Project Manager, R&A

As a Project Manager in SRS and Growth accelerator team, you will work with the management and leadership team as a key owner and partner in Managing Subscriptions of third-party data providers (eg, Factiva, Capital IQ).

The person will be responsible for a wide range of regular tasks and initiatives related to budgeting, subscription evaluation, vendor negotiation and cost optimization. The job requires a person who is proactive, organized, can liaison and collaborate with SME s, legal, procurement and finance when it comes to various activities during evaluation and procurement of external proprietary sources/subscriptions

What you will do:

• Design and maintain investment decision framework for renewals for all proprietary databases
• Design and maintain documentation to ensure business continuity, updating new contracts documents, renewal calendar
• Drive Vendor engagement and relationship for Gartner s Subscription Budget with our vendors
• Contribute to initiatives pertaining to higher usage of the database subscriptions
• Design and maintain subscription dashboard and ensure regular connect and reporting to SRS GA leadership
• Suggest new ideas and organize solution sessions/workshops in collaboration with Team Managers/experts
• Keep track of additional features/new offerings and arranging database trainings
• Act as soundboard and driver for SRSGA leadership to help redefine existing ways and add new aspects
• Develop a good understanding of SRSGA data sources.
• Work with SRSGA team to figure out new/alternate databases
• Ensure timely renewal, payments to database subscriptions/vendors and adherence to procurement guidelines

What you will need:

Professional qualifications and experience

• Post-graduates/graduates with 3-5 years of work experience (B.Sc./BBA/ B.A. Economics/B.Com)
• Experience in data assets and subscription management, procurement and maintenance of knowledge assets.
• Adept in product evaluation, budgeting concepts and pricing negotiation

Key attributes

• Strong sense of ownership and a can do attitude
• Adept in product evaluation, budgeting and pricing negotiation
• Hands on experience in designing research/operational tools and dashboards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of databases such as Factiva, Capital IQ, Crunchbase and data visualization tools (Power BI, advance excel etc) is a plus.

What you will get:

In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, the Gartner research team enjoys exceptional benefits, including:

• Competitive base salary and a generous paid time off policy
• Group Medical Insurance, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity
• High emphasis on learning, professional development, and growth