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Sales Operations Assistant

Americaneagle.com · Des Plaines, IL · 1 wk ago
On-siteAdministrative$60k–$70k/yrFull-time

About the role

Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is on helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including eCommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation, and more. The company was recently named by Built In Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com's list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies multiple times!

Americaneagle.com is looking for a highly organized, proactive, and adaptable Sales Operations Assistant to support Sales Executives across scheduling, priorities, sales pursuits, and business operations. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, communicates confidently, and can bring structure and follow-through to multiple high-impact engagements. The ideal candidate is someone who can manage competing priorities, produce polished client-facing materials, and help turn conversations and ideas into measurable action.

Responsibilities

  • Help manage executive scheduling, calendar coordination, priorities, action items, and follow-ups to ensure the highest-impact initiatives continue moving forward.
  • Participate in sales pursuits and help coordinate opportunities, maintain CRM, prepare presentations and supporting materials, respond to RFPs, and develop Statements of Work (SOWs).
  • Support strategic partner relationships, including coordinating meetings, tracking joint initiatives and opportunities, preparing for partner discussions, and helping execute go-to-market activities.
  • Help create polished, client-facing deliverables including proposals, presentations, meeting materials, account plans, business cases, and other strategic documentation.
  • Maintain visibility into key priorities, deadlines, commitments, and next steps across sales, partnerships, customers, and internal initiatives.
  • Prepare agendas and briefing materials, capture decisions and action items, coordinate follow-ups, and help turn executive conversations into tangible outcomes.
  • Gain hands-on exposure to executive leadership, enterprise sales, strategic partnerships, client strategy, and business operations, with the opportunity to take on increasing ownership and responsibility over time.

Requirements

  • Must be located in the Chicagoland area
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Business Management, Sales, Marketing, or a related field
  • 2+ years of experience as a Business Development Representative, or similar business/sales role
  • Ability to stay organized and thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while managing multiple priorities
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Comfortable communicating with leadership stakeholders
  • Willing to travel as-needed

Qualifications

  • Previous experience in the tech industry is a nice to have

Pay

The US-based salary range for this full-time position is $60,000-$70,000 per year. Within this range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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