Jeffrey Klein

Business Development Executive

Chicago, Illinois, United States13 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in enterprise sales leadership.
  • Expert in strategic planning and business development.
  • Successful in driving significant sales growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS sales leader with extensive experience in enterprise account management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementStrategic PlanningBusiness DevelopmentAccount Management

Other Skills

Cloud ComputingForecastingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Consultative SellingKey Account DevelopmentSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Team MotivationCustomer RetentionBusiness-to-Business (B2B)CoachingTime ManagementNegotiationTeam ManagementChannel PartnersAnalytics

About

Top-performing enterprise sales manager committed to high professional and ethical standards in diverse workplaces. Proven track record in leading and inspiring sales teams to generate new opportunities, understand the competitive landscape, and leverage technology to solve business problems. Specialized in cutting-edge, technical solutions for network security software and cloud-based (SaaS) managed services.

Experience

13 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
2 mos
Current Experience

Getreal security

Enterprise Sales Representative

Apr 2026Present · 2 mos · Greater Chicago Area · Remote

Beyond identity

2 roles

Strategic Sales Director - Central Region

Promoted

Oct 2025Mar 2026 · 5 mos

Enterprise Sales Representative - Central Region

Nov 2024Sep 2025 · 10 mos

Appviewx

2 roles

Director of Sales - Central Region

Promoted

Aug 2022Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Managed 3 enterprise and 3 commercial sellers across a 16-state territory, driving YoY increases of 16% (2022) and 29% (2023) on $5M (2022) and $5.4M (2023) quotas.
  • Developed a partner-first strategy with resellers like Ingram Micro, Insight, and WWT, and consultants
  • including Accenture, Deloitte, HCL, Infosys, and TCS, achieving over 60% annual indirect business in the US.
  • Worked with departmental leadership to create and execute a documented sales and implementation
  • methodology, reducing customer TTFV recognition from 120 days to under 45 days.
Cloud ComputingForecastingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Consultative SellingKey Account DevelopmentAccount Management+12

Account Executive

Oct 2021Aug 2022 · 10 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Surpassed an $800K quota by almost 10% by securing new business with
  • customers including: Anthem, Conagra, Discover, Fiserv, Lear, TransUnion, and United Wholesale Mortgage.
  • Led a collaborative, cross-functional team of territory-based resources, including: Commercial Sales,
  • Customer Success, Marketing, Product, Sales Development, Sales Operations, and Solution Engineering.
Cloud ComputingForecastingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Consultative SellingKey Account DevelopmentAccount Management+10

Ping identity

Account Executive

Mar 2018Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Greater Chicago Area · Remote

  • Hired for a new role to close enterprise accounts in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Developed one of the top-performing territories, generating over $1M in new ARR through direct sales and partnerships with BeyondTrust, Cyderes (Fishtech), Focal Point (CDW), GuidePoint Security, Optiv, and ProofID.
  • Managed strategic and operational plans to achieve satisfied, loyal, and referenceable customer wins at CNO Financial, Domino's, Meijer, Rocket Mortgage, Spectrum Health, and Stellantis (FCA).
  • Provided product feedback to engineering for solution development / improvement and established a synergistic working cadence with global operations and delivery teams.
Cloud ComputingForecastingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Consultative SellingKey Account DevelopmentAccount Management+10

Axiomatics

National Account Manager

Feb 2015Feb 2018 · 3 yrs · Greater Chicago Area · Hybrid

  • Developed and implemented strategies to expand the company's largest and most successful implementations including: Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Ford, Pearson Education, and UnitedHealthcare.
  • Partnered with consulting firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, and PwC to develop and deliver on implementations at companies like Anthem, BlueCross BlueShield, Caterpillar, and Kaiser.
  • Led collaboration with customers like Eli Lilly and Company and Union Pacific, resulting in the development of new software features and product offerings.
  • Implemented marketing initiatives, including partner events and trade show presentations, and founded the Wisconsin IAM User Group with Radiant Logic.
ForecastingConsultative SellingKey Account DevelopmentAccount ManagementCustomer RetentionBusiness-to-Business (B2B)+6

Rosehill montessori

Managing Director

May 2013Dec 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · Greater Chicago Area · On-site

  • • Given full P&L responsibility for a team of 12+ employees to revitalize several years of unprofitable business. • Worked with the Board of Directors to create and implement a full Sales & Marketing plan with budgetary accountability, which doubled enrollment and resulted in the best financial position in nearly a decade.
Director levelStrategic PlanningTime ManagementNegotiationTeam ManagementAnalytics+1

Entrust

Territory Manager - Central Region

Mar 2012Apr 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Chicago Area · Remote

  • Managed targeted account selling across a 12-state territory, including 8 inside salespeople, with national and local reseller partners including: Accuvant, ePlus, FishNet Security, Forsythe and Nexum.
  • Exceeded the first-year sales quota by more than doubling it through deals with prominent Fortune 500 customers including: Allstate, Ameriprise, Country Financial, Grainger, Kellogg's, and Kohler.
ForecastingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Consultative SellingKey Account DevelopmentAccount ManagementBusiness-to-Business (B2B)+5

Education

Benedictine University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Management

Jan 2011Jan 2013

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