Executive Partner (EA)

Gartner; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global advisory firm is seeking an Executive Partner specializing in Enterprise Architecture to manage a portfolio of clients. The role requires over 15 years of executive experience and a skill set in modern technical areas such as Cloud, AI, and innovative leadership practices. The position is primarily home-based with opportunities for coaching and mentoring clients. Competitive compensation and a hybrid work model are offered, alongside a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

World-class benefits

Highly competitive compensation

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 15+ years' experience in an executive Enterprise Architecture leader role.
• Experience in executive-level consulting or customer-facing positions required.
• Modern technical skills in business and technology architecture.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of 25-30 clients in Enterprise Architecture.
• Deliver value through briefings, workshops, and events.
• Coach clients on initiatives and challenges in EA.

Skills

Executive leadership

Consulting

Innovation management

Digital transformation

Architecting platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Business outcome-driven EA programs

Cloud

AI

Agile methodologies

Job description

About the team:

Enterprise for IT Leaders, Enterprise Architecture (EITL, EA) is an executive‑level advisory service within the broader Gartner Executive Technology Services Product Suite that delivers expert insights and guidance tailored to each client’s context and most critical information and cyber security initiatives.

Gartner’s Global Executive Partners team specializes in Enterprise Architecture (EA). We equip EA executives with indispensable insights, advice and tools to achieve their mission‑critical priorities today and build their successful organizations of tomorrow.

What you will do:

• Manage a portfolio of 25‑30 clients, typically Enterprise Architecture & Innovation leaders reporting to CIOs, from global Fortune 1000 organizations and government agencies.
• Deliver value through regular briefings, a mix of on‑site and virtual workshops, roundtables, webinars and by attending relevant Gartner events.
• Coach and mentor clients on critical initiatives and challenges for today and tomorrow specifically within the EA space, including their own potential role development, using your knowledge and expertise from former EA leadership.
• Collaborate with internal Gartner teams to ensure value is delivered (Sales teams, Account Executives, Analysts, Client Managers, and peers across other EITL domains).
• Act as a client‑facing Executive Partner requiring high‑level Executive presence and ability to build trust.
• Contribute to member retention and regional growth through support of Gartner Sales in prospect cultivation, account‑plan development and value‑demonstration activities.
• Perform primarily home‑based, individual‑contributor work managing your own desk and administrative tasks, delivering value to your client portfolio virtually.

What you will need:

• 15+ years’ experience in an executive Enterprise Architecture leader role such as Chief Enterprise Architect, CTO, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Technologist, Chief Strategist, Head of Innovation Lab within a Fortune 500 company.
• Experience in executive‑level consulting, sales or customer‑facing positions.
• Modern technical skills and subject‑matter expertise in: building and leading an effective business‑outcome driven EA program; business, information, technology and solutions architecture; IT portfolio management and modernization; federated enterprise architecture in larger organizations; EA governance; EA in highly outsourced IT structures and across extended ecosystems; key technology/solutioning areas such as Cloud, AI, CX, agile, composable architectures; and architecting platforms (business‑enabling platforms).
• Innovation Leadership/Management: creating a culture of innovation; funding; ideation, transfer & incubation; prototypes & pilots; technology tracking; scenario planning; horizon scanning; innovation metrics and maturity; innovation frameworks and environments; business & reverse innovation.
• Emerging Trends: applying business, social and technology trends creatively to create business advantage, including ethics and sustainability goals; industry impacts; product development life cycle.
• Digital Business/Government, Transformation, Strategic Planning: digital business/government strategy and roadmap; traditional business and IT strategic planning; people‑process‑technology transformation.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required.

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 business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission‑critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world‑class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

We provide a hybrid work environment with flexibility and support for you to thrive.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity. Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964‑0096 or by sending an email to [e-mail].