Senior Director Analyst – Procurement Technology, Contract Lifecycle Management, AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Create and present engaging, evidence-based research tailored for procurement and technology leaders.

• Define Gartner's perspective on CLM, S2P, procurement orchestration, AI-enabled procurement, contract intelligence, and supplier intelligence.

• Recognize emerging trends, market disruptions, and innovative technologies that affect procurement organizations.

• Provide guidance to Chief Procurement Officers, Heads of Procurement Technology, Digital Transformation Leaders, and CIOs.

• Conduct valuable client inquiries and strategic advisory discussions.

• Assist clients in formulating procurement digital transformation strategies, prioritizing technology and AI investments, evaluating vendors, implementing technology, managing adoption, and navigating change.

• Produce innovative research that addresses the challenges faced by clients.

• Contribute to Gartner methodologies, frameworks, assessment models, Market Overviews, Magic Quadrants, Market Quadrants, and Hype Cycles.

• Speak at Gartner conferences and executive events worldwide.

• Organize executive roundtables, webinars, and peer discussions.

• Collaborate with technology providers, startups, investors, and industry practitioners.

• Assess both emerging and established vendors within the procurement technology landscape.

• Lead research initiatives focused on generative AI and agentic AI capabilities in procurement.

• Assist clients in differentiating between AI hype and tangible business outcomes.

• Establish best practices for AI governance, adoption, risk management, and value realization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in procurement technology (source-to-pay), sourcing technology, and CLM technology.

• In-depth knowledge of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), including standalone CLM provider landscapes.

• Comprehensive understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P) suites and procurement technology ecosystems, including vendor landscapes.

• Experience in advising executives, leading transformation initiatives, and evaluating procurement technology vendors.

• Proven expertise in Artificial Intelligence applications within procurement, sourcing, contracting, or supplier management.

• Exceptional written, analytical, and presentation abilities.

• Capability to distill complex information into clear, actionable insights.

• Strong executive presence and credibility with senior business leaders.

• Background in procurement technology leadership, procurement consulting, enterprise software strategy, digital procurement transformation, CLM solution leadership, procurement operations and innovation, or industry analyst research is beneficial.

• Experience with platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Oracle, JAGGAER, GEP, Icertis, Sirion, Ironclad, Agiloft, Conga, and other leading procurement and CLM vendors is highly regarded.

🏝️ Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation.

• World-class benefits.

• Flexible hybrid work environment, allowing for virtual productivity while also meeting colleagues in person.

• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.

• An inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunities.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.