Sales Development Associate

Description:

What you will do:

• Partner with Sales Executives to create customized strategic plans for sales territories, with a goal of supporting their monthly, quarterly and annual revenue targets.
• Successful participation and completion of the sales development program training curriculum within 15 months.
• Generate leads by prospecting potential clients, identify new sales opportunities with existing clients, and qualifying inbound leads.
• Research prospective and existing companies, C-Level executives, business trends, and competitive intelligence to prepare relevant and tailored outreach to secure meetings.
• Proactively schedule calls with prospective and existing clients via phone, email, LinkedIn, and cold calling.
• Educate prospects and clients on the value of Gartner’s renowned products and services.
• Shadow and/or own calls with aligned Sales Executive.
• Support follow up actions to enable pipeline progression and drive client engagement.

What You Will Get

• Extensive support: work closely with and learn from colleagues, mentors, and managers.
• Make an impact: the ability to do meaningful real-life work and learn executives’ priorities and opportunities.
• Meet great people: collaborate with like-minded, goal-oriented peers and mentors who are always there to help.
• Be empowered: join an organization that allows associates to reach their full potential in an environment where everyone has equitable access to opportunities.
• Have fun: socialize with other interns around the globe.
• Fuel your future: develop your skill set as you look ahead to your future career.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (all majors welcome)
• Relevant work or internship in sales or customer service
• Unmatched ability to establish credibility with senior-level executives
• Advanced computer and internet search skills
• Varsity-level communication, writing, problem-solving, and time management skills
• Ability to plan and prioritize daily tasks/responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure
• Collaborating with others to overcome challenges