Account Executive
Position Summary
Openfield Operations is seeking an Account Executive to support business development, relationship management, and commercial growth initiatives across the organization.
The role is designed for a commercially minded professional who can develop relationships, identify opportunities, coordinate internal resources, and manage opportunities from initial conversation through agreement.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with prospective business partners and commercial accounts
- Identify new business opportunities through outbound and inbound activity
- Conduct introductory and discovery conversations
- Understand prospective partner requirements and business objectives
- Prepare presentations, proposals, and commercial materials
- Coordinate pricing and proposal development with internal stakeholders
- Maintain accurate records of opportunities and follow-up activity
- Manage opportunities through the sales process
- Coordinate contract discussions and internal approvals
- Maintain communication with prospects throughout longer sales cycles
- Support account handoff following completed agreements
- Monitor pipeline activity and prepare recurring sales reports
- Participate in business-development planning
- Represent Openfield professionally in external conversations
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in sales, account management, business development, or a related commercial role
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable conducting professional phone and video conversations
- Ability to understand business requirements and communicate solutions clearly
- Strong organizational and follow-up skills
- Experience managing multiple active opportunities
- Comfortable working independently
- Proficiency with CRM systems, spreadsheets, presentations, and standard business software
Preferred Qualifications
- B2B sales experience
- Experience with multi-location or distributed organizations
- Experience preparing proposals or commercial presentations
- Familiarity with longer business-to-business sales cycles
- Experience working with senior business stakeholders
Performance Areas
The role would typically be evaluated on:
Work Environment
This role is based in the Chicago area and works with internal departments and external business contacts.
Some travel may be required depending on business needs.