Business Associate

Global Sales Strategy & Operations (GSSO) is the team that helps shape Gartner's mission-critical sales priorities and works with sales leaders to drive tactical and analytical insights. As an associate on the GSSO team, you'll be at the forefront of the ongoing transformation of Gartner's sales force, which delivers approximately $4.9B in annual revenue and working to drive sustained double-digit growth. You will partner with business leaders across Gartner to support a global sales force comprised of more than 5,000 associates who sell to every major function, industry and market sector around the world

About the role:

The Business Associate, Competitive Sales Strategy will play an important role in supporting sales in competitive situations. We are looking for an analytical, data-driven problem solver who will partner with others on the Competitive Sales Strategy Team to support analysis, reporting, and generating insights. This role will focus on discovering, assessing, and researching competitors / the competitive landscape.

What you will do: 

• Operationally support competitive intelligence program to improve sales strategy and seller execution through analysis of external and internal data

• Perform analyses on key-value levers and approaches to improve seller productivity

• Conduct research on externally available data and analyze to drive fact-based decision-making that improves overall performance and economics

• Perform high-quality quantitative and qualitative analytics for long-range planning and other major initiatives

• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting and refresh existing reports as needed

• Look for opportunities to improve existing processes and partnership model with other teams across GSSO and enterprise

What you will need: 

• Bachelor's degree required with 3-5 yrs of experience in Business Analytics and/or Sales Operations

• Exceptional analytical skills with a high proficiency in SQL, PowerBI, Excel and PowerPoint

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Data-driven and results-oriented individual

• High sense of urgency and attention to detail

• Good organizational and time management skills

What you will get:

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, Group Medical Insurance, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and more

• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity

• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities

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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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