Business Development Executive LE/GBS

Company: Gartner
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will actively acquire and onboard new-to-Gartner organizations within a Large Enterprise territory, shaping value-oriented partnerships with C-level leaders. You will drive the full sales cycle, from prospecting to closure and transition to account management, while building a robust pipeline and meeting growth targets. You’ll collaborate across teams to deliver insights, guidance, and practical tools that create long-term client value. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role in a growth-focused, inclusive culture with strong progression potential.

Pay / Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • generous paid time off policy
  • charity match program
  • hybrid work environment
  • collaborative culture
  • professional development and growth opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Seek and develop new business opportunities with Large Enterprise prospects across the territory, engaging C-level stakeholders
  • Own the end-to-end sales process from initial outreach to contract closure and transition to account management
  • Align insights and tools to generate client value and strengthen partnerships
  • Build and manage a high-quality pipeline to achieve sales metrics and KPIs
  • Maintain quota accountability and manage complex high-revenue sales across diverse environments
  • Forecast and perform account planning on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis

Key requirements

  • 5+ years of B2B sales experience, preferably in complex, intangible sales
  • Experience in business development or new client acquisition in a selling role is highly desired
  • Experience selling to or influencing C-level executives
  • Proven track record of meeting/exceeding sales targets
  • Proven ability to manage and forecast a complex sales process
  • Willingness to travel as needed
  • Bachelor’s degree – desired
  • trust-based relationship building
  • collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • strong communication and negotiation
  • experience selling to C-level executives
  • ability to forecast and manage a complex sales cycle
  • pipeline and account planning

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Posted: October 1st, 2026