place to turn your big ideas into reality? Join #LifeAtGartner What we offer.
Our people are our most valuable asset, so we invest in them from Day 1.
When you join our team, you’ll have access to a vast array of benefits to help you live your life well.
These resources are designed to support your physical, financial and emotional well-being.
We encourage continued personal and professional growth through ongoing learning and development opportunities.
Our employee resource groups, charity match and volunteer programs keep you connected to your internal Gartner community and causes that matter to you.
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