Sr. Director Analyst, AI & Finance Technology Investigations - Gartner

Sr. Director Analyst, AI & Finance Technology Investigations

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. They serve as leaders within Gartner ’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, they play a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner ’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations. A Gartner Analyst possesses a keen eye for identifying gaps, problems and solutions within the market they serve. They use their knowledge to help clients make better decisions, solve complex issues and execute new practices that propel clients’ businesses toward key objectives and publish these pragmatic and/or provocative insights. Additionally, they reinforce Gartner ’s value every day by engaging clients via in-person and virtual meetings, sales support visits, Gartner conferences and industry events. We’re looking for a forward-thinking Finance AI Expert to join the Gartner Finance Practice. As a Finance AI Expert, you will regularly produce published insights and meet with Finance leaders including CFOs, FP&A leaders, Controllers, Finance Transformation leaders and their teams to advise on their Artificial Intelligence-related questions and challenges. If you’ve spent a good part of your career working in or alongside corporate finance teams and have exposure to how those teams are getting value from AI investments in key finance processes, then this expert role could be for you. Career experience with the development and deployment of AI projects within the finance function will be valuable. As will deep familiarity with specific finance processes – including forecasting, planning, budgeting, record to report, and transactional finance (such as accounts payable or accounts receivable) – and collaboration with leaders in other corporate functions such as IT, Data, Legal, HR, etc.

The successful candidate will be comfortable discussing and researching topics including:

Finance’s AI vision, strategy, maturity and roadmap

Finance AI use case selection and implementation from pilot to production and scale

Finance AI technology landscape and developments, including vendors and emerging capabilities (e.g., the rise of agentic AI opportunities for finance)

Finance AI oversight and governance strategies

The basics of AI agent design and architecture

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