Planning & Performance Business Analyst, Conferences

About the role

Gartner Conferences is expanding its Planning & Performance team and is looking for a Planning & Performance Business Analyst in Irving. The analyst partners with leaders across the Conferences organization to deliver data-driven insights, performance analysis, forecasting and business recommendations that support growth and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Support the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasting cycles across the Conferences portfolio.
• Manage and enhance weekly and monthly operational reporting and KPI tracking.
• Analyze commercial, operational, marketing and financial data to produce actionable insights and recommendations.
• Identify trends, opportunities, risks and performance drivers and share them with business leaders.
• Prepare executive-level analytics, presentations and business reviews for senior leadership.
• Develop and maintain analytical models for planning, forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Validate and analyze large operational datasets to build meaningful KPIs.
• Conduct root cause analyses of performance variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Partner with stakeholders to turn business questions into analytical frameworks, and work with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives.
• Support revenue, marketing and operational budget reporting, and improve reporting processes and data quality.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and emerging analytics technologies to improve productivity and insight.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred, ideally in Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics or another quantitative discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in business analysis, finance, analytics, consulting or a related field.
• Ability to analyze large datasets, spot trends and explain insights to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills, including executive-ready materials.
• Attention to detail, data accuracy and values aligned with Gartner's culture.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI, including data modeling and visualization.
• Experience building analytical models for forecasting, planning and decision-making.
• Familiarity with SQL, data querying tools or other business intelligence technologies is a plus.
• Preferred: experience with forecasting, budgeting, performance management, commercial/operational/marketing metrics, and conference, events, media, SaaS or similar environments.

What we offer

• Base salary estimated between 72,000 and 100,000 USD, with possible variation based on experience and location.
• Annual bonus plan or role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan.
• Generous PTO, 401k match up to 7,200 USD per year, and the option to buy company stock at a discount.
• Hybrid work environment.