Gartner Expert

Brian Petty

Sr Director Analyst

Brian Petty is a Sr Director Analyst in the Sales & Customer Service Practice. Prior to Gartner, Mr. Petty has over 15 years of experience in various Sales Compensation roles. Mr. Petty has experience with Sales Compensation including Incentive Design, Financial Modeling, Commission Administration, Sales Organization Design, Quota/Goal Setting and Sales Support and Analytics.

Previous experience

Brian started with Gartner in July 2025. Before joining Gartner he has held various leadership roles in sales compensation, Global Commissions, and HR in the Telecom, Heathcare, and SaaS industries.

Professional background

Cross Country Healthcare, Director Compensation and Analytics, 1 years

Genesys Cloud Services, Director Global Commissions, 3 years

Lumen Technologies, Director of Compensation, 7 years

Areas of coverage
  • Sales Operations and Enablement

  • Sales Talent Management

  • Sales Process Execution

  • CSO Effectiveness

  • Go-to-Market Design

Education

MBA University of Arkansas

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Sales Compensation Design

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Compensation Communication

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Goal Setting

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Metrics, KPIs and Dashboards

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Sales Performance Management