Sales Director - Chicago
Overview
This is a remote-first position, ideal for a senior sales professional with experience navigating complex, consultative sales cycles within large organizations. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and securing new enterprise accounts, expanding relationships within existing customers, and positioning Solace as a critical enabler of both traditional event-driven architecture (EDA) and next-generation AI-driven initiatives.
Solace plays a key role in helping enterprises modernize their integration strategy to support AI workloads—by ensuring that data is delivered securely, efficiently, and in real time across distributed systems. You will work closely with technical stakeholders and executive decision-makers to demonstrate how Solace’s platform can serve as the backbone for modern AI-ready infrastructure.
What You’ll Bring to the Role
- Consultative selling
- Proven ability to close large, complex deals
- Track record in selling middleware products, solutions, and services
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to connect with clients
- Ability to pull together a team and lead complex negotiations
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience managing client relationships in the Enterprise IT space
- Proven track record of sales success in other IT companies
- Familiarity with MEDIC / MEDDPICC sales process
- Willingness to travel as much as 30% of their time (2-3 days a week)
Why You’ll Love Working at Solace
- Work with brilliance
- Balance matters
- Hybrid-first
- Values-driven
- Growth mindset
- Customer Obsessed
- Keep it fun
- Creative culture