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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solution Executive - **Company:** Sphera Solutions, Inc. - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $108,000.0 - $162,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Software, Microsoft PowerPoint, Enterprise Software Applications - **Published:** June 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=80fcf0be28d465bf ## About the Role Do you have experience in Technology sales?, The ideal candidate will own sales for a specific product line/ geographic territory and will possess the following: * A minimum of 5+ years of successful experience in selling Enterprise Software and Technology solutions to the Global 2000 * Demonstrated success in closing large and complex sales; encourages and contributes to creative deal making; actively leverages role to close sales through appropriate sales channels and partners * Strong hunter skills * Experience should include negotiations, successful partnerships and / or joint ventures. * Has implemented successful sales strategies in changing markets. Understands the product sales cycle and challenges, including the strategies of competitors, and leverages this knowledge to hone sales strategies. * Appropriately adapts and leverages products, services and operations to effectively compete in competitive markets * Assigns the highest priority to customer satisfaction. Listens to customers * Has personally closed major deals and is well known and respected, maintaining effective interpersonal relationships with the key decision-makers in customer organizations. * Enjoys interaction with customers and prospects and is a person that our sales people would welcome to participate in the sales process. * Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment and ability to navigate and excel in a complex, heavily matrixed organizations * Demonstrated relationship management skills are essential, including the ability to relate successfully to a variety of people externally and internally, and to form strong relationships with key decision makers * Proficiency with MS applications required (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) * Will demonstrate a desire to function as an entrepreneur within Sphera, and will not rely on large staffs to support their efforts * Consistently met or surpassed yearly quota ## Description Solutions Executive within Sphera's team will sell to Enterprise accounts, with a focus on hunting new accounts. * Executing against yearly sales goals * Qualifying and disqualifying new business opportunities while identifying customer pain * Delivering executive Sphera point of view dialogue * Hunting activities (includes cold calling, conferences, trade shows etc.) * Cross functional collaboration with Account Managers * Maintaining accurate forecasts * Accountability for driving revenue growth across Sphera's assigned business lines to include dentification of revenue drivers and metrics - creating visibility with all market owners on revenue trends and actions to drive revenues to plan * Deliver solution presentations to key customers * Develop enterprise software license proposals * Negotiate enterprise software contracts * Learning customer decision process * Creating closing plans for forecasted business * Close business in a timely manner * Fully comprehend the Sphera unique value proposition. ## Related Videos - [You’re a great coder? 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