About the role:

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Director, Analyst serves as a leader within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and general levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations.

What you will do:

Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content

Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act

Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward

Demonstrate thought leadership in establishingInsights positions across a team of analysts

Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda

Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights





Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions

Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings

Support BTI and Sales: Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business

Provide high quality and timely content peer review

Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy

Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community

Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery

Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members

Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions

What you will need:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred

10+ years of relevant field or industry experience





Hands on experience securing AI-driven development of applications including agentic coding and AI generated code, and AI-driven vulnerability discovery, prioritization and remediation.

Able to define and articulate emerging best practices for securing AI-enabled applications, specifically managing the risks of AI agents, MCPs, and APIs.

Forward-looking understanding of threat modeling, penetration testing and vulnerability management, specifically how these functions are changing with the introduction of AI.

Demonstrate executive presence; can immediatelyestablish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders

Deep expertisewith the technologies, methodologies, and tools involved in application security including SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA with knowledge and experience with vendors like Checkmarx, Snyk, GitLab, Github

Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables

Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability

Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions

Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges

Strong communication skills - able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply

Subject matter expertise; comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements

Strong business and financial acumen

Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape wit

📌 Director Analyst, AI Application Security (Barcelona)
🏢 Gartner
📍 Barcelona