Business Development Representative
Asana · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 57%Moderate
Illinois · IL
Live tech sales jobs in Illinois
Chicago is legendary for producing elite sales professionals. The city dominates in freight brokerage (highest-volume sales training ground in the US), FinTech, MarTech, and enterprise SaaS. High call volumes, competitive culture, and strong mentorship networks. BDR OTE $70-100k; AE $130-220k.
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The short answer
Aethara tracks 73 verified live tech sales openings in Illinois across 35 employers. Top hirers by Hiring Aggressiveness: OpenAI, Pure Storage and Qualtrics. State average hiring aggressiveness: 49/100. The market skews Solutions Engineer (31% of live reqs).
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All 73 live tech sales jobs in Illinois
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Every verified ATS posting mapped to Illinois — grouped by sales function. Showing 30 of 73. How aggressively employers are hiring for this role.
SDR / BDR
2 live roles
Inbound Sales Development Representative
Asana · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 57%Moderate
Account Executive
6 live roles
Territory Account Executive - Philadelphia
Pure Storage · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 66%High
Account Executive - Corporate - Chicago
Qualtrics · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 66%High
Senior Account Executive - Energy & Utilities
Cohere · Remote
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 65%High
Senior Account Executive, Start-ups (Austin or Chicago)
Cloudflare · Illinois
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 62%Moderate
Corporate Account Executive
Asana · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 57%Moderate
Expansion Account Executive
Gusto · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 57%Moderate
Mid-Market AE
2 live roles
Mid-Market Account Executive, New Business (API/CPaaS)
Vonage · Remote
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 57%Moderate
Senior Mid Market Account Executive
Vonage · Remote
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 54%Moderate
Solutions Engineer
11 live roles
Solutions Engineer, Pre-Sales
OpenAI · Remote
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 66%High
Senior Sales Engineer
Amplitude · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 63%Moderate
Lead Sales Enterprise Account Executive - Strategic Expansion
Uber Freight · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 63%Moderate
Enterprise Account Executive, Growth
MongoDB · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 62%Moderate
Sales Engineer, Cloud Product Specialist
Rubrik · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 61%Moderate
Senior Account Executive, Strategic Enterprise
Braze · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 57%Moderate
Enterprise Account Executive - Light Industrial
Instawork · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 56%Moderate
Senior Solutions Engineer, Strategic (Chicago)
Okta · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 54%Moderate
Strategic Account Executive
Okta · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 54%Moderate
Strategic Account Executive, Auth0
Okta · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 54%Moderate
Solutions Engineer/Auth0
Okta · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 53%Moderate
Sales Leadership
8 live roles
Territory Account Manager - Central Region
Pure Storage · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 64%Moderate
SMB Account Manager - Food & Beverage
Block · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 60%Moderate
Senior Client Account Manager, Large Customer Sales (Pharma)
Reddit · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 59%Moderate
Mid-Market Account Manager, North America
Block · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 58%Moderate
Manager, Expansion Account Manager
Gusto · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 57%Moderate
Strategic Account Manager – Enterprise Light Industrial
Instawork · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 56%Moderate
Strategic Account Manager
Block · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 53%Moderate
Senior Account Manager, Enterprise
Braze · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 51%Moderate
Other Sales
1 live role
Carrier Sales Representative I, Brokerage
Uber Freight · Chicago
Live · seen 2 days ago
HA 54%Moderate
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Top roles by type
Best open roles in Illinois by sales function
Top picks per category from 96 verified live postings — ranked by Hiring Aggressiveness. How aggressively employers are hiring for this role.
SDR / BDR
11 live in Illinois · showing top 4
Business Development Representative
Asana · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness57Moderate
Inbound Sales Development Representative
Asana · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness57Moderate
Sales Development Representative, Central
Okta · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness50Moderate
Sales Development Representative
Gong · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness46Moderate
Account Executive
14 live in Illinois · showing top 4
Territory Account Executive - Philadelphia
Pure Storage · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness66High
Account Executive - Corporate - Chicago
Qualtrics · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness66High
Senior Account Executive - Energy & Utilities
Cohere · Remote
Hiring Aggressiveness65High
Senior Account Executive, Start-ups (Austin or Chicago)
Cloudflare · Illinois
Hiring Aggressiveness62Moderate
Mid-Market AE
6 live in Illinois · showing top 4
Mid-Market Account Executive, New Business (API/CPaaS)
Vonage · Remote
Hiring Aggressiveness57Moderate
Senior Mid Market Account Executive
Vonage · Remote
Hiring Aggressiveness54Moderate
Mid-Market Account Executive
Gong · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness48Moderate
Commercial Account Executive
Gong · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness47Moderate
Solutions Engineer
22 live in Illinois · showing top 4
Solutions Engineer, Pre-Sales
OpenAI · Remote
Hiring Aggressiveness66High
Senior Sales Engineer
Amplitude · Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness63Moderate
Lead Sales Enterprise Account Executive - Strategic Expansion
Uber Freight · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness63Moderate
Enterprise Account Executive, Growth
MongoDB · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness62Moderate
Sales Leadership
19 live in Illinois · showing top 4
Territory Account Manager - Central Region
Pure Storage · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness64Moderate
SMB Account Manager - Food & Beverage
Block · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness60Moderate
Senior Client Account Manager, Large Customer Sales (Pharma)
Reddit · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness59Moderate
Mid-Market Account Manager, North America
Block · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness58Moderate
Other Sales
1 live in Illinois · showing top 1
Carrier Sales Representative I, Brokerage
Uber Freight · Chicago
Hub: Chicago
Hiring Aggressiveness54Moderate
See the full filterable board above for every live role in Illinois, including lower-scored listings.
