Executive Software Developer Jobs in Chicago, IL

UL 360 is a core part of the ULTRUS™ software portfolio, delivering enterprise grade ESG and sustainability data management, reporting, and disclosure capabilities. As a Senior Software Sales Executive, you will lead complex sales engagements, position UL 360 as a strategic solution for regulatory ready, investment grade sustainability reporting, and drive growth by helping organizations streamline ESG data, meet evolving global requirements, and turn sustainability insight into action.
Responsibilities

• Supports the development of multi year software account plans by providing subject matter expertise in ESG and sustainability data management, reporting, disclosure, and regulatory readiness across global frameworks such as CSRD, ISSB, CDP, and GHG protocols.
• Contributes to UL 360 product and solution strategy by sharing customer needs, ESG reporting challenges, regulatory requirements, market trends, and customer feedback with product and service managers.
• Maintains an ongoing plan to prioritize a portfolio of enterprise accounts, build strong executive and operational relationships throughout the year, and identify opportunities for software adoption, expansion, and renewal.
• Leads product demonstrations and advises customers on how UL 360 integrates into existing sustainability, finance, operations, and supply chain data environments to streamline data collection, management, reporting, and disclosure.
• Uses ESG, sustainability, and regulatory credibility to build relationships with sustainability leaders, finance, EHS, risk, compliance, and executive stakeholders in support of global account leadership.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for UL 360 customers throughout the full sales cycle, from discovery through close.
• Communicates the value proposition of UL 360 based on a strong understanding of investment grade ESG data, audit readiness, third party verification requirements, carbon and Scope 3 reporting, and global sustainability frameworks.
• Maintains ongoing customer relationships after initial sale to drive renewals, expanded adoption, and long term account growth.
• Works with sales leadership on complex proposals, negotiations, and closings for UL 360 software solutions.
• Identifies and acts on opportunities to sell UL 360 subscriptions, modules, and related sustainability software capabilities.
• Partners with account managers on discovery, opportunity identification, and account planning for UL 360 offerings.
• Works closely with account managers to ensure a seamless customer experience throughout the sales cycle.
• Collaborates with Solution Architects and technical teams to gather customer requirements and support complex, multi stakeholder ESG and sustainability sales engagements.
• Serves as the primary owner of UL 360 sales opportunities, articulating value, managing client interactions, and engaging additional technical, regulatory, or sustainability experts as needed.
• Provides input to account owners on growth opportunities across industries, regions, and sustainability maturity levels.
• Builds trusted advisor relationships with key customer stakeholders and internal account leaders.
• Supports a smooth handoff to implementation teams and Customer Success partners post sale to ensure strong adoption, regulatory readiness, and long term customer success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related sales experience.
• Bachelors and/or graduate degree in software engineering or related field.
• Deep knowledge and experience with specialty product / services within assigned Software portfolio.
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Relevant technical capabilities related to assigned specialty product / service.
• Business acumen and deep understanding of business sales processes.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), and CRM software.

What you'll experience working for ULS
UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we're still leading the way. From day one, we've blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.
That's where you come in - because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.
This is more than a job. It's a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today - and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you'll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.
Everyone here is unique. But we're also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.
Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future - one where everyone benefits.
Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com
What we offer:
Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The base salary is $94,500 - $125,900 USD. Members of the sales function are eligible to participate in the UL Solutions Sales Commission Plan on day one and it is uncapped. The annual target incentive for this position is contingent upon performance. Compensation is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors.
This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).
The application deadline for this position is 10/1/2026.
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About Us
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
About the Team
When you combine the gravitas of a 130-year-old safety science leader with a culture of innovation that pushes the boundaries in new services and technology, you get UL Solutions. As a global team of business and engineering experts, we develop software for a huge range of industries, including medical, sustainability, renewable energy and healthy buildings. Together, we're dedicated to making a real-world difference, to using our knowledge for good and to pioneering positive change. Join our team and use your expertise to transform global safety, security and sustainability.