About Evanta:
Evanta, Gartner’s invite-only C-level Community creates exclusive, invite-only communities for C-level executives from the world’s top organizations. Our mission is to bring these leaders together to network, share ideas, validate strategies, and solve critical leadership challenges through peer-to-peer insight and collaboration. Evanta’s trusted communities serve Enterprise CIOs, CISOs, CHROs, CDOs, CMOs, and CFOs around the globe.
Job Brief:
Imagine being at the heart of a dynamic, fast-paced environment where you can directly influence the success of top-tier executives and their organizations. With over 35,000+ C-level executives attending Evanta’s exclusive gatherings annually, the demand from sponsors is immense. These sponsors are eager to build relationships with influential decision-makers and showcase how their solutions can drive business success.
As a Business Development Executive (BDE) at Evanta, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining, cultivating, and growing our sponsorship business. The role is an opportunity to work with some of the most innovative companies and thought leaders in the world. You will be responsible for retaining and expanding current clients while also targeting major high-tech enterprise accounts to expand our sponsorship portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
* Cultivate Relationships: Engage with C-level/RVP Marketing and Sales executives to understand their unique challenges and demonstrate how Evanta’s sponsorship opportunities can provide value.
* Expand Business: Identify and onboard new sponsors, expanding our reach and influence within the industry.
* Client Retention & Cultivation: Maintain and nurture relationships with existing clients to ensure continued satisfaction and loyalty. Work as an internal team player partnering with our community and client service partner teams to achieve client goals.
* Influence Senior Decision Makers: Educate C-Level/Senior Decision makers on sales and marketing strategy.
* Strategic Growth: Discuss, develop and implement annual C-level marketing strategies to support their growth goals.
* Market Insights: Stay ahead of industry trends and competitor activities to identify new business opportunities and provide strategic insights to clients.
What You’ll Need:
* Proven track record in senior sales, preferably in media, conferences, or high technology (services, software, or hardware).
* Ability to build and manage relationships with C-level and senior-level executives within medium and large organizations.
* Demonstrated intellect, drive, executive presence, and sales acumen.
* Proven experience in building excellent client relationships and providing strategic insights into their business.
* Strong computer proficiency and excellent written and oral/presentation skills.
* Ability to develop and conduct effective presentations with contract decision-makers (C-level).
* Bachelor’s degree with strong evidence of success in school; a Master’s or advanced degree is a plus.
What You’ll Get:
* Competitive base salary with uncapped commission.
* World-class benefit offerings.
* Immersive sales training experience, followed by just-in-time learning and mentorship opportunities.
* Be part of a start-up culture within a world-recognized brand.
* Opportunity to leverage what you’ve learned and accelerate your Gartner career—where you want to go is up to you.
* Unmatched support and collaboration from your internal partners to renew, grow, and support your accounts.
* Access to our voluntary, associate-driven Employee Resource Groups that bring associates together to foster a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace.
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 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 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.
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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