Corporate Finance and AI Strategy Expert

Corporate Finance AI Expert (Remote - Canada / Europe) Gartner is seeking a Corporate Finance AI Expert to join the Gartner Finance Practice at the Senior Director level. About The Function : Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who use exceptional research and analytical skills to create powerful business and technology insights, market predictions and grounded how-to guidance for a broad range of world-leading organizations. The Role : As a Corporate Finance AI Expert, you will regularly produce published insights and meet with Finance leaders to advise on their Artificial Intelligence-related questions and challenges. 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 Finance AI oversight and governance strategies Finance AI economics, including measures of cost, value and risk What you'll do / Key Responsibilities : Create unique, defensible and highly consumable business and technology insights that directly address the AI priorities and opportunities of finance leaders. Serve as a leading authority on finance AI topics and stay abreast of external research and trends in artificial intelligence relevant to finance audiences. Create unique, defensible and highly consumable business and technology insights that directly address the AI priorities and opportunities of finance leaders. Serve as a leading authority on finance AI topics, such as: Finance AI use cases that draw on a range of traditional, generative and agentic AI techniques; setting up AI pilots and scaling initiatives; ensuring proper governance of finance AI tools; navigating the Finance AI vendor landscape; connecting AI to finance process automation and wholesale finance transformation. Stay abreast of external research and trends in artificial intelligence relevant to finance audiences. Provide current and prospective clients with actionable advice via virtual and face-to-face interactions. Support business growth and client engagement strategies by partnering with Gartner's commercial organization to create long-term value for both clients and Gartner. Act as an internal advisor on how AI technologies and approaches are impacting the finance function. Create and deliver presentations for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings. Build your personal brand as a functional Finance AI expert to drive Gartner's insights, methodology and strategy. What you'll need : 12+ years' experience working on relevant finance function and technology topics, with 3+ years of AI for finance, with increasing scope and responsibility. Career exposure to major finance processes and workflows, data sources and technologies. 12+ years' experience working on relevant finance function and technology topics, with 3+ years of AI for finance, with increasing scope and responsibility. Career exposure to major finance processes and workflows, data sources and technologies. Experience with both the deployment of AI functionality in embedded tools and the development of homegrown or company-specific AI solutions. Exposure to data science, quantitative analytics, statistics, probabilistic decision-making and coding languages (preferably Python) via on-the-job experience or formalized education (backgrounds in math, statistics and physics a plus). Moderate willingness to travel; though primarily a virtual role, Analysts occasionally have opportunities for domestic and international travel. Who you are : Polished communicator, collaborative, organized, confident, analytically savvy, and naturally curious. Polished communicator: Can immediately establish credibility with senior executives through strong verbal proficiency and distill key points succinctly and compellingly in written content Collaborative: extremely comfortable connecting, coordinating and delivering impact with global colleagues and clients in both virtual and face-to-face settings Organized: skilled at multitasking, prioritizing, and working both independently and within a team under deadlines across various project types Confident: able to make sound decisions on projects and drive for results with minimal supervision (i.e., in a remote, virtual-first environment)Analytically savvy: able to flex strong critical reasoning skills and analytical capabilities to understand the drivers of challenges and propose solutions Naturally curious: a life-long learner with an enthusiasm for exchanging ideas with others Gartner is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company's career webpage as a result of your disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr