Business Development Executive, Event Solutions

Overview:

Our Culture and Impact

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,500+ employees and ~30,000 customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection.

Cvent's strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs, taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections.

AI at Cvent: Leading the Future

Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation? At Cvent, we’re committed to continuous learning and adaptation—AI isn’t just a tool for us, it’s part of our DNA. We’re looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you’ll thrive here. Our team values professionals who thoughtfully integrate AI into their daily work, delivering exceptional results while relying on the human judgment and creativity that drive real innovation.

Throughout our interview process, you’ll have the chance to demonstrate how you use AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact. If you’re excited to be part of a team that’s leading the way in AI-powered collaboration, we’d love to meet you.

Cvent's Event Solutions Sales Team is growing and is seeking Business Development Executives to join our team. Your primary responsibility will be to develop and close business within an allocated territory. You will carry a new-booked business quota and will be required to demonstrate solution-selling skills. The role of the Business Development Executive will be supported by your own allocated Business Development Representative who will assist with the conversion of prospects to customers, as well as collaboration with Account Managers to expand existing accounts.

In This Role, You Will:

• Develop and actively pursue list of targeted Key Accounts by creating individual plans of action to penetrate these accounts
• Call on and develop relationships with new prospects in an effort to meet and exceed individual and department revenue expectations
• Present products and services to Enterprise Accounts
• Exceed established new business revenue targets for software sales
• Accurately forecast sales opportunities via pipeline report
• Effectively and accuratelymanage personal revenue pipeline to maximize all new business opportunities
• Monitor and report sales activity within the system
• Work with Account Management and Client Services teams to ensure complete customer satisfaction with the Cvent product and organization
• Ensure relationships with key decision-makers for accounts that will provide new business are continuously developed and relationships are strengthened and grown
• Perform other duties as assigned

Here's What You Need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Prior revenue generating software or event sales experience
• Industry experience in one or more of the following areas is highly preferred: SaaS, mobile apps, event solutions and analytics
• Strong organizational and detail-orientation skills, with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic, fast-changing entrepreneurial environment
• Able to integrate knowledge across disciplines to include cold calling, consultative selling, product demonstrations, closing contracts, operation/process flow, and product function
• Strong sense of initiative and personal leadership demonstrating the ability to function independently, but must also be able to contribute to team initiatives
• Strong business acumen, ethics and high integrity

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

• Develop and actively pursue list of targeted Key Accounts by creating individual plans of action to penetrate these accounts
• Call on and develop relationships with new prospects in an effort to meet and exceed individual and department revenue expectations
• Present products and services to Enterprise Accounts
• Exceed established new business revenue targets for software sales
• Accurately forecast sales opportunities via pipeline report
• Effectively and accuratelymanage personal revenue pipeline to maximize all new business opportunities
• Monitor and report sales activity within the system
• Work with Account Management and Client Services teams to ensure complete customer satisfaction with the Cvent product and organization
• Ensure relationships with key decision-makers for accounts that will provide new business are continuously developed and relationships are strengthened and grown
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Prior revenue generating software or event sales experience
• Industry experience in one or more of the following areas is highly preferred: SaaS, mobile apps, event solutions and analytics
• Strong organizational and detail-orientation skills, with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic, fast-changing entrepreneurial environment
• Able to integrate knowledge across disciplines to include cold calling, consultative selling, product demonstrations, closing contracts, operation/process flow, and product function
• Strong sense of initiative and personal leadership demonstrating the ability to function independently, but must also be able to contribute to team initiatives
• Strong business acumen, ethics and high integrity

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.