Business Account Executive Jobs in Illinois
Business Account Executive jobs in Illinois are in strong demand, with hiring concentrated in B2B technology sales, financial services, telecommunications, and industrial distribution across seniority levels from entry-level inside sales to senior enterprise account roles. Chicago drives the bulk of openings, but Naperville and Downers Grove anchor a dense suburban corridor where major employers like Salesforce, CDW, and Comcast maintain large regional sales operations. The most sought-after specialties in Illinois are SaaS solutions selling, managed services, and healthcare technology accounts. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About Us:
Automation Anywhere is the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA), transforming how work gets done with AI-powered automation. Its APA system, built on the industry’s first Process Reasoning Engine (PRE) and specialized AI agents, combines process discovery, RPA, end-to-end orchestration, document processing, and analytics—all delivered with enterprise-grade security and governance. Guided by its vision to fuel the future of work, Automation Anywhere helps organizations worldwide boost productivity, accelerate growth, and unleash human potential.
Our Opportunity:
Join our dynamic sales team and become part of a company leading the way in Agentic Process Automation (APA)—the next frontier of intelligent enterprise transformation. As a Sales Account Executive, you’ll represent our market-leading APA platform, a cutting-edge solution that empowers organizations to automate, optimize, and elevate both business processes and IT operations like never before.
In this role, you’ll focus on driving new business growth by introducing our innovative technology to forward-thinking organizations ready to embrace the future. You'll build and nurture lasting relationships with prospective clients, serving as a trusted advisor on their automation journey.
To succeed, you’ll bring a strong track record of selling complex enterprise solutions, thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment, and demonstrate exceptional communication skills. A results-driven mindset and commitment to exceeding your sales quota are essential.
If you’re passionate about delivering transformative value to customers and want to be at the forefront of the APA revolution, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.
Who you’ll report to:
You’ll be reporting to the Regional VP, Sales
Location: Must be based in Chicago, IL or Texas (Remote)
You’ll exceed your targets and be successful by:
- Taking ownership of new business bookings: Drive new business growth by identifying and pursuing revenue-generating opportunities, managing sales pipelines, and executing account strategies tailored to secure large enterprise-level deals
- Conducting customer meetings and presentations: Lead on-site and remote customer meetings, delivering compelling presentations and product demonstrations to marketing-qualified leads, effectively showcasing the value proposition of our solution and aligning to prospects strategic business challenges
- Generating leads through events: Attend tradeshows and industry events to generate leads and foster relationships with potential clients, expanding the reach of our solution in the market
- Providing technical expertise: Deliver standard and customized product demonstrations in collaboration with your Sales Engineering team, address technical inquiries, and interface with client technical teams to present our product architecture, tailor solutions discussions, and overcome technical objections as needed
- Executing Proof of Concept exercises: Collaborate with sales engineers to manage and execute Proof of Concepts, showcasing the capabilities of our solution through live demonstrations of process automation tailored to the prospect’s needs
- Leading RFX responses: Take the lead in coordinating RFX responses, working closely with internal teams such as sales engineers, product, and services teams to deliver comprehensive and compelling proposals that meet client requirements
- Coordinating solution design: Collaborate with technical support, engineering, and service resources to ensure alignment between solution design and client business requirements, providing seamless integration and deployment of our solutions
You will be a great fit if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree combined with strong work experience is required. Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or foreign equivalent) is preferred
- Proven track record in hunting for new business and achieving/exceeding annual sales quota
- Demonstrate at least 8+ years of full sales cycle experience within the Computer Software Industry, with a strong emphasis on generating new business opportunities
- Ideal experience would include exposure to Agentic Process Automation (APA) and/or related fields of automation technologies (RPA, ML, AI, etc.)
- Ability to travel, ranging from 25% to 50% of your time, to engage with prospective clients, attend industry events, and represent our company in various capacities aimed at expanding our reach and securing new business opportunities
You excel in these key competencies:
- Knowledge of enterprise software architecture and technologies
- Knowledge of business process management
- Thorough knowledge of consultative selling including prospecting, qualifying, presenting, trial closing, objection handling, and closing
- High energy with the ability to excel in an entrepreneurial, fast-changing environment
- Experience and knowledge of working with channel partners such as “Big 4” advisories and leading System Integrators Solid computer knowledge including proficiency with software applications including Salesforce
- Demonstrable technical depth with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
The salary range or on-target earnings (base salary + on-target incentives) for this position is $300,000 - $310,000 a year. The salary ultimately offered is determined through a review of education, industry experience, training, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant in alignment with market data and other factors. This position is also eligible for equity and a full range of medical and other benefits.
