Account Executive (Mid-Size Enterprise), Gartner for Finance Leaders

gartner; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Uncapped earnings potential

Job summary

Gartner is seeking an Account Executive for MSE, GBS in the UK to drive retention and growth within existing accounts while introducing new products and services. You will build trusted relationships with C-Level prospects, manage a full sales cycle, and collaborate with internal teams to demonstrate Gartner capabilities.

Ideal candidates have 1–2+ years of sales experience, proven targets, and the ability to influence executives.

Qualifications

• 1–2+ years of experience in a professional setting with proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
• Experience selling IT, staffing/recruiting or professional services solutions highly preferred.
• Experience selling to and/or influencing C-Level Executives.
• Bachelor's degree desired

Responsibilities

• Build trust-based, value-added relationships with C-Level prospects to quickly uncover the mission critical priorities and determine how Gartner can support success.
• Develop new business opportunities within existing accounts, owning the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close.
• Conduct calls with C-Level prospects to qualify, showcase capabilities, and close the business.
• Collaborate with internal partners across the business to bring Gartner to life through portal walkthroughs and proof of concepts.
• Continually build a pipeline of high-quality opportunities to deliver against your sales metrics, ensuring KPI's are met.
• Deliver against assigned annual quota for your territory.

Skills

Executive presence

Sales acumen

Strategic prospecting

Forecasting & pipeline management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree desired

Job description

Account Executive, MSE, GBS

Gartner for Finance provides CFOs and finance executives with actionable, objective business and technology insights that drive smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities. At Gartner, we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Learn more here: https://www.gartner.com/en/finance

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About this role:

The Account Executive role is a sales role responsible for account retention as well as growth within the account by introducing new products and services.

What you will do:

• Build trust-based, value-added relationships with C-Level prospects to quickly uncover the mission critical priorities and determine how Gartner can support success.
• Develop new business opportunities within existing accounts, owning the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close.
• Conduct calls with C-Level prospects to qualify, showcase capabilities, and close the business.
• Collaborate with internal partners across the business to bring Gartner to life through portal walkthroughs and proof of concepts.
• Continually build a pipeline of high-quality opportunities to deliver against your sales metrics, ensuring KPI's are met.
• Deliver against assigned annual quota for your territory.

What you will need:

• 1-2+ years of experience in a professional setting with proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets
• Proven demonstration of intellect, drive, executive presence, and sales acumen
• Experience selling IT, staffing/recruiting or professional services solutions highly preferred
• Experience selling to and/or influencing C-Level Executives.
• Competitive drive with a collaborative approach. You aspire to be the best and inspires those around you. You challenge yourself by setting goals, crushing them, and helping your teammates do the same.
• Proven ability to precisely manage and forecast a complex sales process.
• Willingness to live within a commutable distance to the location required for this role.
• Relocation assistance is available for qualifying candidates.
• Bachelor's degree desired

What you will get:

• We'll invest in you. At Gartner, you'll get more than just a job. You'll get everything you need to build an exciting, rewarding career.
• Career growth starts here. Take your growth into your own hands by tapping into individual development plans, mentorships, and career progression opportunities.
• Uncapped earnings potential. Our sellers' success is recognized and rewarded accordingly.
• Comprehensive onboarding. All new hires begin their time at Gartner by going through Expedition, a robust training program to help them succeed.
• Rewards and recognition. Annual "Winners Circle" event, an all-expense paid trip for our top performers each year.
• Consistent quarter over quarter growth. Gartner is purposefully built to adjust, adapt and pivot our strategy when macro-environmental shifts occur.

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 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. 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 have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

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. 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.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

At Gartner, you'll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients' AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You'll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

It's an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact,