Director, IT Strategy Consulting, HHS-Medicaid

Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry-leading IT Insights. From CIOs to leaders in business and government, we help clients translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission-critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth of Gartner’s resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base.

Technology Strategy Consulting. We help the C-suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their organizations. Our consulting team directly leverages the full power of Gartner’s research and insights to address the most important strategic decisions any business will make.

We deliver value to clients in areas such as IT Strategy Consulting, Benchmarking, Analytics and Optimization. Typically, this helps Gartner’s clients to execute on their strategic priorities, including:

• Digital Acceleration and Transformation

• Enterprise Application Enablement

• Big Data and Analytics

• Applications Rationalization & Optimization

• Cloud Strategy and Migration

• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization

• Contract and Cost Optimization

• Security and Risk Management

What you’ll do:

Our Consulting Directors are responsible for high-level project delivery and oversight along with client relationship management. You will manage teams and advise clients at the highest strategic level on both big-picture and tactical matters, focusing on how technology enables a wide range of business outcomes in Heath and Human Services agencies with a strong focus in Medicaid and Child Welfare.

Key responsibilities include:

• Experience supporting state HHS agencies, especially with federally funded systems  modernization (including MMIS, “eligibility of enrollment”, CCWIS, EHRs )

• Drive thought leadership and client relationship management, acting as a trusted advisor.

• Oversee strategy and implementation phases, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards.

• Manage multiple priorities and inspire high-performing teams.

• Hands-on delivery of large, complex projects.

• Ability to create, review, and present deliverables.

• Analytical skills and ability to develop frameworks for junior staff.

• Understanding of vendor landscape and state modernization efforts.

• Exposure to other HHS programs.

• Business development experience.

What you’ll need:

• Deep expertise in Medicaid, Child Welfare andor public sector health IT programs (technical and programmatic).

• Strong client presence and ability to lead/manage teams.

• Experience within a well-regarded management or technology consultancy