Enterprise Account Executive - Global Exhibitor Sales (GES)

Gartner; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in the UK is looking for a motivated Account Executive to drive conference exhibitor sales by building relationships with senior IT executives. The role requires a minimum of 4 years of consultative sales experience and strong prospecting skills. Great earnings potential, travel required, and numerous employee benefits are included.

Benefits

Competitive base salary with uncapped commission

Generous paid time off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years of proven consultative sales experience in high-tech industries preferred.
• Ability to understand enterprise-wide issues and structure innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Achieve quota by growing total sales bookings.
• Collaborate with lead generation for strong prospecting.
• Deliver high-quality presentations in Gartner format.
• Travel required to conferences and client meetings.

Skills

Consultative sales experience

Strong prospecting skills

Business acumen

Knowledge of C-level issues

Job description

About Global Exhibitor Sales

Gartner Global Exhibitor Sales (GES) is the premier sales organization that connects business and technology providers with their next customers. Are you a top sales performer looking for a career-defining opportunity with outstanding earning potential, an undeniable competitive advantage and great upward mobility, all while working for one of the world’s most respected companies? Then a role with GES is what you have been looking for.

About this role

We are seeking a highly motivated, achievement-driven Account Executive to contribute to our double-digit growth, backed by the solid infrastructure of a world-class sales organization. This exciting role involves building face-to-face relationships with senior executives within the world’s most prominent IT vendor organizations to drive conference exhibitor sales. A successful Account Executive enjoys travel, uncapped income potential, and generous performance-based rewards.

What you will do

• Quota Achievement in retaining and growing Total Sales Bookings (TSB) to ensure Net revenue growth for a given portfolio of conferences and/or clients
• Proficient in account planning and understanding of territory management
• Strong prospecting skills and work collaboratively with lead gen
• Maintain or exceed pipeline goal of 3x value of sales forecast
• Inter-departmental resource utilization and coordinator across Gartner lines of business
• Renewal activities focused on client needs and development of high-level client relationships
• Development of integrated solutions based on contract offerings
• Solid business acumen and industry expertise
• Timely and accurate revenue forecasting, ability to accurately forecast 30/60/90 days out (+/- 5% accuracy)
• Compliance in utilizing internal sales enablement tools such as salesforce.com and management processes, such as correct use of contracts and following the booking process
• Delivering high-quality presentations in the Gartner format
• Travel required to 5+ conferences per year plus client meetings and competitive conferences

What you will need

• Minimum 4+ years of proven consultative sales experience; experience in the high-tech industry (services, software, or hardware) preferred
• Proven ability to understand enterprise-wide issues and to structure innovative, integrated solutions that provide marketing decision support to global organizations in achieving their business goals
• Knowledge of the issues faced by C-level heads of Sales and Marketing
• Good understanding of business buying centers
• Solid industry-specific and account knowledgeAbility to travel to conferences, client meetings, competitive conferences

What you will get

• Competitive base salary with uncapped commission, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Family Leave, Caregiving Support, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan and more!
• Live immersive sales training experience, followed by just-in-time learning and mentorship opportunities
• Opportunity to attend Gartner’s Winners Circle and other incentive trips upon meeting specific targets
• Opportunity to leverage what you’ve learned and accelerate your Gartner career– where you want to go is up to you
• Unmatched support and collaboration from your internal partners to renew, grow, and support your accounts
• Access to our voluntary, associate-driven Employee Resource Groups that bring associates together to foster a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace

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