Business Development Executive, LE, GBS

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Job description

What makes Gartner a GREAT fit for you? When you join Gartner, you'll be part of a team with a no-limits mindset that helps the world become smarter and more connected. We're the world's leading research and advisory company that steers clients toward the right decisions with business and technology insights they can't find anywhere else. Our associates enjoy a collaborative work environment with exceptional training and career development. If you like working with a curious, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is the place for you.

Interested in learning more, view and register for any of our upcoming recruiting events here!

What makes Gartner a GREAT fit for you? When you join Gartner, you'll be part of a team with a no-limits mindset that helps the world become smarter and more connected. We're the world's leading research and advisory company that steers clients toward the right decisions with business and technology insights they can't find anywhere else. Our associates enjoy a collaborative work environment with exceptional training and career development. If you like working with a curious, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is the place for you.

Interested in learning more, view and register for any of our upcoming recruiting events here!

What you'll do as a Business Development Executive:

As an experienced sales professional, you'll uncover new logo business on the large enterprise team in our Government for Human Resources Leaders practice. 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 $750K - $1M 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 required 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. 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
• 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

Job Requisition ID:50256

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