Ready to Revolutionize Work? Join Us.
This is an opportunity to work with a global, passionate team pioneering technology that’s redefining the way people work, everywhere. Join us and discover the many ways that you can have an impact, achieve your potential, and go be great.
Job Segment OR Key Words: SaaS, Enterprise Sales, Leadership, Computer Software Solutions, Agentic Process Automation, APA, Chicago, Texas
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Benefits and perks you’ll appreciate:
- Flexible work schedule / remote roles
- Unlimited Personal Time Off
- 12 holidays off per year
- 4 days volunteer time off per year
- Eligible for 4 company Achievement days off per year
- Variety of health care and well-being benefits
- Paid family/parental leave
- We are a designated “Best Place to Work” for 2 years in a row!
- Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in America 2023 –
Automation Anywhere is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email recruiting@automationanywhere.com.
At this time, we typically do not offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates should generally be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.
All unsolicited resumes submitted to any @automationanywhere.com email address, whether submitted by an individual or by an agency, will not be eligible for an agency fee.
About Us:
Automation Anywhere is the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA), transforming how work gets done with AI-powered automation. Its APA system, built on the industry’s first Process Reasoning Engine (PRE) and specialized AI agents, combines process discovery, RPA, end-to-end orchestration, document processing, and analytics—all delivered with enterprise-grade security and governance. Guided by its vision to fuel the future of work, Automation Anywhere helps organizations worldwide boost productivity, accelerate growth, and unleash human potential.
Our Opportunity:
Join our dynamic sales team and become part of a company leading the way in Agentic Process Automation (APA)—the next frontier of intelligent enterprise transformation. As a Sales Account Executive, you’ll represent our market-leading APA platform, a cutting-edge solution that empowers organizations to automate, optimize, and elevate both business processes and IT operations like never before.
In this role, you’ll focus on driving new business growth by introducing our innovative technology to forward-thinking organizations ready to embrace the future. You'll build and nurture lasting relationships with prospective clients, serving as a trusted advisor on their automation journey.
To succeed, you’ll bring a strong track record of selling complex enterprise solutions, thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment, and demonstrate exceptional communication skills. A results-driven mindset and commitment to exceeding your sales quota are essential.
If you’re passionate about delivering transformative value to customers and want to be at the forefront of the APA revolution, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.
Who you’ll report to:
You’ll be reporting to the Regional VP, Sales
Location: Must be based in Chicago, IL or Texas (Remote)
You’ll exceed your targets and be successful by:
- Taking ownership of new business bookings: Drive new business growth by identifying and pursuing revenue-generating opportunities, managing sales pipelines, and executing account strategies tailored to secure large enterprise-level deals
- Conducting customer meetings and presentations: Lead on-site and remote customer meetings, delivering compelling presentations and product demonstrations to marketing-qualified leads, effectively showcasing the value proposition of our solution and aligning to prospects strategic business challenges
- Generating leads through events: Attend tradeshows and industry events to generate leads and foster relationships with potential clients, expanding the reach of our solution in the market
- Providing technical expertise: Deliver standard and customized product demonstrations in collaboration with your Sales Engineering team, address technical inquiries, and interface with client technical teams to present our product architecture, tailor solutions discussions, and overcome technical objections as needed
- Executing Proof of Concept exercises: Collaborate with sales engineers to manage and execute Proof of Concepts, showcasing the capabilities of our solution through live demonstrations of process automation tailored to the prospect’s needs
- Leading RFX responses: Take the lead in coordinating RFX responses, working closely with internal teams such as sales engineers, product, and services teams to deliver comprehensive and compelling proposals that meet client requirements
- Coordinating solution design: Collaborate with technical support, engineering, and service resources to ensure alignment between solution design and client business requirements, providing seamless integration and deployment of our solutions
You will be a great fit if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree combined with strong work experience is required. Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or foreign equivalent) is preferred
- Proven track record in hunting for new business and achieving/exceeding annual sales quota
- Demonstrate at least 8+ years of full sales cycle experience within the Computer Software Industry, with a strong emphasis on generating new business opportunities
- Ideal experience would include exposure to Agentic Process Automation (APA) and/or related fields of automation technologies (RPA, ML, AI, etc.)
