VP, Customer Experience (CX) Strategy

Gartner is a people business. Fueled by expert analysis, bold ideas, and intellectual courage, we are a team of thinkers, doers, and lifelong learners. We are innately curious, driven, disciplined and humble.The VP, Customer Experience (CX) Strategy is a member of the Customer and User Experience (CX/UX) Platform Leadership team and broader Global Product Management organization at Gartner. The Customer Experience Platform team oversees the core Gartner.com and mobile app experience, inclusive of notifications.The VP, CX Strategy will partner with the CX/UX leader to create a mission for the customer journey and user experience, developing and implementing future focused CX/UX roadmaps and strategies that drive growth and retention. Using design thinking and lean product principles, this role will contribute heavily to the transformation of Gartner’s digital experience that helps clients solve mission critical priorities while providing an effortless, client-centric, experience.The ideal candidate will be a bold, creative customer and user experience leader who will be laser-focused on understanding our clients’ current and future needs. They will be relentless in the pursuit of providing a world-class digital customer experience. Come join us in building something great!What you’ll do:• Develop a long-term strategy for the customer journey/user experience, in collaboration with the CX/UX Leader, to provide a compelling, and engaging customer experience across the customer journey.• Drive strategy to facilitate experiences that enable our clients to get the most value from their Gartner subscriptions, and help increase the overall value to Gartner. Successful candidate will do this through:• Customer Journey Mapping: Design and segment detailed customer journey maps that identify critical touchpoints, moments of truth, points of friction and identify additional opportunities to increase engagement and retention.• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute comprehensive CX strategies that align with our clients’ business goals and objectives, leveraging voice of customer, deep industry insights and competitive analysis.• Leveraging Analytics: Leverage customer behavior and retention data to help prioritize opportunities which help drive engagement and retention• Develop executive-level storytelling presentations, simplifying complex findings and concepts to drive action and decision making.• Develop common customer experience building blocks, based on requirements from product managers & feedback.• Internal: work cross-functionally with key Business Units including, but not limited to Global Product Management, Service & Delivery, IT, Research and Sales Leadership Team. External: Industry experts, vendors and potentially clients.What you’ll need:• BA in Business, Marketing, Technology or in a relevant discipline. MBA is highly preferred.• 12+ years of progressive business and leadership experience to include experience within product management area with significant exposure to customer experience organizations.• Strategic leadership skills with demonstrated ability to optimize existing business models.• In depth understanding of the needs, opportunities, and challenges facing clients, specifically related to digital, user/customer experience.• Executive level communication with the ability to influence cross-functional teams including IT, Research, Service and Sales.• Ability to synthesize complex ideas into simple, concise value statements and core messages.• Must be able to work in a dynamic environment with challenging deadlines and demonstrate outstanding project management skills.• Demonstrated entrepreneurship and agile leadership, as well as strong problem-solving skills.• Exposure to lean product and design thinking methodologies desirableWhat you will get:• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401K matching and more!• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunitiesWho are we?At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.What makes Gartner a great place to work?Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.What do we offer?Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 158,000 USD - 220,500 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. 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