Gartner Expert
John Kostoulas
VP Analyst
John Kostoulas is a Vice President Analyst in Gartner's Technology and Service Provider (T&SP) research group focused on human capital management (HCM) technologies, processes and services.
Mr. Kostoulas spends most of his time advising HCM technology and service providers of various sizes, from startup to established, across the world through published research and daily interactions. Topics include market opportunity, strategy, product roadmap, positioning, go-to-market and operations for their products and services. He also advises technology and service providers on how to address their challenges around talent, culture and capabilities, and how to build strong product teams.
In addition, he supports HR and IT leaders on decisions related to talent management and HR service delivery redefinition due to digitalization, scaling of diversity and inclusion across all levels of the organization, and enhancement of employee experience in a fragmented HCM technology landscape.
Previous experience
Before joining Gartner, Mr. Kostoulas had 16 years of holistic experience and a solid track record in human capital technology and transformation from the perspectives of service providers, vendors and end customers. He has led numerous global-scale initiatives for world-class organizations on global implementation of leading technology solutions including: change management, technology operations and adoption, global service delivery/process/metrics design, global shared services/BPO business case creation/setup/transition, and organizational design of various functions.
Professional background
Vodafone
Principal Manager, Global HR Systems Architecture and Operations
Coca-Cola HBC
Group HR Business Process Leader
Oracle
Senior HCM Sales Consultant
Areas of coverage
Product Strategy and Launch for Tech CEOs
HCM Technology Transformation
Product Leadership
Customer Acquisition for Tech CEOs
Product Planning
Education
Leadership Decision Making, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Master of Business Administration, Schulich School of Business, York University
Diploma in Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1HCM technology providers and Payroll BPO providers: Market trends, strategy, positioning, product roadmap, go-to-market
2Technology and service providers: How to address talent, culture and capabilities, how to build strong product teams
3Diversity and inclusion: Why it matters, how technologies can help
4End-user clients: Advice on HCM software - technology strategy, trends, vendors, value drivers, business case
5End-user clients: Advice on Payroll BPO and HR uses of RPA - strategies, trends, providers, value drivers, business case
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