Business Development Executive, LE, GBS

gartner; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous paid time off

Uncapped commission

Sales training programs

Annual Winners Circle event

Collaborative culture

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Gartner is seeking a Business Development Executive to grow our Large Enterprise footprint in the UK. You will lead the full sales cycle from initial outreach to closing, then transition new clients to the account management team.

You’ll build trust with C-level executives, meet or exceed targets, and travel as needed. You’ll join a high-performing, collaborative team with world-class training and an uncapped commission structure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ B2B sales experience.
• Experience selling to and/or influencing C-Level Executives.
• Proven track record meeting and exceeding sales targets.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Seek out and drive new business opportunities with Large Enterprise organizations.
• Convert viable prospects into Gartner clients, owning the full sales cycle.
• Maintain a pipeline of high-quality opportunities to meet KPIs.
• Own forecasting and account planning on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

Skills

B2B sales

C-Level selling

Forecasting

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree desired

Job description

About this role

Our Business Development teams play a critical role in expanding Gartner’s presence across the global market. Gartner Business Development Executives strategically acquire new clients by cultivating trust-based relationships with C-level executives to understand their mission critical priorities, then uncovering opportunities to deliver client-value through the lens of the industry in which they operate. Gartner Business Developers own and drive the full sales cycle, from identifying prospects to closure. They then transition new clients to the account management team for ongoing value delivery.

Our Business Development teams are relentless about building trust-based, value add relationships with clients, delivering long-term client value, and building their book of business over time. Business developers are results driven, client committed, and highly collaborative.

Business Developers will be given a territory of Large Enterprise prospects, which may be completely new prospects with no existing spend or could be clients within other Gartner areas. In our GBS Large Enterprise segment, Business Developers work with prospects with +$1bil in annual revenue.

What you will do

• 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 KPIs 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, and annual basis.

What you will need

• 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.
• Bachelor’s degree desired.

What you will get

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, and more.
• Uncapped commission structure.
• World-class sales training programs and skill development programs.
• Annual "Winners Circle" event attendance at exclusive destinations for top performers.
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces inclusion.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.

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