Gartner

Client Director, GTS

Gartner$158K — $199K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience; 10+ years in sales.
  • Proven track record in quota-bearing consultative selling, especially in high tech.
  • Experience building trust-based relationships with C-Level executives.
  • Skilled in global account planning and territory management.
  • Strong understanding of procurement processes for large global clients.
  • Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Build trust-based relationships with senior tech leaders.
  • Understand client business strategies and translate them into actionable opportunities.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor across client locations.
  • Lead account and territory strategy for growth and retention.
  • Develop account solutions aligned with client vision and strategy.
  • Coordinate account planning with cross-business units.
  • Drive effective prospecting strategies to boost customer engagement.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and generous paid time off.
  • Uncapped commission structure.
  • World-class sales training and skill development programs.
  • Exclusive attendance at annual 'Winners Circle' event for top achievers.
  • Collaborative and inclusive company culture.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
Full Job Description
About this role:

The Client Director is responsible for setting, directing, and executing the strategy for global clients or major regional accounts that are of substantial strategic and revenue generating importance. The Client Director will carry a sales quota and focus on client value delivery, client retention, and new business.

What you will do:
  • Gain access to and develop trust based, value added relationships with senior most technology leaders and their teams in large global accounts
  • Develop deep understanding of client business strategy, drivers, goals and initiatives - translating these into opportunities for the client to maximize value received and identifying new value delivery opportunities
  • Become a trusted advisor for the client across all their primary locations.
  • Lead overall account and territory strategy to drive YoY growth and retention
  • Develop exemplary account solutions and license architectures - building account vision and strategy, and driving execution towards intended state
  • Orchestrate and marshal account planning and execution with cross-BU internal partners
  • Drive high activity by coordinating prospecting strategies and driving prospecting execution
  • Account management with the outcome of increased customer engagement and an increase in retention and account growth
  • Quota responsibility aligned to a specific multinational account
  • Build and demonstrate mastery of Gartner sales methodology and products
  • Drive consistent execution of Gartner's proven best practices
  • Responsible for forecasting and forecast accuracy on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis
  • Maintain and leverage competitive knowledge & focus


What you will need:
  • 15+ years of experience with +10 years of sales experience.
  • Track record of success in a quota-bearing consultative selling environment, preferably experience in high technology (services or software) sales
  • Proven experience owning and developing new trust-based relationships with C-Level and senior level clients and prospects in large multi-national companies, offering value added, insightful and strategic insight into their business
  • Proficient in global account planning, territory management, and developing solution/license architectures
  • Strong demonstration of intellect, drive, influencing skills, executive presence, relationship building, sales acumen, collaboration, and compelling communications
  • Proven ability to understand enterprise-wide issues and to structure innovative, integrated solutions that provide IT decision support to global companies
  • Comprehensive understanding of technology buying centers and procurement processes of large global accounts
  • Extensive and relevant industry knowledge, specific to vertical markets per territory
  • Strong presentation skills and business application proficiency (e.g. PowerPoint, CRM tools, Word, Excel, etc.)
  • Proficiency in navigating full lifecycle of sales process
  • Bachelor's degree desired
  • Master's degree a plus


What you will get:
  • Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, and more!
  • Uncapped commission structure
  • World-class sales training programs and skill development programs
  • Annual "Winners Circle" event attendance at exclusive destinations for top performers
  • Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces inclusion
  • Professional development and career growth opportunities


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