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Account Executive (Central)
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
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Posted:
2 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
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Application Deadline:
29 September 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Wonolo (Work Now Locally) is disrupting the $140BN temporary staffing industry. Founded in 2014 Wonolos mission is to help people find consistent work. Through our two-sided tech marketplace we connect hundreds of businesses in need of front-line workers with 2 million underemployed workers in local markets across the United States within minutes. Wonolo has raised over $200M in funding which will continue to help us empower the in-demand workforce by democratizing access to flexible work opportunities to learn new skills a living wage and comprehensive portable benefits and perks.
Wonolo is looking for a Regional Account Executive to help drive new customer growth across the Central Region with Chicago as the primary home-base market. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships developing local markets and creating new business opportunities through a mix of proactive outreach customer engagement and in-market presence.
As the Central Regions dedicated Account Executive you will help identify and develop new opportunities across warehousing distribution manufacturing production hospitality and other labor-intensive environments. You will play a key role in helping Wonolo expand our local presence build regional density and create new pathways for customer growth.
This role blends regional market development consultative selling and cross-functional partnership. You will work closely with Wonolos Partnerships Managers Regional Managers Engagement Managers Account Managers and Operations teams to identify high-potential opportunities create local momentum and help convert new customer relationships into long-term growth.
We welcome qualified candidates located anywhere in the Chicago IL area and willing to be onsite.
What youll do:
- Build and manage a pipeline of new customer opportunities across the Central Region with a strong focus on Chicago and surrounding markets
- Develop a local-first go-to-market approach by building relationships with prospective customers and uncovering workforce needs Wonolo can solve
- Proactively identify and qualify companies that may benefit from Wonolos tech-enabled staffing solution including assessing fit based on labor needs and operational priorities
- Collaborate and partner with cross-functional teams to progress and close qualified opportunities
- Collaborate with Regional Managers Engagement Managers Account Managers and Operations teams to ensure new customers are set up for a strong experience from first conversation through activation
- Share market insights customer feedback and competitive intelligence to help refine our regional go-to-market strategy
Who you are:
- Experience in B2B sales business development staffing logistics HR services hospitality facilities services or a similar customer-facing growth role
- A proactive new business mindset with motivation to build pipelines and open doors from the ground up
- Local market orientation and genuine curiosity about how businesses operate and where opportunities exist
- Effective discovery and communication skills with clear articulation regarding how Wonolo can help
- Ability to build credibility with Operations HR and site-level stakeholders
- Comfort working cross-functionally and coordinating with internal partners to move deals forward
- Self-direction discipline and strong follow-through on pipeline management and activity
- Coachability and a growth mindset with openness to feedback and excitement to help build something still evolving
- Chicago-based presence with the ability to spend regular time in market with customers and prospects
If you have read up to this point we hope you are excited about this opportunity to work at Wonolo! Even if your experience does not check every bullet point we still highly encourage you to apply. The best hires do not always check off every box of a job description.
Nice to haves:
- Experience in staffing HR services workforce solutions or labor-related businesses.
- Experience selling into light industrial warehousing distribution manufacturing production logistics or hospitality environments.
- Prior territory sales field sales or local market development experience.
- Familiarity with the Chicago business community or Central Region customer base.
- Experience supporting customers with multi-site or multi-market growth potential.
Pay Range:
The expected pay range for this position is $125000 OTE (base of $75000 and target variable of $50000). Please note that individual total compensation for this position will be determined at the Companys sole discretion and may vary based on several factors including but not limited to location skill level and years and depth of relevant experience. Additionally this role is currently eligible to participate in Wonolos equity plan as well as a range of health and wellbeing retirement savings and other benefits within a holistic total rewards offering.
Benefits and Perks:
- The opportunity for growth in a mission-driven and well-funded start-up
- Meaningful equity
- We pay 100% of the medical/dental/vision insurance premiums for you
- Generous parental leave plan
- Cell phone reimbursement and company laptop
- Retirement plans as well as life and disability insurance
- Access to no-cost on-demand mental health support including counselling mindfulness and meditation and wellbeing courses
- We encourage a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible schedules and an open vacation policy
- Team outings happy hours company off-sites and more!
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About Wonolo:
Wonolo is a two-sided job marketplace that serves over 2 million front-line workers providing them access to flexible and consistent job opportunities across the United States within minutes at companies such as Peloton Coca-Cola Neiman Marcus Papa Johns and thousands more.
We are a remote-first company with 200 full-time employees and quickly scaling our team within the United States Canada and Latin America. We are well-funded and backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital Bain Capital and Leeds Illuminate among others.
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Commitment to Diversity Inclusion Equity and Belonging
Wonolo welcomes you as you and celebrates our collective diversity. We work to serve the underserved and we are built on the strength of our entire community. We know that diverse backgrounds perspectives and experiences make for the best teams and help to drive high performance. We strive to ensure that our team represents different cultures perspectives and backgrounds as these empower our team to come together to make the best decisions and the biggest impact.
Wonolo is an equal-opportunity employer. We work to ensure all people feel supported empowered and connected at work. A big part of this effort is through our support for members and allies of Employee Resource Groups. Individuals seeking to work at or with Wonolo are considered without regard to race color religion national origin age sex marital status ancestry physical or mental disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other protected status under all applicable laws regulations and ordinances.
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