About Evanta: 

Evanta is a Gartner Company, the world’s leading research and advisory firm. A division of Gartner Conferences, Evanta creates exclusive communities of C-level executives from the world’s leading organizations. These networks are built by and for C-level executives to share ideas, validate strategies and solve critical leadership challenges through peer-to-peer insight and collaboration. Evanta’s trusted communities serve CIOs, CISOs, CHROs, CDAOs, and CFOs around the world.

The Strategic Account Executive is a field sales role responsible for both direct client contract value retention as well as growth through contract expansion and the introduction of new products and services. The territory for this role includes specific major client accounts and carries a sales quota of $1million+ of contract value.

What You’ll Do:

Consult with C-level executives to develop and implement an effective, enterprise-wide strategy that improves the value delivered by Gartner's products and services

Account management with outcome of increased customer happiness and increase in retention & account growth

Quota responsibility of multi-millions of contracts value within a territory of major account sized client accounts

Proficient in account planning and understanding of territory management

Handle forecast accuracy on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis

Maintain strong knowledge & focus

Fiscal responsibility with regards to expense management

In-depth knowledge of Evanta’s services

What You’ll Need:

6-10 years external experience with validated consultative sales, preferably experience in high-technology (services, software or hardware), with evidence of prior success in sales

Ability to prospect and run C-level and senior level relationships within medium and large organizations

Demonstration of intellect, drive, executive presence, sales acumen

Proven experience building excellent client relationships, offering benefited, insightful, and strategic insight into their business

Strong computer proficiency

Excellent written and oral/presentation skills

Ability to develop and conduct effective presentations with contract decision makers (c-level)

Knowledge of the full life cycle of the sales process from prospecting to close

Language requirements as determined by territory needs

Bachelor’s degree, with strong evidence of success in school

Masters or advanced degree 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

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. 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.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 84,960 USD - 127,500 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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