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Illinois sales manager roles draw sponsorship activity from Chicago's dense mix of tech, manufacturing, and financial services employers. Companies like Salesforce, Motorola Solutions, and Caterpillar have a history of sponsoring skilled sales professionals. Chicago dominates hiring volume, but Peoria, Naperville, and Schaumburg also host active employer bases seeking experienced sales managers.
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Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.
Department Overview
This role is part of the Enterprise Strategic Accounts Team and acts as the Manager for the customer facing resources for our Retail Key Accounts. The Retail Key Accounts Team is responsible for coordinating all facets of Motorola Solutions’ business relationship within their assigned retail account base including demand generation, sales, strategic account planning and overall client relationship management.
Job Description
The Area Sales Manager will manage and lead the Retail Key Accounts Team for Motorola Solutions. This Team is responsible for sales generation, strategic account planning and overall relationship management for the targeted top tier retail accounts throughout the United States.
The Area Sales Manager will be responsible but not limited to the following:
- Proactively develop large project opportunities encompassing a wide range of products and services (core and emerging technologies) with particular focus on next generation technology and platforms
- Responsible for the strategy and execution of the sales team and interface with all team members in a way that drives business results and motivates the proper activity
- Maintain target Customer intelligence data in SalesForce for a timely & accurate sales forecast
- Be responsible for achieving both order and revenue financial performance for their assigned team’s territory by creating and maintaining a healthy team pipeline
- Networking and Strategy Development with key Motorola Solutions' work partners
- Accurately forecast order and revenue numbers on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
- Measure results in the sales funnel and account forecasts and take corrective action to ensure targets are met or exceeded
- Function as a coach/consultant for Account Managers to drive efficiencies and contributions
- Be aware of competition and technology disruptors that may impact your territory and partner community
- Ability to quickly learn new key characteristics of products/solutions and communicate the value of those solutions to employees and customers
- Understand Motorola Solutions contract terms & compliance requirements.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred with 4+ years of documented track record of sales performance within a technology environment is required
- Seeking 3+ years of sales leadership experience
- Understanding of MSI radio portfolio, mobile & fixed video, and Safety & Security Ecosystem
- Deep understanding of the retail vertical
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with C-Level executives
- Ability to motivate diverse cross-functional teams to action in achieving common goals
- Ability to drive strategies with customers for Motorola success in the bid environment
Travel Requirements
- Ability to travel up to 75% of the time within North America, including the potential for international travel
- Candidates can live anywhere in the United States, near a major airport.
Target Base Salary Range
- $100,000 - $120,000 USD
Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.
LI-RO1
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
Yes
Our U.S. Benefits include:
- Incentive Bonus Plans
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
- 401K with Company Match
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off Packages
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Parental & Family Leave
- and more!
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.
We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.
Department Overview
This role is part of the Enterprise Strategic Accounts Team and acts as the Manager for the customer facing resources for our Retail Key Accounts. The Retail Key Accounts Team is responsible for coordinating all facets of Motorola Solutions’ business relationship within their assigned retail account base including demand generation, sales, strategic account planning and overall client relationship management.
Job Description
The Area Sales Manager will manage and lead the Retail Key Accounts Team for Motorola Solutions. This Team is responsible for sales generation, strategic account planning and overall relationship management for the targeted top tier retail accounts throughout the United States.
The Area Sales Manager will be responsible but not limited to the following:
- Proactively develop large project opportunities encompassing a wide range of products and services (core and emerging technologies) with particular focus on next generation technology and platforms
- Responsible for the strategy and execution of the sales team and interface with all team members in a way that drives business results and motivates the proper activity
- Maintain target Customer intelligence data in SalesForce for a timely & accurate sales forecast
- Be responsible for achieving both order and revenue financial performance for their assigned team’s territory by creating and maintaining a healthy team pipeline
- Networking and Strategy Development with key Motorola Solutions' work partners
- Accurately forecast order and revenue numbers on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
- Measure results in the sales funnel and account forecasts and take corrective action to ensure targets are met or exceeded
- Function as a coach/consultant for Account Managers to drive efficiencies and contributions
- Be aware of competition and technology disruptors that may impact your territory and partner community
- Ability to quickly learn new key characteristics of products/solutions and communicate the value of those solutions to employees and customers
- Understand Motorola Solutions contract terms & compliance requirements.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred with 4+ years of documented track record of sales performance within a technology environment is required
- Seeking 3+ years of sales leadership experience
- Understanding of MSI radio portfolio, mobile & fixed video, and Safety & Security Ecosystem
- Deep understanding of the retail vertical
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with C-Level executives
- Ability to motivate diverse cross-functional teams to action in achieving common goals
- Ability to drive strategies with customers for Motorola success in the bid environment
Travel Requirements
- Ability to travel up to 75% of the time within North America, including the potential for international travel
- Candidates can live anywhere in the United States, near a major airport.
Target Base Salary Range
- $100,000 - $120,000 USD
Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.
LI-RO1
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
Yes
Our U.S. Benefits include:
- Incentive Bonus Plans
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
- 401K with Company Match
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off Packages
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Parental & Family Leave
- and more!
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.
We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.
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Which companies sponsor visas for sales managers in Illinois?
Technology and industrial firms are the most active sponsors in Illinois. Companies like Salesforce, Oracle, Motorola Solutions, Caterpillar, and Abbott have filed Labor Condition Applications for sales management roles. Large enterprise software and manufacturing companies tend to sponsor more frequently because their sales organizations require specialized technical or industry expertise that justifies the sponsorship process.
Which visa types are most common for sales manager roles in Illinois?
The H-1B is the most common visa for sales managers in Illinois, provided the role requires a specific bachelor's degree in a related field such as business, marketing, or a technical discipline. The L-1A is another pathway for managers transferring within a multinational company. TN visas cover Canadian and Mexican nationals in certain qualifying management and professional categories.
Which cities in Illinois have the most sales manager sponsorship jobs?
Chicago accounts for the large majority of sales manager sponsorship activity in Illinois, particularly in the Loop, River North, and Fulton Market tech corridors. Naperville and Schaumburg are secondary hubs due to their concentration of corporate headquarters and regional offices. Peoria sees sponsorship activity tied to industrial and manufacturing sector employers like Caterpillar.
How to find sales manager visa sponsorship jobs in Illinois?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, making it straightforward to find sales manager roles in Illinois where employers are open to sponsoring. You can search by location and role to surface companies actively hiring sales managers in Chicago and surrounding metro areas. This saves significant time compared to manually screening generic job postings for sponsorship signals.
Are there any Illinois-specific considerations for sales manager visa sponsorship?
Illinois employers sponsoring H-1B workers must pay the prevailing wage for the specific occupation and metropolitan area as determined by Department of Labor guidelines. Sales manager prevailing wages in the Chicago metro are benchmarked against regional data, so employers in Schaumburg or Naperville may have different wage obligations than those in downtown Chicago. Industry also matters: technology sales manager roles typically attract higher prevailing wage levels than general commercial roles.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored sales manager jobs in Illinois?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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