Senior Principal (Research)

Job Description

(WFH during Covid)About this role:Are you intellectually curious and motivated by ideas Do you want to create research productsthat are widely used by executive leaders worldwide Gartner is searching for an India-basedSenior Principal to join our global Peer and Practitioner Research team. This opportunityprovides an exposure to the full range of leadership-level strategic and management topics. TheSenior Principal will be responsible for investigating, analyzing and writing on critical issuesfaced by leadership in Fortune 500 organizations. This individual will work on a wide range ofwritten deliverables that require (but not limited to) qualitative research methods interviewCXOs at leading global corporations, conduct wide-ranging secondary literature searches, andsynthesize information to elicit key insights to help organizations transform the way theyoperate. The Senior Principal must be intellectually curious and have the desire to quicklydevelop generalist knowledge. The role is a key feeder to careers reaching the highest levelsof the firm.What you will do:Learn and execute Gartners proven methodology for conducting world-class research thathelps identify best practice solutions to many of todays biggest business challenges.Lead projects through Gartners proprietary research methodology including hypothesisgeneration, conducting primary and secondary research, and root cause analysis to identifybest-in-class solutions.Lead extensive secondary literature searches and elicit the highest quality insights for use inwhite papers, exclusive member webinars, and highly visible research studies.Conduct research by speaking with senior executives, academics, industry experts, etc. andconducting wide-ranging secondary literature searchesDevelop and execute on product plan, including research topics, webinars, diagnostics, andother deliverables to address critical executive needs.Closely collaborate with peers and senior stakeholders in India, the US, UK, and Australiaas a part of global research initiatives.Who you are:We are looking for creative, analytically strong, articulate and self-motivated individuals whowould 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 researchpositions 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 theshared characteristics of our successful hires include:Strong appetite to dive deep into a given content terrain to develop expertise and distillkey findings.Strong business acumen and intellectual curiosity in order to process and understandinformation quickly, as well as diagnose issues to make actionable recommendations.Experience converting qualitative and quantitative information into clear frameworks,narratives and visually compelling presentations for senior Gartner managers andclients.Ability to gather, analyze, restructure, identify and create original insights from qualitativeand/or quantitative data.Strong oral and written communication skills, with particular attention to precision oflanguage and ability to organize information logically.Proven competence for meeting deadlines, multi-tasking and managing work underambiguity/uncertainty (e.g., changing factors, limited information)Aspiration to constantly learn and improve.Preferred experience:Masters (Sociology, History, Philosophy, Literature, MBA etc.) or PhD degrees7+ years of research and/or management consulting experienceAt least 2 years of experience managing projects end-to-endDemonstrated ability to teach and relay ideas, engage clients and work in global teams

Keyskills :
research designresearch management