About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Sales.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

---

Introduction

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Brand Sales Specialist as part of an Entry-Level Sales Program for 2027. In this role you will create demand, build trusted client relationships, and connect customers with solutions across AI, data, automation, cloud, and infrastructure. The position blends consultative selling, digital engagement, customer success, and ecosystem collaboration — designed to build a foundation for a long-term career in technology sales and client leadership.

---

Your role and responsibilities

• Create demand and identify new opportunities within assigned accounts, territories, and offering portfolios.
• Engage and qualify prospective clients via phone, email, social media, video outreach, events, marketing programs, and other digital selling channels.
• Build and maintain an active pipeline by uncovering expansion opportunities, renewals, upgrades, modernization needs, and customer lifetime value opportunities.
• Participate in discovery conversations to understand customer business objectives, priorities, challenges, success criteria, and buying needs.
• Position Confidential Client’s value propositions as a trusted advisor by aligning offerings to customer goals, industry trends, and measurable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with Technology Sellers, Technical Specialists, Customer Success Managers, Account Executives, Business Partners, Marketing, and Ecosystem teams to progress opportunities and support successful deal execution.
• Communicate technology value clearly to both business and technical stakeholders through presentations, proposals, account plans, and business storytelling.
• Use digital and AI-powered sales techniques, customer data, market insights, and contemporary offering knowledge to improve engagement strategies and achieve strategic brand outcomes.

---

Required technical and professional expertise

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed by start date in Business, Communications, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, Business Technology, or a related field.
• Strong interest in technology, business development, consultative selling, and solving client challenges.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Analytical thinking, curiosity, adaptability, and a customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate with both business and technical audiences.
• Interest in learning Confidential Client technologies, brand offerings, competitive landscapes, industry trends, and digital selling tools.

---

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Internship, co-op, project, research, or extracurricular experience in sales, business, consulting, customer success, marketing, technology, or entrepreneurship.
• Exposure to cloud, AI, automation, data, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or enterprise software.
• Experience presenting business or technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Leadership experience through student organizations, athletics, volunteer work, competitions, or community involvement.
• Industry-specific knowledge, technical certifications, or participation in technology-focused programs.

---

Compensation & location

• Estimated base salary: $74,037 per year (estimated).
• Location: Illinois Medical District / Chicago, IL (work location and travel expectations will be confirmed by the hiring team).

Note: This posting follows applicable state pay-transparency requirements. Exact compensation and benefits will be shared during the hiring process.

---

Additional information

• Employment type: Full-time.
• Confidential Client and Careertakes are committed to fair hiring practices and compliance with immigration and employment law. Final employment offers will be subject to any required background checks and verification processes.
• Applicants may be considered for other matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

---

Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.