Public Sector Sales Manager

Infosys Public Services is seeking an State of Illinois Public Sector Sales Leader to join our team.

Infosys Public Services (IPS) helps government agencies modernize operations, improve constituent experiences, and deliver better mission outcomes through digital transformation, cloud, data, AI, cybersecurity, and platform modernization. As the American subsidiary of Infosys, IPS combines deep government domain expertise with the scale, innovation, and delivery strength of a global technology leader.

We are seeking a high-impact sales executive to lead growth across the State of Illinois. This is a senior role for a proven business development leader who knows the Illinois public sector landscape, understands how Illinois agencies buy technology services, and can translate client priorities into winning growth strategies. The ideal candidate brings executive presence, strong relationships, disciplined pipeline leadership, and a track record of closing complex consulting, systems integration, and managed services opportunities.

If you are energized by building trusted client relationships, shaping large pursuits, and helping public institutions deliver measurable outcomes for the people they serve, we would like to meet you.

• Own the growth strategy for the State of Illinois account landscape, including target agencies, contract vehicles, partner motions, and priority pursuits.
• Identify, qualify, shape, and close new business opportunities across consulting, systems integration, digital transformation, and managed services.
• Build trusted executive relationships with client stakeholders, partners, and influencers across the Illinois public sector ecosystem.
• Lead pursuit strategy from early positioning through proposal, oral presentation, negotiation, and close.
• Partner closely with solutions, delivery, alliances, legal, finance, and proposal teams to develop compelling, competitive, and executable offers.
• Maintain a disciplined pipeline, accurate forecasts, and strong opportunity governance to consistently perform against revenue goals.
• Represent IPS in the market through client meetings, industry events, and strategic partner engagement to expand brand presence and create demand.
• Bring market insight to leadership by monitoring agency priorities, procurement trends, competitor activity, and emerging technology needs across Illinois government.

• 7+ years of success in public sector technology services sales, business development, or capture, with meaningful experience in the Illinois state and local market.
• Demonstrated track record of winning new business in IT consulting, systems integration, digital transformation, or managed services environments.
• Strong knowledge of Illinois public sector procurement, contract vehicles, RFx processes, and buying cycles.
• Established relationships and credibility with agency leaders, procurement stakeholders, partners, and influencers in the Illinois market.
• Ability to engage confidently with both business and technical executives, connecting agency priorities to differentiated solutions and measurable outcomes.
• Experience leading complex pursuits with cross-functional teams, including proposal strategy, pricing alignment, presentations, and negotiations.
• Executive-level communication, negotiation, and storytelling skills, with a disciplined, data-driven approach to pipeline management and forecasting.
• Familiarity with priority public sector domains such as health and human services, labor/workforce, transportation, justice, tax and revenue, ERP, customer experience, cloud, data, AI, or cybersecurity is strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%, primarily within Illinois and as needed for client and internal leadership engagements.
• Candidates based in Illinois are strongly preferred.

• A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent is required from an accredited institution. Will consider three years of progressive, relevant work experience instead of every year of education. Candidates who have completed a Master’s degree program are strongly preferred.

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