Enterprise Account Director Jobs in Ohio
Enterprise Account Director jobs in Ohio are actively sought across the state's technology, healthcare IT, financial services, and manufacturing sectors, with openings ranging from senior individual contributor roles to vice-president-adjacent leadership positions. Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati drive the bulk of hiring, anchored by major employers such as Nationwide Insurance, Salesforce's Ohio operations, and Cisco, which all maintain significant enterprise sales footprints in the state. The most in-demand specialties right now are SaaS and cloud solutions, healthcare enterprise software, and managed IT services. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About this role:
The Account Executive is a field sales role responsible for client retention and growth. Account Executives build trust-based relationships with C-Level Executives and their teams. They understand the mission-critical priorities of their clients and ensure clients receive the value from the Gartner relationship that they expect, while also identifying opportunities for stronger value delivery with alternative product offerings.
Account Executives will be given a territory of Large Enterprise clients.
In our End-User Large Enterprise segment, Account Executives work with clients who have +$1bil in annual revenue.
In our Tech Vendor Large Enterprise segment, Account Executives work with clients who have +$500mil in annual revenue.
What you will do:
- Drive value delivery with current Gartner clients, ensuring clients maximize the value they receive from their Gartner services
- Identify, cultivate, qualify and close client growth opportunities through cross-sell and upsell
- Continually build a pipeline of high-quality opportunities to deliver against your sales metrics, ensuring KPI’s are met.
- Quota responsibility for your assigned territory.
- Manage complex high-revenue sales across matrix and diverse business environments. Own forecasting and account planning on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis.
What you will need:
- 5-8+ years' B2B sales experience, preferably within complex, intangible sales environments
- Experience selling to and/or influencing C-Level Executives
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
- Proven ability to own, manage, and forecast a complex sales process.
- Willingness to conduct travel as needed. Bachelor's degree preferred
What you will get:
- Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, and more!
- Uncapped commission structure
- World-class sales training programs and skill development programs
- Annual “Winners Circle” event attendance at exclusive destinations for top performers
- Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces inclusion
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
#LI-TM2
Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.
Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
What makes Gartner a great place to work?
Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.
We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.
Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.
We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
Gartner is the world authority on AI
At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.
It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.
What do we offer?
Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.
Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 140,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.
The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to ApplicantAccommodations@gartner.com .
Job Requisition ID:113745By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you have read and agree to the country or regional recruitment notice linked below applicable to your place of residence.
Gartner Applicant Privacy Link: https://jobs.gartner.com/applicant-privacy-policy
For efficient navigation through the application, please only use the back button within the application, not the back arrow within your browser.
About this role:
The Account Executive is a field sales role responsible for client retention and growth. Account Executives build trust-based relationships with C-Level Executives and their teams. They understand the mission-critical priorities of their clients and ensure clients receive the value from the Gartner relationship that they expect, while also identifying opportunities for stronger value delivery with alternative product offerings.
Account Executives will be given a territory of Large Enterprise clients.
In our End-User Large Enterprise segment, Account Executives work with clients who have +$1bil in annual revenue.
In our Tech Vendor Large Enterprise segment, Account Executives work with clients who have +$500mil in annual revenue.
What you will do:
- Drive value delivery with current Gartner clients, ensuring clients maximize the value they receive from their Gartner services
- Identify, cultivate, qualify and close client growth opportunities through cross-sell and upsell
- Continually build a pipeline of high-quality opportunities to deliver against your sales metrics, ensuring KPI’s are met.
- Quota responsibility for your assigned territory.
- Manage complex high-revenue sales across matrix and diverse business environments. Own forecasting and account planning on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis.
What you will need:
- 5-8+ years' B2B sales experience, preferably within complex, intangible sales environments
- Experience selling to and/or influencing C-Level Executives
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
- Proven ability to own, manage, and forecast a complex sales process.
- Willingness to conduct travel as needed. Bachelor's degree preferred
What you will get:
- Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, and more!
- Uncapped commission structure
- World-class sales training programs and skill development programs
- Annual “Winners Circle” event attendance at exclusive destinations for top performers
- Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces inclusion
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
#LI-TM2
Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.
Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
What makes Gartner a great place to work?
Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.
We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.
Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.
We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
Gartner is the world authority on AI
At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.
It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.
What do we offer?
Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.
Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 140,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.
The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to ApplicantAccommodations@gartner.com .
Job Requisition ID:113745By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you have read and agree to the country or regional recruitment notice linked below applicable to your place of residence.
Gartner Applicant Privacy Link: https://jobs.gartner.com/applicant-privacy-policy
For efficient navigation through the application, please only use the back button within the application, not the back arrow within your browser.
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Enterprise Account Director Job Market in Ohio
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Who's Hiring
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- Technology & Software
What Ohio Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in enterprise account director jobs across Ohio.
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a technology-related field required
- Five or more years of enterprise B2B sales experience managing complex accounts
- Demonstrated ability to close multi-year contracts with large Ohio organizations
- Experience selling SaaS, cloud, or managed services to C-suite stakeholders
- Proficiency with CRM platforms such as Salesforce to manage pipeline and forecasting
- Strong presentation and executive communication skills for Ohio-based client engagements
Enterprise Account Director Jobs in Ohio: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become an enterprise account director in Ohio?
Most enterprise account directors in Ohio reach the role after several years in B2B sales, typically progressing from account executive or senior account manager positions. There is no state-issued license required, but employers consistently favor candidates with a bachelor's degree in business, technology, or a related field. Earning a recognized sales certification such as Certified Professional Sales Person strengthens candidacy, and experience within Ohio's dominant sectors like healthcare IT, fintech, or manufacturing software accelerates the path considerably.
How much do enterprise account directors make in Ohio?
Enterprise account directors in Ohio earn a median of about $59,390 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $36,110 for the lowest 10% to over $122,100 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire enterprise account directors in Ohio?
Employers hiring enterprise account directors in Ohio right now include Path Robotics, Securitas Technology, and Comcast, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Ohio's concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters, large regional healthcare networks, and established technology firms means consistent enterprise-level account roles across multiple industries.
Which Ohio cities have the most enterprise account director jobs?
Columbus, Ohio, and Cincinnati have the most enterprise account director openings in Ohio. Columbus leads because of its dense cluster of insurance, fintech, and technology company headquarters, while Cleveland's strength in healthcare and manufacturing drives demand there, and Cincinnati's consumer goods and financial services sector sustains a steady share of enterprise account roles.
Are there remote enterprise account director jobs in Ohio?
Yes, and more than most fields. Enterprise account director work is inherently relationship-driven and often conducted through video calls, digital platforms, and travel rather than a fixed office, making it well suited to remote and hybrid arrangements. About 85% of enterprise account director openings tied to Ohio are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the desk-based, client-facing nature of the role. Strategic account planning and internal coordination tend to be the most fully remote parts of the position.
How can I get hired as an enterprise account director in Ohio with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is to secure a business development representative or account executive role at a mid-to-large Ohio technology or insurance company, then build toward the director level. Companies like Nationwide, Progressive, and Ohio-based managed service providers routinely run structured sales development programs that recruit recent graduates. Lateral moves from customer success management or inside sales are common, and completing a recognized sales methodology certification gives candidates without a long tenure a concrete credential that Ohio hiring managers recognize.
Where can I find and apply to enterprise account director jobs in Ohio?
You can find and apply to enterprise account director jobs in Ohio on Migrate Mate, which lists current Ohio openings across Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and beyond. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the employer through the listing.
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