Senior Client Executive

Keyva; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Keyva, based in Minneapolis, seeks a Senior Client Executive to drive growth of Professional Services through new client acquisition and expanding existing accounts. You will lead consultative sales to help enterprise clients address business and technology challenges with advisory services.

Ideal candidates have a proven enterprise technology sales track record, strong executive presence, and a robust network in the Minnesota/Midwest region.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise technology sales experience.
• Proven success selling professional services or consulting engagements.
• Established network of enterprise relationships in Minnesota and the Midwest.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute territory and account growth strategies.
• Acquire new enterprise clients and expand existing relationships.
• Build and maintain qualified sales pipeline to achieve revenue objectives.
• Lead opportunities from discovery through proposal, negotiation, and close.
• Develop executive relationships with IT and business leaders.

Skills

Enterprise sales

Relationship building

Negotiation

Executive communication

Multi-stakeholder selling

Consultative selling

Tools

Kubernetes

Container technologies

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Observability

AI modernization

Job description

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Senior Client Executive

Full Time Sales Minneapolis Medina, MN, US

Salary Range: $130,000.00 To $140,000.00 Annually

Who is Keyva?

We exist today so you can thrive tomorrow. This means we do everything we can to provide services and expertise that go beyond IT. We work hard to simplify your technologies, to free up time so you can focus on what matters most – your business and delivering customer value.

In today’s rapidly changing marketplace, disruption is the new normal. Organizations are under pressure to adapt quickly. Keyva is here to help you navigate complexity and take the pain out of transformation so you can stay focused on your business and deliver lasting value to your customers.

Our consultants help enterprises to automate multi-cloud processes, applications, and infrastructure within their environment. From identifying issues to developing a strategy through execution of services, we partner with our clients to help deliver better outcomes.

Role Summary

The Senior Client Executive is responsible for driving the growth of our Professional Services business through new client acquisition, expansion of existing accounts, and development of opportunities with strategic partners. This is a consultative sales role focused on helping enterprise organizations solve business and technology challenges through advisory and professional services.

The ideal candidate combines a proven track record in enterprise technology sales with strong technical acumen, executive presence, and the ability to build long-term trusted relationships.

Primary Responsibilities

Business Development

• Develop and execute territory and account growth strategies.
• Acquirenew enterprise clients and expand existing customer relationships.
• Build andmaintaina qualified sales pipeline to achieve revenueobjectives.
• Lead opportunities from discovery through proposal, negotiation, and close.
• Develop executive relationships with IT and business leaders.

Strategic Partnerships

• Collaborate with strategic technology partners toidentifyand develop consulting opportunities.
• Participate in joint account planning and customer pursuits.
• Build trusted relationships with partner sales teams.
• Represent the organization as a value-added consulting partner.

Consultative Selling

• Lead customer discovery meetings andidentifybusiness challenges.
• Position consulting services aligned to customer goals and outcomes.
• Coordinate with technical architects and delivery teams throughout the sales cycle.
• Support proposals, Statements of Work (SOWs), and RFP responses.
• Apply value-based selling principles, including ROI and business case development.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise technology sales experience.
• Proven success selling professional services or consulting engagements.
• Established network of enterprise relationships in Minnesota and the Midwest.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should possess sufficient technical knowledge to independently lead discovery conversations and establish credibility with enterprise technology leaders.

Experience or familiarity with:

• DevOps and Platform Engineering
• Kubernetes and Container Technologies
• CI/CD Pipelines and Automation
• Infrastructure as Code
• Observability and Monitoring
• AI and Modernization Initiatives

Ideal Candidate

• Trusted advisor with a consultative sales approach.
• Hunter mindset with exceptional relationship-building skills.
• Curious, technically minded, and committed to continuous learning.
• Comfortable engaging CIOs, CTOs, architects, and engineering leaders.
• Collaborative team player who works effectively across sales, marketing, delivery, and partner organizations.
• Self-motivated, accountable, and entrepreneurial.
• Demonstrated ability to uncover customer challenges and translate them into business opportunities.
• Values integrity, professionalism, and long-term customer success.

Work location:

• Hybrid at Keyva Corporate Office, Hamel, Minnesota

Compensation Range:

• Base salary range: $130,000 to $140,000 + commissions

Keyva is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.