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VP, Business Operations-Conferences Operations

The Vice President of Business Operations-Conferences Operations will help to optimize and scale the Global Conferences Operations function as we rapidly scale the Conferences business.The VP will act as a strategic partner to the GVP of Conferences Operations and theGlobal OperationsLeadershipTeam.This role requires proven experience in a business leadership/management role, with a special focus on executive-level advising, project execution, and key interdepartmental collaboration across Gartner.

Aboutthe Conferences Operations Team

The Conferences Operations organization at Gartneris responsible forthe design and delivery of a global portfolio of large-scale destination conferences (2,000+ audiences) and hundreds of local events.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conference Design and Management: Venues, Creative Production and Experience, Technology, Logistics and Exhibition Operations

• Overall event planning including venue, food & beverage, audio/visual, transportation

• Global Budget and Supplier Management

• Strategic portfolio planning

Collaborating across Gartner to ensure effective operations, this role will report to the GVP of Conferences Operations.

What You Will Do

This role directly supports the GVP, Conferences Operations onidentifying, tracking, and leading high-impact initiatives and programs in line with business priorities, in partnership with the Conferences Operations leadership team.

Organizational scalability- Optimizing the Operations organization as it rapidly scales - helping define and deliver the organizational vision and priorities for the Operations function.This is an opportunity to learn and shape the Conferences Operations function from the inside.This will includeidentifyingcurrentgapsthat arepotentially impeding businessscaling and contributing to efficient resource planning strategy and execution. Longer term, this person willhelp to define the organizational design and capabilitiesrequiredto support a business twice the size of today.

Operational efficiency- Leading efficiency projects in partnership with members of Operations leadership team that may include new tools and technologies to help ensure we are prepared for a large-scale business. This would include transitioning plans from old processes and technologies intonew technologies, includingpossible AIsolutions.

Strategic Project Management -Leading strategic projects in partnership with members of Operations leadership team, helping to apply more rigorous data analysis and problem-solving frameworks in partnership with the existing functional experts.This will require defining and implementing creative and scalable solutions to complex, often ambiguous, problems that drive meaningful and measurable business impactdemonstratedthrough increased operational efficiency, and/or improved operating margins.

Directly supporting the GVP of Conferences Operations inpreparingleadership meetings and executive presentations.

Whatwe'relooking for:

• Experience:10-15+ years of progressive business experience, preferably in a strategy or consulting role with a focus on operations

• Exceptionalproblem-solvingcapability:You have a proventrack recordof solving complex problems, thinkingcreativelyand using data to tell a story

• Commercial acumenand experience in working with Sales; building business cases and getting buy-in from senior leadership

• Fast-paced:Youoperatewith a sense of "urgency" and can excel in an execution-focused environment.You are incredibly organized, enabling you tooperateat scale, at pace, and with precision.

• Relationship builder:You work well with others and effectively harness the power of collaboration

• Passion:You are intellectually curious and have the hunger toproactively and independently identify the opportunitieswhere you can drive the most impact for the business

• Drive / Self-sufficiency:You have a demonstrated ability to own a problem and aggressively drive from problem statement to solution in a self-sufficient capacity, even in a matrixed environment

• Communication skills:You'rean excellent and structured verbal and written communicator with exceptional presentation and platform skills

• Executive presence:Youhave the ability toeffectively engage,leadand influence senior Gartner executives - this role offers high visibility and access to senior Conferences and Gartner leadership

• Strong core values:Youdemonstrateintegrity, collaboration, a no-limits mindset, objectivity, and consistent results using global best practices

• Leadership experience:You'veled successful initiatives, engagingteamsand key stakeholders across business functions and all the way up the organizational ladder

• Influence:Mustdemonstratea high levelof collaboration and strong negotiation skills

• Education:Bachelor's degreerequired, Masters preferred