- Ability to travel, ranging from 25% to 50% of your time, to engage with prospective clients, attend industry events, and represent our company in various capacities aimed at expanding our reach and securing new business opportunities
You excel in these key competencies:
- Knowledge of enterprise software architecture and technologies
- Knowledge of business process management
- Thorough knowledge of consultative selling including prospecting, qualifying, presenting, trial closing, objection handling, and closing
- High energy with the ability to excel in an entrepreneurial, fast-changing environment
- Experience and knowledge of working with channel partners such as “Big 4” advisories and leading System Integrators Solid computer knowledge including proficiency with software applications including Salesforce
- Demonstrable technical depth with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
The salary range or on-target earnings (base salary + on-target incentives) for this position is $300,000 - $310,000 a year. The salary ultimately offered is determined through a review of education, industry experience, training, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant in alignment with market data and other factors. This position is also eligible for equity and a full range of medical and other benefits.
Ready to Revolutionize Work? Join Us.
This is an opportunity to work with a global, passionate team pioneering technology that’s redefining the way people work, everywhere. Join us and discover the many ways that you can have an impact, achieve your potential, and go be great.
Job Segment OR Key Words: SaaS, Enterprise Sales, Leadership, Computer Software Solutions, Agentic Process Automation, APA, Chicago, Texas
#LI-DE1
#LI-REMOTE
Benefits and perks you’ll appreciate:
- Flexible work schedule / remote roles
- Unlimited Personal Time Off
- 12 holidays off per year
- 4 days volunteer time off per year
- Eligible for 4 company Achievement days off per year
- Variety of health care and well-being benefits
- Paid family/parental leave
- We are a designated “Best Place to Work” for 2 years in a row!
- Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in America 2023 –
Automation Anywhere is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email recruiting@automationanywhere.com.
At this time, we typically do not offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates should generally be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.
All unsolicited resumes submitted to any @automationanywhere.com email address, whether submitted by an individual or by an agency, will not be eligible for an agency fee.
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Business Account Executive Job Market in Illinois
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What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in business account executive jobs across Illinois.
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field required
- Two or more years of B2B sales or account management experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed assigned revenue and quota targets consistently
- Proficiency with CRM platforms such as Salesforce or HubSpot for pipeline management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for executive-level client presentations
- Experience managing a defined territory or named account portfolio in Illinois markets
Business Account Executive Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a business account executive in Illinois?
Most business account executive roles in Illinois do not require a state-issued license, but employers consistently expect a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field. The most direct path is starting in an inside sales or sales development representative role at a Chicago-area company, building a quota record, then moving into a full account executive seat. Earning a Salesforce certification or completing a structured sales training program through employers like CDW or Comcast strengthens candidacy considerably.
How much do business account executives make in Illinois?
Business account executives in Illinois earn a median of about $66,900 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $38,530 for the lowest 10% to over $154,070 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire business account executives in Illinois?
Employers hiring business account executives in Illinois right now include Comcast, T-Mobile, and Mediacom Communications Corporation, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Illinois's dense concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters and regional technology hubs means demand stays consistent across both large enterprise employers and fast-growing mid-market B2B companies.
Which Illinois cities have the most business account executive jobs?
Chicago, Illinois, and Downers Grove have the most business account executive openings in Illinois. Chicago leads because of its concentration of corporate headquarters, technology firms, and financial services companies that require dedicated B2B sales coverage, while Naperville and Downers Grove generate strong suburban demand from the technology and telecommunications employers anchored along the Interstate 88 corridor.
Are there remote business account executive jobs in Illinois?
Yes, and more than many sales roles, because account executives focused on software and managed services can manage pipelines and conduct discovery calls entirely through digital channels. About 50% of business account executive openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, though roles requiring in-person client visits or territory coverage across Illinois typically remain hybrid. SaaS and cloud-focused positions offer the most fully remote flexibility.
How can I get hired as a business account executive in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is landing a sales development representative or inside sales associate role at a Chicago-area technology or B2B services company and building a measurable quota record there. Large Illinois employers like CDW and Comcast run structured new-hire sales development programs that move top performers into full account executive seats within one to two years. Lateral moves from customer success, account coordinator, or marketing roles are also common entry points, and completing a recognized CRM certification before applying gives candidates a concrete edge.
Where can I find and apply to business account executive jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to business account executive jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings updated on an ongoing basis. Find the roles that fit your experience and target industries, then apply directly to the ones that match.
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