Business Development Executive, Technology - London

Gartner; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research and advisory company in London is seeking a Business Development Executive to drive growth by acquiring new clients. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of B2B sales experience and a strong track record of success. You will own the full sales cycle and work collaboratively in an innovative environment. This role offers competitive compensation, flexible working arrangements, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Limitless development opportunities

Positive, collaborative culture

Family private health

Strong pension

Dental benefits

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of sales experience with a strong track record in B2B sales.
• High level of commercial intellect and executive presence.
• Drive for individual success combined with a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Own the complete sales cycle from prospecting through close.
• Convert viable prospects to active clients.

Skills

Sales experience

Commercial intellect

Sales acumen

Job description

Overview

As a Business Development Executive for EMSE, you will be joining Gartner’s fastest growing region operating at the forefront of Gartner’s sales function, responsible for acquiring new clients for Gartner. You will be given ownership for a specific territory targeting prospective clients with business revenue of up to $750 million per annum.

What you’ll do

• Identify and develop new business opportunities with new-to-Gartner organizations
• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting through close
• Convert viable prospects to active Gartner clients (members), leading the full sales conversation and negotiation before transitioning new clients to the account management team

What we offer

• Limitless development and learning opportunities – from your initial sales training period of 3 weeks, right through your first year and beyond, Gartner will continually support you in being successful in your role, as well as continuous career development
• A collaborative and positive culture — Your team will be as smart and driven as you
• Outstanding compensation and rewards for achievement and over achievement— Plus additional benefits such as family private health, strong pension, dental
• A chance to make an impact — You will be joining a fast-growing business with a market leading product and a huge opportunity for further accelerated growth

What you’ll need

• Circa 3-5 years of sales experience with a strong track record of success, preferably in consultative, senior-level B2B sales or similar
• A high level of commercial intellect, executive presence and sales acumen
• A high level of drive for individual success, combined with a collaborative approach.

Join our team

You’ll be successful in this role if you are an action-oriented individual who is focused on getting great results and achieving great things.

As a BD team, we consistently embrace the vision, roadmap to success and the action it takes to make it happen. We’re humble and embrace respectful, radical candor with a mindset of ongoing professional and personal development. The team is collaborative; one team with a shared mission. We welcome feedback and understand the value of working together to accomplish more than what is possible individually.

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 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 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.

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