Director of Sales, Central

Chicago Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 22, 2025 Last posted March 22, 2025
Job description

Job description

DemoCorp is looking for a Director of Sales with strong knowledge of, and experience with enterprise-wide software and hardware technologies and value driven sales.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support to the field as well as pre-sales support and customer directed field trials
  • Manage customer expectations and contribute to a high level of customer satisfaction
  • Work cross-functionally as required and keep all parties apprised of sales activities, concerns and wins
  • Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasting
  • Compile information and data related to customer and prospect interactions
  • Monitor customer, market and competitor activity and provide feedback to company leadership team and other company functions
  • Work closely with the marketing function to establish successful support, channel and partner programs
  • Manage key customer relationships and participate in closing strategic opportunities
  • Travel for in-person meetings with customers and partners and to develop key relationships
  • Manage the use of budgets

Desired Skills and Experience

Requirements:

  • BA/BS degree and at least seven years sales experience in related industries (Energy/Utilities/Science)
  • A proven track record of success (enterprise/carrier grade products)
  • Experience selling analytics, data, predictive modeling, or business intelligence software
  • Ability to plan and manage at both the strategic and operational levels
  • Outstanding consultative selling abilities and excellent interpersonal skills with executive level customers and partners
  • Keen understanding and appreciation of selling into large enterprise customers with traditionally long sales cycles
  • Selling hybrid (hardware and software) products a plus
  • Willingness to travel as needed (>50%)
About this role

Summary

Manage sales activities, customer relationships, and provide technical support.

Job title

Director of Sales

Experience level

7+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

Located in Chicago, remote work not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

BA/BS degreesalesanalyticsdatapredictive modelingbusiness intelligenceconsultative sellinginterpersonal skills

Preferred skills

enterprisecarrier gradehybrid products

Specializations

salessoftwarehardwareanalyticsbusiness intelligence
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Chicago, IL, USA

On-site City