Market analysis
Illinois tech sales market at a glance
96Live roles
35Employers
#4Of 51 states
94thPercentile
57Avg Hiring Aggressiveness · Moderate
14%Remote-eligible
Illinois ranks #4 of 51 tracked states (94th percentile) with 96 verified live tech-sales openings across 35 employers. State-average hiring aggressiveness is 57/100 with a steady tier skew (43% of roles).
The market tilts toward Solutions Engineer (31% of reqs) concentrated in Chicago (69%). Chicago: hardworking, resilient, volume-obsessed, social after hours. 'Windy City' work ethic - no shortcuts, results matter. Diverse workforce. Heavy emphasis on in-office culture for training; hybrid emerging.
Salesforce, Morningstar, Echo Global Logistics, Sprout Social, G2, Chime, and hundreds of B2B SaaS.
Role mix (live data)
Share of verified openings by sales role family — from 96 live postings.
Hub concentration
Where live reqs cluster vs. declared hub markets (14% remote).
- ChicagoSnowflake · Databricks · Smartsheet
- Other marketsStripe · Databricks · Amplitude
- Remote / distributedSnowflake · Replit · Linear
Top employers hiring
Ranked by concurrent open reqs in Illinois.
- 1DoorDash
- 2Stripe
- 3Braze
- 4Intercom
- 5Okta
- 6Pinterest
Hiring velocity
Tier distribution and posting freshness from live ATS data.
- Hypergrowth18 · 19%
- High9 · 9%
- Moderate41 · 43%
- Minimal28 · 29%
68% of reqs posted/refreshed in the last 14 days.
Compensation signals
Editorial compensation context from our Illinois market brief: $70-100k; AE $130-220k. Live ATS postings in Aethara do not include employer salary fields — use these ranges as directional context only.
Aethara state blueprint · Hand-crafted depth
The Illinois Tech Sales Blueprint
📍 Why Illinois for Tech Sales?
| Factor | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tech Hub Status | Gritty, high-volume, high-reward. Chicago is a sales career launchpad. |
| Economic Impact | Illinois tech sector — 169 verified live Aethara roles this refresh. |
Hiring Events
Tech-sales hiring & career events for Illinois
Upcoming events for tech-sales roles (SDR/BDR, AE, account management, sales engineering, RevOps) over the next few months — both virtual events you can join from anywhere and in-person events near Illinois metros. Use these to meet recruiters, find warm intros, and discover teams that are actively hiring.
Virtual events — open to anyone, anywhere
VirtualRecurring
PowerToFly Virtual Job Fairs
Recurring — next session ~June 25, 2026; AI & Emerging Tech fair Sept 17, 2026
Free online job fairs with thousands of open roles (including sales) where you network live with recruiters and hiring managers across the country.
Register / detailsVirtualRecurring
RevGenius Demo Days & Revenue Roundtables
Recurring — monthly (next sessions through summer/fall 2026)
Free virtual sessions for a 50k-member revenue community (SDR/AE/RevOps) — great for warm intros and discovering teams that are hiring.
Register / detailsVirtualRecurring
Tenbound Sales Development Events
Recurring — community webinars year-round; Sales Dev Summit (hybrid) annually
SDR/BDR-focused community sessions and the Sales Dev Summit — the tightest practitioner network for breaking into sales development.
Register / detailsVirtualRecurring
Pavilion Functional Peer Groups & Virtual Roundtables
Recurring — monthly virtual roundtables (sales, RevOps, CS)
Virtual roundtables for go-to-market operators (sales, RevOps, customer success) — strong for AE/leadership networking and referrals.
Register / detailsVirtualRecurring
Bravado War Room Community Events
Recurring — member events & panels throughout 2026
A 200k+ sales-professional community with member-only virtual events, candid hiring/comp talk, and a curated tech-sales job board.
Register / detailsVirtualRecurring
Sales Assembly GTM Programs
Recurring — live virtual programs year-round
Live, role-specific virtual programs (SDR, AE, AM/CS, RevOps) from a national B2B-tech revenue community — skill-building plus employer exposure.
Register / detailsVirtual
Dreamforce on Salesforce+
Sept 15–17, 2026 (free virtual stream)
The free streamed edition of Dreamforce — plug into the Salesforce ecosystem (a top employer of tech-sales talent) from anywhere.
Register / detailsIn-person events in Illinois
In-person
Sales Assembly Revenue Leaders Dinner — Chicago
July 15, 2026
Invite-only Chicago dinner for B2B-tech revenue leaders — a high-signal room for sales leadership networking (request an invite via the link).
Register / detailsIn-personRecurring
Tech in Motion Chicago
Recurring — monthly tech networking events
Monthly Chicago tech mixers, panels and demos — a low-pressure way to meet hiring teams and recruiters in person.
Register / detailsDates and formats are subject to change, and some entries are recurring series rather than a single confirmed date. Always confirm details and register through each event's link.
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