Business Development Executive; Large Enterprise), Risk Leaders

Overview

Business Development Executive, LE GBS

Gartner for Legal, Risk, & Compliance provides General Counsel and legal executives with actionable, objective business and technology insights that drive smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization’s mission-critical priorities. At Gartner, we guide the leaders who shape the world.

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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 and uncover opportunities to deliver client-value through the lens of the industry in which they operate. Gartner Business Developers drive the full sales cycle, from identifying prospects to closure and transition of new accounts to the account management team.

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. While driven for results, they are also highly collaborative with account management teams in handing off business and ensuring an exceptional client experience.

This role will be focused on the UK&I territory for Gartner. You will be given a target list of Large-Enterprise prospects, which may be completely new prospects with no existing spend or could be clients within other Gartner areas. Clients of the Large-Enterprise sales teams are +$1bil in annual revenue.

• Seek out and drive new business opportunities with new-to-Gartner organizations across UK&I, 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 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.

• 5+ years’ B2B sales experience, preferably within complex, intangible sales environments.

• Experience selling into Large Enterprise organisations in the UK&I.

• 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 travel as needed.

Gartner offers a lifetime of opportunities driven by our growth. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

Gartner has a promote from within culture and limitless opportunities for progression. Gartner leaders embrace this culture and are focused on helping associates achieve success in current role, as well as coaching associates to the next role or path, whether it be more senior BD levels, account management paths, or sales leadership.

• Typical internal promotions include:

  • Business Development Director

  • Team Lead

  • Sales Manager

• Most of our Sales Managers and Team Leads are hired internally as part of our progression path.

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, and more!

• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity

• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities

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