Gartner is a global leader in providing actionable business and technology insights. The Business Development Executive is responsible for acquiring new clients by building trust-based relationships with C-level executives and managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to closure.
Responsibilities
- Seek out and drive new business opportunities with new-to-Gartner organizations across your territory, from initial client outreach to close, targeting Mid-Size Enterprise C-level stakeholders
- 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
- Align the right combination of insight, guidance and practical tools to bring value to the partnership
- Continually build a pipeline of high-quality opportunities to deliver against your sales metrics ensuring KPI’s are met
- 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/annual basis
Skills
- 1+ years' B2B sales experience, preferably within complex, intangible sales environments
- Some business development or 'hunting' 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 live within a commutable distance to one of our COE's (center-of-excellence) in: Fort Myers, Florida, Irving, Texas, Barcelona, Spain, London, England, Gurgaon, India, Singapore, Sydney, Australia
- Bachelor's degree desired
Benefits
- Generous paid time off policy
- Charity match program
- 401k match up to $7,200 per year
- The opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Company Overview
- Gartner provides fact-based consulting services, helping clients use and manage IT to enhance business performance. It was founded in 1979, and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.gartner.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Gartner has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2026, 51 in 2025, 43 in 2024, 60 in 2023, 66 in 2022, 96 in 2021, 71 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.