Business Development Executive

What you’ll do:

As an experienced sales professional, you’ll uncover new logo business on the large enterprise team in our Marketing Practice and https://www.gartner.com/en/marketing. You’ll navigate the sales process through complex business environments selling to the C-level in a designated territory. Prospects of the large enterprise sales team have $1B+ in annual revenue. Your role will also include:

• Quota of $450K - $525K in new contract value across your territory
• Convert prospects into Gartner clients, owning the full sales cycle and negotiation through to the transition of new clients to the account management team
• Continually build relationships at the C-Level to uncover prospects’ mission critical priorities and present Gartner solutions to deliver against sales metrics and KPIs
• Collaborate with internal resource teams to produce proof of concept and subject matter expertise to prospects
• Own forecasting and account planning on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis

What you’ll need to be successful:

We’re a traits-based organization that seeks diverse talent to best meet our clients’ needs. We look for sales professionals with strong executive presence, intrinsic drive, natural curiosity and coachability. The experience level we look for is as follows:

• 5 – 8 years of consultative, B2B sales experience
• Experience prospecting to the C-Suite and senior-level leadership of enterprise businesses
• Quick learning attributes that enable you to pivot and work through ambiguity
• Ability to demonstrate strong sales process and strategies
• Track record of overachievement on goals or quotas
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, Master’s or advanced degree is a plus

What’s in it for you?

• World-class training through our Sales Academy when you join and on-going training from our L&D team and sales leadership
• Unlimited advancement potential as a sales professional or progression into people leadership
• Unmatched resources to support your success
• Inclusive environment with great balance for personal and family life
• Generous compensation including uncapped commission, accelerators, bonuses and other incentives

About the Team:

Our diverse sales team is one with a track record of continuous learning and overachievement. Nearly 50% of our sales associates achieved our annual sales recognition trip, Winner’s Circle, in 2019 and many were promoted to new roles. Most people leaders have been promoted internally and have delivered great success as an individual contributor in the past. They’re hands-on and enjoy working through challenging client scenarios alongside their team.

Learn more about Gartner sales teams on our career blog. Here are a few suggestions to get you started, Gartner Sales Roles and Life of Gartner Sales.

Who are we:

Gartner is the world’s leading research and advisory company, offering information, advice and tools for business leaders. We provide objective and invaluable insights to our C-level executive clients, where we guide them to achieve the mission-critical priorities of their organization. We’ve grown exponentially since our founding in 1979 and now employ over 17,000 associates globally and support 12,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

Our awards and accolades:

• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021
• Forbes America’s Best Employers 2018, 2019; Best Management Consulting Firms 2017, 2018, 2019
• Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index Best Places to Work for LBGTQ Equality 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021
• Careers & the disABLED Magazine Top 50 Employers 2021

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 93,600 USD - 137,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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