Uniphore is one of the largest B2B AI-native companies—decades-proven, built-for-scale and designed for the enterprise. The company drives business outcomes, across multiple industry verticals, and enables the largest global deployments.
Uniphore infuses AI into every part of the enterprise that impacts the customer. We deliver the only multimodal architecture centered on customers that combines Generative AI, Knowledge AI, Emotion AI, workflow automation and a co-pilot to guide you. We understand better than anyone how to capture voice, video and text and how to analyze all types of data.
As AI becomes more powerful, every part of the enterprise that impacts the customer will be disrupted. We believe the future will run on the connective tissue between people, machines and data: all in the service of creating the most human processes and experiences for customers and employees.
Job Description:
Client Executive – Strategic Accounts
This role is based out of the Chicago, IL area
Position Summary
We are seeking a proven enterprise sales leader to drive strategic growth with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 clients. The ideal candidate is an elite C-suite-oriented Client Executive who excels in navigating complexity, shaping vision at the executive level, and closing transformative, multi-million-dollar AI deals.
This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on executive engagement, strategic orchestration, and outcome-based selling — not transactional sales.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Account Management
- Develop and execute multi-year account strategies for target enterprise clients (typical TCV $1M–$30M+).
- Position Uniphore as a strategic business transformation partner, not a point solution provider.
- Build and sustain trusted relationships with economic buyers and executive sponsors across the C-suite.
- Lead whitespace analysis, territory planning, and account expansion to maximize customer lifetime value and wallet share.
- Drives regular account planning and executive mapping.
Sales Execution
- Own the full enterprise sales cycle — from executive prospecting to multi-stakeholder negotiation and close.
- Consistently achieve and exceed $2M–$4M in annual new and expansion ARR.
- Navigate complex procurement, legal, and security reviews to drive predictable closure.
- Develop business cases and ROI frameworks that align to board-level priorities and measurable outcomes.
- Structure and negotiate multi-year agreements with TCVs exceeding $10M+.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Operate as the “CEO of your territory”, orchestrating internal teams across Solutions Engineering, Services, Product, Legal, and Executive Leadership.
- Partner with Product and Marketing to influence roadmap priorities and thought leadership initiatives.
- Mentor peers and emerging sellers in best-in-class enterprise selling practices.
Pipeline Development & Market Engagement
- Build and maintain 3–5x pipeline coverage through strategic prospecting, executive networking, and partnership development.
- Drive net-new opportunity creation and expansion within assigned verticals or regions.
- Represent Uniphore at industry conferences, executive summits, and partner events to elevate brand and visibility.
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 10+ years of enterprise technology or SaaS sales with a track record of consistent quota attainment.
- 5+ years selling directly to the C-suite (CIO, CMO, CXO, CEO) within Fortune 500 / Global 2000 enterprises.
- Proven success closing $2M+ ACV / $10M+ TCV deals and managing complex 6 to12-month sales cycles.
- Recognition for top-tier performance (President’s Club or top 10–20% of sales org).
Industry & Domain Expertise
- Knowledge across AI/ML, SaaS, cloud, data platforms, cybersecurity, or digital transformation solutions.
- Experience selling into Banking, Insurance, Retail, Telecommunications, or BPO/Consulting sectors.
- Deep understanding of enterprise procurement, compliance, and governance processes.
Skills & Competencies
- Executive presence and gravitas in C-level discussions.
- Strategic acumen to link Uniphore’s AI capabilities to business transformation outcomes.
- Mastery of consultative and value-based selling (e.g., MEDDPICC, Challenger, Command the Message).
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills that articulate impact and differentiation.
- Proven negotiation and deal-structuring expertise.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced and high-growth environments.
Technical & Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Proficiency with Salesforce, sales engagement platforms, and productivity tools.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% within territory.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with leading enterprise vendors (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks).
- Existing executive relationships within target verticals.
- Expertise in land-and-expand strategies and multi-year enterprise growth.
- Proven success building ROI models that secure board-level sponsorship.
- Multilingual fluency aligned with region preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary: $175,000 – $200,000 (commensurate with experience & location)
On-Target Earnings (OTE): $350,000 – $400,000 (50/50 split)
Accelerators: Uncapped commissions with performance-based multipliers
President’s Club: Annual recognition and incentive trip for top performers
Equity & Long-Term Incentives:
- Competitive stock option grants with performance-based refresh awards
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) or pension (varies by geography)
- Flexible PTO policy
- Professional development and enablement programs
Hiring Range:
The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate's qualifications and prior experience.
In addition to competitive base pay, this position also includes an annual incentive opportunity based on target achievement, pre-IPO stock options, benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with a match, and more, plus generous paid time off, paid holidays, paid day off for your birthday and other paid leave policies to support employees through all phases of life.
Location preference:
Uniphore is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
For more information on how Uniphore uses AI to unify—and humanize—every enterprise experience, please visit www.uniphore.com.
Top Skills
What We Do
The Uniphore Business AI Cloud spans agents, models, knowledge, and data, combining the simplicity of consumer AI with the rigor, security, and scalability the enterprise demands. Business users can harness AI effortlessly and deliver outcomes immediately, while CIOs gain the foundation to build powerful AI applications embedded into workflows and trained on enterprise data. Built for the Enterprise, backed by AI Leaders Backed by NVIDIA, AMD, Snowflake, and Databricks, Uniphore brings a unique combination of capital and strategic alignment — validating its position as the definitive Business AI leader. Recent acquisitions of ActionIQ, Infoworks, Orby AI, and Autonom8 further cement Uniphore's AI talent depth and accelerate outcomes for clients. A Complete, Composable Platform Uniphore is designed to be: Sovereign — run on any public cloud, private cloud or on-premises with full control over your data and AI models. Composable — choose your layer, model, or component—vector DBs, knowledge graphs, data compute, and beyond. Secure — embedded guardrails, observability, and AI security ensure trusted, compliant, and enterprise-grade protection. Trusted at Scale Over 2,000 global businesses — including many of the Fortune 500 — rely on Uniphore every day to drive growth, improve efficiency, and deliver personalized customer experiences. Customers include leaders across industries, like Skechers, LastPass, Atlassian, HP, Allstate, Sony, and more. Industry Recognition Named to Inc.'s Best in Business List Listed on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Recognized in reports by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC From Pilot to Production Through strategic collaborations with industry leaders like KPMG, Cognizant, Rackspace, Databricks and Snowflake, Uniphore helps organizations move beyond experimental AI pilots to production-grade deployment — operationalizing AI agents across internal and client-facing workflows at scale.
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