Client Partner
Posted: 04/14/2026
Industry: Other Area(s)
Job Number: 1093
Pay Rate: $200k - $225k
Remote Work Available?: Hybrid
Job Description
Title: CLIENT PARTNER (FOCUS: DATA, AI/ML, CLOUD TRANSFORMATION)
Location: Chicago, IL or Remote (US-based / Central Time Zone preferred)
Pay Rate: $225,000+ per year
Hours: Full Time (Remote with travel)
Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Employee
Summary:
Act as the primary trusted advisor for a data engineering and cloud modernization firm, bridging executive client business strategy with deep technical expertise. This senior role holds full lifecycle ownership and P&L accountability for a strategic portfolio of enterprise accounts. You will drive multi-million dollar business outcomes by orchestrating cross-functional teams and co-selling alongside major cloud alliance partners.
Description – Client Partner:
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Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to C-level, VP, and Director-level stakeholders to proactively identify and champion high-impact data and AI transformation opportunities.
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Maintain full P&L ownership and strategic growth for an enterprise account portfolio, ensuring solutions drive measurable business outcomes and ROI.
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Own the strategic framing, commercial lifecycle, and negotiation of MSAs, SOWs, and pricing models for all client engagements.
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Bridge complex technical solutions involving AI/ML, data products, and cloud-native application modernization with clear executive business value.
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Lead and orchestrate internal delivery, engineering, sales, and architecture teams to ensure technical feasibility and successful, on-time project execution.
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Drive mutual regional growth through close alignment and co-selling efforts alongside Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and other strategic alliance partner teams.
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Collaborate with marketing teams to develop targeted account-based marketing plans, content, and client success stories that drive net-new business.
Qualifications – Client Partner:
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10+ years of proven success in a client-facing leadership or sales role focused on managing and selling complex cloud, data, or AI professional services to large enterprise accounts.
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Previous professional services sales experience within a major public cloud ecosystem (AWS, Azure, GCP) or with a Service Integrator, with a strong preference for Google Cloud.
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Proven track record of consistently exceeding multi-million dollar sales quotas and selling into Fortune 500 or Fortune 1,000 companies.
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Strong understanding of value-based selling, sales forecasting, revenue tracking, and utilizing Salesforce.
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Deep comprehension of the enterprise cloud adoption lifecycle, generative AI, data analytics, and digital transformation strategy.
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Willingness to undertake significant regional, client-facing travel as required by account engagements.
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Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
Benefits:
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Pay Rate: $225,000+ per year base salary
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Available health, life, vision, and dental insurance
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401(k) Employer Match
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Paid Leave (Vacation/PTO), Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave
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Parental Leave and Bereavement Leave
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Employee Referral Bonuses
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Meet Your Recruiter
Amber Boytis
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Senior Technical Recruiter and business professional with 13+ years of progressive experience and responsibility. A dedicated partner with candidates and hiring managers from the front line to the C-suite. Demonstrated results in identifying quality candidates in a variety of industries across all job families with strong expertise in IT and Engineering.
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