Business Growth Specialist

Business Growth Specialist (Tech Sales, Marketing & Field Operations)

Company: Digital Security Solutions (DSS)

Location: East Moline, IL (In-Person / Field & Community Focused)

Job Type: Full-Time (40 Hours/Week Minimum + Abundant Overtime Opportunities)

Compensation: $25.00/Hour Base Pay + Commission on Gross Profit of Brought-In Deals

Benefits: Health Insurance (after probationary period), Access to Company Vehicle during work hours.

Digital Security Solutions (DSS) is a premier provider of physical security installations, enterprise networking infrastructure, and commercial guard services. We protect businesses, assets, and communities by designing and deploying reliable, high-performance security environments.

We are hunting for an operational powerhouse who can build relationships in the community, command tech sales conversations, and work hands-on in the field alongside our technical crew.

As a Business Growth Specialist, you will blend tech sales expertise, marketing tactics, client management, and real-world field deployment. You will split your time between driving brand growth out in the community, securing new accounts, nurturing our existing client ecosystem, and acting as a skilled installer on technical deployments.

Please note:

Because operational competency is a core value of our team, this position participates directly in our technical field on-call rotation alongside all technicians.

• Drive Business Growth & Marketing: Engage with local businesses, project developers, and industrial prospects to generate new commercial leads. Execute localized marketing and direct outreach campaigns to maximize territory visibility.
• Cultivate Client Relationships: Maintain and deepen long-term relationships with current accounts, ensuring their infrastructure scales seamlessly with their needs.
• Technical Solution Engineering: Evaluate client environments and confidently present custom solutions spanning IT systems, commercial network hardware, surveillance architectures, and cloud‑managed physical security.
• Hands‑on Field Installation & Support: Run and terminate low‑voltage cabling, mount and install camera and alarm systems, troubleshoot equipment, and perform system testing to ensure everything operates properly on‑site.
• Project & Site Management: Help steer ongoing installations to guarantee project deadlines are hit cleanly. Maintain a clean, organized work environment both on‑site and in company vehicles, and follow strict company safety procedures at all times.

• Tech Sales & Marketing Background: Proven experience selling technical hardware (e.g., IT systems, enterprise networking equipment, security integrations) or enterprise software, backed by a strong foundation in direct lead generation.
• Field Capability & Tools Knowledge: Basic knowledge of hand/power tools and electrical or low‑voltage work. You must be completely willing and able to work on ladders and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Reliability & Adaptability: A strong work ethic, high reliability, and a willingness to travel to different job sites across Illinois and surrounding project areas when needed.
• High Drive: A minimum commitment of 40 hours a week, with a hunger to capture extensive overtime hours as field projects demand.
• Clean Record: A valid driver's license, clean driving history (to access company vehicles), and the ability to pass a background check.

• Solid Foundation: $25.00/hour base rate with steady, full‑time hours.
• Overtime Abundance: Plentiful overtime opportunities driven by project scaling, system rollouts, and field operations.
• Performance Incentives: Uncapped commission calculated directly from the gross profit of every lead you bring to the table that comes to fruition.
• Fleet Access: Full access to a dedicated company work vehicle during working hours.
• Health Benefits & Culture: Premium medical insurance access immediately following your probationary window, working within a highly supportive, growth‑minded team culture.

If you are driven by growth, love seeing a project through from the initial handshake to terminating the final camera cable on a ladder, apply today with your resume and a brief summary of your tech sales or field infrastructure background.