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About the Role

Gartner Business Development Executives strategically acquire new clients by cultivating trust-based relationships with C-level R&D executives to understand their mission critical priorities, then uncovering opportunities to deliver client-value through the lens of the industry in which they operate. Business Developers own and drive the full sales cycle, from identifying prospects to closure, and then transition new clients to the account management team. They are results-driven, client-committed, and highly collaborative, working with Large Enterprise prospects with +$1bil in annual revenue.

Responsibilities

Seek out and drive new business opportunities with new-to-Gartner organizations across your territory, from initial client outreach to close, targeting Large Enterprise organizations.
Convert viable prospects into active Gartner clients, owning the full sales conversation and negotiation, through to the transition of new clients to the account management team.
Continually build a pipeline of high-quality opportunities to deliver against your sales metrics ensuring KPI’s are met.
Align the right combination of insight, guidance, and practical tools to bring value to the partnership.
Quota responsibility for your assigned territory.
Manage complex high-revenue sales across matrix and diverse business environments.
Own forecasting and account planning on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis.

Requirements

5+ years’ B2B sales experience, preferably within complex, intangible sales environments.
Business development or new-client acquisition experience in a selling role highly desired.
Experience selling to and/or influencing C-Level Executives.
Proven track record meeting and exceeding sales targets.
Proven ability to precisely manage and forecast a complex sale process.
Willingness to conduct travel as needed.

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree desired

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary
Uncapped commission structure

Benefits

Generous paid time off policy
Charity match program
World-class sales training programs and skill development programs
Annual "Winners Circle" event attendance at exclusive destinations for top performers
Professional development and career growth opportunities

About the Company

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 business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories.
We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters.
Gartner is the world authority on AI.
Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys.
We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact.
Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally.
We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team.
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.
Over 13,000 client enterprises worldwide rely on Gartner for actionable, objective business and technology insights.
Our teams of thinkers and doers know that staying curious is the best way to shape the future, for ourselves and our clients.
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.

Equal Opportunity

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability.
You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to ApplicantAccommodations@gartner.com.