Consulting Director – MCRU (Manufacturing, Consumer, Resources, Utilites)

Overview

As Director, you advise senior leaders on technology strategy and digital transformation, shaping and delivering high-impact engagements across key industries. You’ll lead complex programs, build trusted executive relationships, and drive growth through business development and commercial leadership. You combine strategy, technology insights, and delivery credibility to help clients realise measurable value. This role offers influence across UK & Ireland’s leading organizations and a chance to grow Gartner’s consulting footprint.

Pay / Benefits

• world-class benefits
• competitive compensation
• hybrid work environment
• inclusion and employee resource groups
• opportunities for career growth

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor to senior executives across Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Retail, Utilities, Energy and Life Sciences
• Shape and deliver technology and digital strategies aligned with growth, efficiency, resilience, customer experience and innovation
• Lead delivery of complex engagements: IT/digital strategies, operating models, cloud/app modernization, enterprise architecture, governance and transformation
• Provide programme assurance, governance design, benefits tracking and risk management
• Develop and expand executive relationships within strategic accounts; identify and convert consulting opportunities
• Lead business development activities including proposals and executive-level presentations
• Coach and mentor consultants; foster a high-performance, inclusive culture aligned with Gartner values

Key requirements

• Experience leading client engagements end to end with senior stakeholders
• Strong management consulting and technology strategy background
• Proven ability to develop trusted advisor relationships with C-level executives
• Commercial acumen with revenue growth, account expansion and proposals
• Experience in Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Retail, Utilities, Energy and/or Life Sciences
• Ability to operate in a fast-growing consulting environment and collaborate across teams

• Analytical mindset
• Effective communication
• Stakeholder management
• Management consulting in technology strategy and transformation
• Enterprise IT, digital strategy, and roadmaps
• Digital, data, and technology operating models

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