Business Development Executive
Gartner
Business Development Executive
Gartner
Sells research and advice to business leaders
What makes Gartner Sales a GREAT fit for you? When you join Gartner, you’ll set your career on track for outstanding achievement with a company that knows no limits. We’re the world’s leading research and advisory company, steering clients toward the right decisions with business and technology insights they can’t find anywhere else.
Our teams are composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We believe that a variety of experiences makes us stronger—as individuals, as communities and as an organization. That’s why we're recognized worldwide as a great place to work year after year. We've been recognized by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index and a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Equality Index.
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The German IT Market continues to stand tall as a global powerhouse – home to some of the world’s largest enterprises undergoing major digital transformation.
The demand for strategic, high impact partnerships is growing and we’re looking to recruit a sales expert to lead the charge – that’s where you come in!
When you step into this high-impact role at Gartner – you’ll be responsible for driving growth across the DACH Region targeting accounts with an average $1 billion of aligned IT Budget.
You’ll partner with IT leaders to help them navigate their most critical priorities, leveraging Gartner’s unrivalled Business & Technology Insight to help them reach their goals.
You’ll benefit from:
So, if you’re ready to step into a role that values depth of experience, strategic thinking and sales excellence – apply today!
The Team:
You’ll be supported to reach your goals by 3 of Gartner’s most successful Sales Leaders, just some of the awards they’ve won recently include:
🥇 Multiple Awards for 2020/ 2023 / 2023/2024 Global Top Achiever
Multiple Awards for 2021/ 2022/ 2023 / 2024 Eagle Achiever (Top 1% of Gartner’s Sales Associates GLOBALLY)
Multiple Awards for 2018 – 2024 consecutive Winner’s Circle Achievers
✨ One of the highest percentages of consistent Winners Circle Attainment across Gartner GLOBALLY
About the role:
Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $6 trillion in 2026 and 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.
What you will do:
What you will need:
Progression within Business Development Executive Roles:
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.
What you will get:
Our awards and accolades:
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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 business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 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 vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. 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.
Gartner is the world authority on AI
At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.
It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.
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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Gartner sells business and technology research to executives and their teams, along with advice for decisions about strategy, spending, and operations. Clients use its reports, benchmarking tools, and conversations with experts to evaluate vendors, compare practices, and plan investments. Its consulting teams work on technology strategy and complex projects, while conferences bring leaders together for expert sessions and peer discussions. The company earns revenue from research subscriptions, consulting engagements, and conference attendance, serving organizations across many sectors. Gartner was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
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