Gartner - Executive - Business Development

Business Development Executives manage specific geographies. Their goal is to prospect companies which are not presently purchasing Gartner Research. The purpose is to identify key buying centers in these companies to sell Gartner Research to expand Gartner's net new client base.

Key responsibilities:

- Leverage key best practices to drive and successfully sell new business opportunities; build and effectively manage a list of new clients to drive business development

- Strong focus on selling to only net new/prospective clients and transitioning closed clients to existing AEs within 30 days of closing for continued Gartner service

- Collaborate with internal resources and external network to prioritize and penetrate key accounts; quickly build relationships with key stakeholders to drive business

- Primary focus net new logos / net new client accounts

- Identify key decision makers and develop strategic relationships to drive revenue

- Timely and accurate revenue forecasting

- Compliance in utilizing internal sales enablement tools and management processes.

- Utilizing account planning and time management tools to drive an increase of research revenue to an assigned quota

- Follow determined Business Development best practices developed through collaboration with peers or delivered by Sales Learning and Development team

Job requirements:

- Minimum 7-12 years proven consultative sales experience in high technology (services, s/w, h/w) to large multinational companies

- A consistent track record of overachievement in sales targets

- Ability to build credibility quickly with new clients; relationship should be developed at the highest level and other key stakeholders

- Proven experience in prospecting and developing new business, by effectively building prospect lists and strong ability to transition prospects to clients

- Proven experience in closing enterprise-wide complex sales solutions, by structuring innovation, integrated solutions that provide IT decision makers value and support in achieving their business goals

- High level of clock speed; ability to comprehend and problem solve by thinking and acting quickly on your feet

- Strong leadership skills and ability to influence others in the organization with no direct reporting relationship

- Ability to articulate a strong value proposition of Research at the executive level

- Ability to uncover and prioritize prospective client's KI's to drive a shortened sales cycle

- Comprehensive understanding of technology buying centers

- Prior experience utilizing a CRM tool, corporate/enterprise-wide

- Intermediate to advanced competence in Excel

Profile of Successful Applicant:

- Hugely driven individual with clear, ambitious goals, and ability to successfully track towards and achieve these (in and/or outside of work environment)

- Ability to connect high activity rate to achievement of personal, professional and financial goals

- Ability to quickly understand our client's strategic goals and match up to Gartner's capabilities through construction and delivery of a compelling business case

- Entrepreneur minded individual with positive mindset capable of converting adversity into opportunity

Gartner is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to the value of workforce diversity.

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