Executive Partner (Federal CFO advisory)

About this role:

The Executive Finance Partner's (EFP) role is to engage each member-client (Federal agency CFO's), and to help them identify key initiatives to achieve specific enterprise goals.

Partnering with the member can include activities such as: defining, developing, coaching and/or critiquing strategies; helping develop and/or transform their organizations; assisting/advising with the development and execution of vision & strategy; aggregating and delivering Gartner research insights on key initiatives, priorities, and implementations; and in general, becoming a trusted advisor for the Federal client CFO. With the support of their Executive Partner, our clients are able to achieve their goals quicker and more cost effectively and with a higher assurance of success.

What you'll do:

Relationship Management

The Executive Partner manages approximately 25 senior executive member relationships and participates in account planning with Senior Client Managers and Senior Account Executives. These three roles collectively and individually have responsibility for each assigned account.

The Executive Partner participates in all phases of the member lifecycle: pre-sale, on-boarding, relationship management, delivery, review and renewal.

The Executive Partner conducts monthly consultations with the CFO client, brings the power of Gartner's service, research and advisory to each client, conducts workshops for the client member, leads CFO activities at the annual Gartner Finance Executive Conference and leads CFO breakout sessions during annual Finance Forums.

Success is defined by:

• Delivering exceptional client service and regularly engaging the member in a substantive manner
• Bringing the power of Gartner's service, research and advisory to the CFO member
• Partnering with Sales, Research and Service to delight the client
• Accurately identifying the member's Key Priorities
• Developing an engagement plan
• Participating (with Sales and Client Managers) in quarterly account reviews
• Lead events for members

Service, Sales and Marketing Support

The Executive Partner is responsible for member retention and for contributing toward growth in the region through direct support of Gartner Finance in prospect cultivation, account plan development and value demonstration activities

Research Support

The Executive Partner supports research activities, such as facilitating member participation in research studies or case panels. The Executive Partner will be aligned with and leverage Gartner research positions and initiatives as well as provide feedback from the member base to the research organization. The Executive Partner works with research analysts to develop and deliver CFO relevant research.

Program Delivery

• Define and deliver innovative solutions by assessing member needs and developing a customized value plan in accordance with overall Gartner Sales strategy and Gartner Finance product deliverables.
• Work with members across Federal agencies to further their levels of Finance maturity through delivery of research, peer networking, and coaching.
• Critique client strategies, guide clients in building their organizations, and assist in developing Finance strategies, establishing priorities, and planning for implementation around key Finance initiatives.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with various internal groups to create a comprehensive, well designed sustainable set of key deliverables for clients (including targeted research, personal coaching sessions, scripted analyst sessions, involvement with appropriate events, etc.)
• Direct and facilitate member peer group

Content Development and Management

• Participate in presentations, panels and workshops
• Participate in relevant research communities to keep topic area knowledge current and share member experiences with analysts
• Facilitate member interaction and collaboration through the Sales community portal and assisted member connections
• Lead and participate in local events and roundtables

What you'll need:

Subject Matter Expertise

The Executive MUST be a CFO (current or former) at a Federal agency with demonstrated topic knowledge in developing and delivering overall Financial strategy, execution and performance improvement. The Executive Partner will be an accomplished current or former Federal CFO with a broad base of expertise that has operated at a senior leadership level and driven change at all levels. Must have a solid understanding of accounting and finance.

The Executive Partner is responsible to retain clients in accordance with established Gartner Retention Metrics. In addition, to work closely with Sales to vet and close "new' CFO business.

Key areas of coverage:

• Leadership
• CFO Personal Impact and Effectiveness
• Finance Org Structure and Finance Talent
• ERP and Finance Technology / Digitization
• Financial Data & Analytics
• Cost and Capital Management
• Solid understanding of Audit and the impact to the CFO's company

Other requirements

• A university graduate in Finance or Accounting preferred; MBA is a plus
• MUST have held the title of CFO (or held the most senior Finance leadership position) at a Federal agency
• Must have experience in Federal environments
• Prior consulting experience is a plus
• An in-depth understanding of the Finance Function and the role of the CFO (including leadership, operations management, strategy and trends, use of metrics, etc.)
• In depth understanding of the business value of Finance and Accounting and the alignment of Business and Finance strategies
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to assess member situations and provide actionable, outcome-based business advice & guidance
• Ability to lead and manage ambiguous situations
• Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills; with a healthy dose of humility and experience working with C level executives. This individual should have strong reflective listening skills and the ability to adjust to client cues and needs
• Superior verbal and written communication skills and strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Sales savvy
• Collaboration and ability to influence
• Sales and / or business development experience or ability with CXO level executives
• Strong time / project management skills / must be detail oriented

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Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. Certain locations in the United States require job postings to include a reasonable estimate of the base salary range and/or a general description of benefits and other compensation applicable to the role. For this role in those locations, the base salary range for new hires is:

California Annualized Base Pay Range: 192,800 USD - 225,000 USD

Colorado Annualized Base Pay Range: 192,800 USD - 225,000 USD

New Jersey Annualized Base Pay Range: 192,800 USD - 225,000 USD

New York Annualized Base Pay Range: 192,800 USD - 225,000 USD

Washington Annualized Base Pay Range: 192,800 USD - 225,000 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. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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