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Channel Sales Associate - Bank Centric

Paychex

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Compensation
$57–105K/yr
Location
Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Channel Sales Associate works with small businesses with 1–99 employees, generating growth through bank partners, client referrals, and outbound outreach. The role focuses on building relationships, selling Paychex’s HR and business solutions, and managing a fast-paced sales process from prospecting through closing. It is positioned for early-career sales professionals and offers performance incentives and award trips.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Sales, nice to haveHigh-Volume Sales Activity, nice to haveResilience, nice to haveDrive, nice to haveCompetitive Motivation, nice to haveCoachability, nice to haveApplying Feedback, nice to haveGoal-Oriented Work, nice to haveLeadership, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to have1 Year Relevant Sales Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Tuition Assistance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Paychex is reimagining how businesses manage their workforce by bringing payroll, HR, benefits, and advisory services together into a single connected HCM platform. As Paychex and Paycor come together, we're combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, AI, and human expertise to help organizations work smarter, support their people, and achieve better business outcomes. This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to invest in innovation, simplify client experiences, and shape the future of work. At Paychex, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and be part of something bigger as One Paychex.

Overview

Lead with Relationships. Close with confidence.

Channel Sales is where growth happens fastest—for our clients and our people. You’ll work with businesses of 1–99 employees—the entrepreneurs powering local economies—helping them succeed with essential HR, payroll, and compliance solutions.

Through trusted partners like Banks and client referrals, you won’t just sell—you’ll build relationships, unlock opportunities, and make a real impact. Every conversation matters, every referral opens a door, and every win accelerates your career.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

  • Generate new business through referral partners and outbound outreach

  • Build relationships with bankers and existing clients to drive new logos

  • Execute high-volume daily activity (calls, follow-ups, and partner touchpoints) to build pipeline

  • Sell a full suite of solutions: payroll, HR, benefits, retirement, and compliance

  • Manage a fast-paced sales cycle (1–2 weeks) with small business owners

  • Own the full process—from prospecting to closing deals

What It Takes to Win

  • Early-career sales professionals with 1-5 years of relevant experience.

  • Comfort with high activity, fast cycles, and transactional deal sizes

  • Resilience, drive, and competitive motivation

  • Coachability and ability to quickly apply feedback

  • Experience working toward goals or quotas (sales or similar environments) and demonstrated leadership experience—whether through work, school, nonprofits, fraternities/sororities, clubs, or other organizations (for example, serving as a treasurer, team lead, or project lead)

Why This Role

  • Uncapped earning potential + performance incentives and award trips

  • Rapid skill development in a high-volume, high-growth sales environment

  • Strong access to opportunities through referral-based selling

  • Real impact helping small businesses grow and stay compliant

If you’re driven, coachable, and ready to build a high-growth sales career—this is your starting point.

Qualifications

  • H.S. Diploma - Required

  • Bachelor's Degree - Preferred

  • 1 year of experience in relevant sales/marketing role.

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share that the compensation range for this position is typically between $57,000 - $105,000. This range includes both base pay plus commissions/bonus but does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position. If you are hired at Paychex, your overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience which may result in total compensation outside of this range.

Live the Paychex Values

  • Act with uncompromising integrity.

  • Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.

  • Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.

  • Work in partnership and support each other.

  • Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.

  • Treat each other with respect and dignity.

What's in it for you?

  • We value your well-being: We provide over 21 comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) + employer match, adoption assistance, financial assistance, and much more.

  • We value your time: From paid time off to company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs, we will ensure you have the flexibility you need to be your best.

  • We value your development: Our award-winning training and development programs empower our employees with ongoing learning opportunities to give you the building blocks to grow your career.

  • We value your perspective: Our company culture reflects the diversity of our employees. We want you to be you and your voice to be heard.

  • We value our communities: We offer paid time off for volunteerism and promote many company-wide and local initiatives that benefit organizations you care about.

Note: The benefits described apply to full-time employees. Benefits for part-time, contract, and intern roles may vary.

Not sure if you meet every requirement?

At Paychex, we know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're passionate about the role but don't check every box, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right fit - either for this position or another opportunity with us.

Paychex is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated fairly and evaluated based on their qualifications, experience, and merit. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.

How this job compares

Set against the 791 open Channel Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$57–105K/yr
  • Illinois median$143–210K/yr30 salary ranges
  • US median$101–198K/yr598 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $81K, is 55% below the Illinois median midpoint ($181K) — in the lowest quarter of Channel Sales salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Channel Sales jobs in Illinois and 791 across the US. 17% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Channel Sales postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 682 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 186 of the 791 open Channel Sales jobs (24%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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