Senior Business Development Director, Global Enterprise Germany

What makes Gartner Tech 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 sales culture is based on recognition and personal development. Our team earn a competitive base salary, uncapped commissions and exceptional benefits — along with top training and support, and recognition for high performers. If you’re coachable, persistent, smart, executive-savvy, and looking for your next great adventure, Gartner is the place for you.

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About the role:

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:

• Net new account ownership - full autonomy with strong support
• Opportunity to make immediate impact in greenfield accounts with unlimited earning potential
• Strong internal enablement as well as brand credibility within the enterprise space
• Career development in a high growth, strategic region
• Visibility and influence across EMEA and global leadership

So, if you’re ready to step into a role that values depth of experience, strategic thinking and sales excellence – apply today!

What you will do:

• Seek out and drive new business opportunities with new-to-Gartner organizations across your territory, from initial client outreach to close, targeting Large 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.

What you will need:

• 5+ years’ B2B sales experience, preferably within complex, intangible sales environments.
• 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 conduct travel as needed. 

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.  

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.

What you will get:

Our people are our most valuable asset, so we invest in them from Day 1. When you join our team, you’ll have access to a vast array of benefits to help you live your life well. These resources are designed to support your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

• World-class training through our Sales Academy when you join and on-going training from our L&D team and sales leadership
• Unlimited advancement potential as a sales professional or progression into people leadership
• Unmatched resources to support your success
• Inclusive environment with great balance for personal and family life
• Generous compensation including uncapped commission, accelerators, bonuses & other incentives
• Competitive salary, car allowance and uncapped commission + generous paid time off policy, charity match program, Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), highly competitive pension and more!
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity
• Our employee resource groups, charity match and volunteer programs keep you connected to your internal Gartner community and causes that matter to you.
• We encourage continued personal and professional growth through ongoing unlimited learning and development opportunities.
• 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.

Our awards and accolades:

• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.
• Forbes America’s Best Employers 2018, 2019 & 2022. 
• Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity, 2020, 2021 & 2022. 
• Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women 2022.
• Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index Best Places to Work for LBGTQ Equality 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022.
• Disability Equality Index Award for Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021 & 2022. 
• Newsweek America’s Most Responsible Companies 2022 & 2023.

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 insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 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 sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. 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.

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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 insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 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 sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. 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.

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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