Associate Director of Sales Operations

The Associate Director of Sales Operations has a primary focus of supporting business objectives of revenue growth through the development and execution of sales strategies, processes, and programs. Done effectively, this results in strong sales performance built upon client retention, and new business growth, leading to improved seller productivity and lowered attrition. This will necessitate planning and development activities such as program design, process improvement and launching new sales technologies, as well as coaching and collaborating with Sellers and Partners across Gartner.

What you will do:

• Support the ELE Continental VP with their sales strategy, programs, and execution.
• Collaborate with other Continental Ops leaders to align, share and implement best practices.
• Oversee the reporting/analysis of business results and forecasts
• Develop monthly operational presentations capturing sales performance, causals, leading/lagging indicators, processes/programs, and other insights into the operations of the business
• Partner with Business Leader(s) to analyze or diagnose gaps/opportunities; identify potential or selected solutions
• Refine and deploy world‑class sales processes and programs. Capture and analyze impact and ROI to target future enhancements. Examples include growth programs, retention programs, conference execution, and various LoB (Product, Research, Territories) initiatives
• Mentor and coach MVPs, RVPs, and SMs effectively
• Lead preparation and development of meeting material for presentations; represent sales channel in key leadership meetings
• Work with partners across the business to execute strategic decisions (e.g., Product, Delivery, BTI, Conferences, Marketing, etc.)
• Utilize a curious personality to root out and solve issues, working with partners across the business to solve problems and remove barriers to seller productivity
• Model, allocate, and track results against budgets and quotas
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, master's degree preferred
• 10+ years business experience OR,
• 5+ years of consulting, project management, or other operationally equivalent work
• Demonstrated proficiency managing analytically rigorous and time-bound initiatives
• Excellent communication skills and ability to adjust styles to a range of potential audiences.
• Ability to translate large scale data or complex issues for an executive audience
• Possesses excellent presentation building skills, with a keen eye for detail and story telling
• Ability to develop strong credibility with Sales and become a respected coach and/or advisor
• Highly comfortable with speaking to large groups of people
• Proven ability to understand business initiatives and challenges
• Ability to interpret questions/requests and identify bigger issue(s) and return additional insights
• Highly-developed sense of curiosity with a relentless drive for answers
• Demonstrates high level of influence, and an ability to earn trust at very senior levels
• Strong ability to manage toward critical deadlines, often in collaboration with others
• Institutional knowledge and/or strong understanding of Gartner BUs and functions preferred At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

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