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Director Analyst Talent Acquisition Operations (REMOTE UK & IRELAND)
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Director Analyst Talent Acquisition Operations (REMOTE UK & IRELAND)
Senior Director, Gartner Human Resources Practice – Talent Acquisition Insights (a Consulting Role)
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. As a Director within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, you’ll establish yourself as a credible voice in the talent acquisition space—at local, regional, and global levels. Using exceptional research and analytical skills, you’ll deliver pragmatic yet provocative insights that clients rely on to drive their business strategies forward.
This individual contributor role focuses on **specializing in Gartner’s Talent Acquisition (TA) Practice, offering strategic advice to Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) and HR leaders on HR TA strategy, initiatives, and investments. Directors are expected to deliver flexibility, covering a broad range of actionable insights while honing deep expertise where it matters most.
What You Will Do
You will be responsible for delivering high-impact, original research aimed at empowering HR professionals to make informed TA decisions:
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Create clear, actionable Research
- Develop must-have insights focused on talent acquisition, including:
- Recruiting functional strategy (functional management, SLA negotiation, and talent acquisition metrics)
- Recruiting operations (RPO, end-to-end recruiting lifecycle workflows)
- Technologies (ATS, CRM sourcing tools)
- Labor market insights (supply trends, skills gaps)
- Candidate experience & workplace & inclusion, equity, diversity, and belonging (IE&B)-driven recruitment
- Develop must-have insights focused on talent acquisition, including:
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Translate Complex TA Needs into Strategic Solutions
- Conduct in-depth analysis to identify root causes of client challenges (e.g., ineffective sourcing, poor candidate experience).
- Offer reframed strategic thinking to drive both operational and large-scale business decision-making.
- Develop provocative, independent insights that shape Gartner’s research agenda & thought leadership.
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Demonstrate Industry Leadership
- Establish and maintain positions on key TA insights within your analyst team & across Gartner.
- Elevate research methodology and forecast market shifts to shape client & vendor decision-making.
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Engage with clients & stakeholders
- Provide direct client interaction, including:
- Virtual and face-to-face consultations on pressing TA challenges.
- Executive-level recommendations for recruiting structures, processes, metrics, and tech investments.
- Present at Gartner events, industry conferences, and client briefings.
- Collaborate with Gartner’s Sales & Insights teams to align content delivery with client needs.
- Act as voice of the market, influencing how Gartner’s Insights teams create research to drive client engagement.
- Provide direct client interaction, including:
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Foster Thought Leadership & Team Excellence
- Analyze data rigorously to formulate actionable conclusions for complex TA challenges.
- Peer-review high-quality content delivered by junior analysts.
- Mentor and coach rising analysts in research methodology and presentation skills.
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Innovate & Improve Process at Scale
- Identify opportunities for change in Gartner’s research processes to deliver faster, higher-quality insights.
- Enforce Gartner’s research methodology and insights across internal and external stakeholders.
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Be Client-Centric & Collaborative
- Deliver actionable insights consistently to create client demand for Gartner’s research & networking.
- Engage in cross-functional teams to optimize delivery of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) transactions and stakeholder value.
What You Will Need
To succeed in this role, you must demonstrate a mix of leadership, analytical expertise, and executive communication in talent acquisition (TA):
Knowledge & Competencies
- 10+ years of high-level TA experience including 10+ years in strategic planning and implementation of recruiting processes.
- Deep expertise in:
- Recruiting strategy (functional management, SLAs, performance metrics)
- Talent acquisition lifecycle (candidate sourcing, assessment, selection, onboarding)
- Technology (ATS, staffing platforms, AI-driven recruitment)
- Emerging trends in IA*, diversity/equity/inclusion (IE&B), market data, candidate experiences, AI capabilities, and internal advocacy
- 10+ years of recent practitioner experience (including a working knowledge of ATS, CRM or staffing tools)
- Unmatched industry & executive presence to directly advise CHROs and their peers.
- Strong presentational skills at scale (speaking, writing, executive summaries).
- Agile mindset, capable of:
- Working independently under tightdeadlines
- Synthesizing data-driven patterns from structured/unstructured inputs.
- Highly organized, with strong industry-wide networking skills to build alliances across HR departments.
Professional Agility & Adaptability
- Proven track record in recommending multi-dimensional solutions to client pain points (engagement metrics, talent procurement).
- Awareness of and experience sharing insights via all touchpoints (in-person, virtual, written research).
Who Are We?
Gartner’s Mission
Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT) helps business leaders across the globe drive results by shaping a smarter world. We thrive on intellectual curiosity and create bold, objective insights to guide enterprise leaders in their mission-critical priorities.
- Over 20,000 associates across 90+ countries working to support 13,000+ client enterprises.
- Achieving business impact in transformations (e.g., digital, AI integration, operational efficiency).
- Employee voice is influential at every stage, making our contributions effective, recognized, and valued.
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Why Gartner?
A Culture & Community Built on High Standards
✅ Dedicated to creating a greater tomorrow ✅ Team collaboration where diversity, inclusion, and mental well-being drive success. ✅ Opportunity to shape impacts (e.g., global trends, business ideas, decisions, influential HR strategies). ✅ Awarded Best Workplaces for Women, Diversity, and GRI for sustained excellence (Only 1% of Fortune 500 receive awards). Our global reputation reflects our commitment to results.
AI at the Forefront
Gartner is the world authority on AI. We guide our clients through every stage of their AI journey, helping them unpack broader implications to drive innovation and efficiency.
Join trailblazing teams transforming the future of industry with bold, actionable perspectives.
What Do We Offer?
This pivotal role comes with a well-designed benefits package:
- Highly competitive compensation & rewards for top performers.
- Flexibility in a hybrid work environment.
- **Global growth–**You work with a dynamic team across regions, innovating continuously to meet client demands.
- Unprecedented opportunities —Embrace diverse missions, solve challenging problems, shape cutting-edge HR challenges of tomorrow.
HR executives and CHROs already value our insights— yet we haven’t solved these problems for every client yet. We are looking for someone to support us with:
- High-level strategic ideas on opportunities within middle-market organizations.
- New technologies that expand our thought leadership and providing adequate training.
- Diverse talent acquisition methodologies focused on maximizing innovation in scaling this insight.
Our mandates? Expanding Gartner.com’s reach, deepening market penetration, and gaining unprecedented industry trust as a credible partner.
Who Can Apply?
Equal Opportunity Employer: Gartner commits to equitable hiring practices, fostering a workplace that values race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability or veteran status. We are inclusive & considerate of all diversity.
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