Logo for AUVESY-MDT

Strategic Account Executive

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of enterprise software or related technology sales experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, sales, marketing, or related field preferred
  • Demonstrated track record of exceeding quota in a hunter-focused sales role
  • Experience selling into Fortune 1000 or large industrial organizations preferred

Responsibilities

  • Own a defined territory and develop a strategic plan to penetrate and expand target accounts
  • Generate pipeline through proactive prospecting, cold outreach, networking, and account-based strategies
  • Build and manage multi-threaded sales motions within complex organizations
  • Develop executive relationships and establish trusted advisor status within target accounts

About the company

AUVESY-MDT logo

AUVESY-MDT

Industrial Automation

We are your partner for maximum reliability, minimum downtime, high quality, and safety standards in industrial automation. As the global market leader for manufacture-independent version control and change management software, we provide you with answers to the increasing complexity of the Industrial Internet of Things. We help you achieve additional efficiency and cost reduction through predictive maintenance and data-based decision making. Together with our partners worldwide, we support our customers with over 3,200 installations in more than 50 countries with 150 employees and our own subsidiaries in Germany, USA and China. Our customers come from different industries and use our solutions for secure version and data management of PLCs, CNCs, SCADA systems, HMIs, drives and robots. Imprint: https://amdt.com/en/imprint

Company details

IndustryIndustrial Automation
Company size51 - 200

Your match analysis

See how your profile stacks up against this role.

We compared the job requirements to your profile to show where you're strong and where you fall short.

Job description

Role Overview

We are hiring a Strategic Account Executive to drive new revenue within large manufacturing organizations. This is a high-ownership, high-expectation role focused on prospecting, building pipeline, and closing complex strategic deals.

You will be responsible for developing new opportunities through inbound leads, cold outreach, networking, and account-based strategies, while navigating long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles. Success in this role requires the ability to build and execute account plans, multi-thread within large organizations, and consistently create and close pipeline.

Your Tasks

  • Own a defined territory and develop a strategic plan to penetrate and expand target accounts
  • Generate pipeline through proactive prospecting, cold outreach, networking, referrals, partner relationships, social selling, and account-based selling strategies
  • Partner closely with Business Development Representatives (BDRs) to develop account penetration strategies, coordinate outreach campaigns, and maximize engagement within target accounts
  • Provide strategic direction to BDRs on target personas, account priorities, stakeholder mapping, and messaging
  • Develop and execute account plans focused on Fortune 1000 and enterprise industrial organizations, with an emphasis on automotive, pharmaceutical/life sciences, and food & beverage companies
  • Identify and engage stakeholders across operations, engineering, maintenance, OT, IT, cybersecurity, procurement, and executive leadership
  • Build and manage multi-threaded sales motions within complex organizations
  • Drive strategic sales cycles from initial outreach through contract execution and close
  • Lead discovery conversations aligned to operational resilience, disaster recovery, risk reduction, compliance, OT cybersecurity, asset management, and digital transformation initiatives
  • Build compelling business cases and ROI justification for enterprise software investments
  • Navigate procurement, legal, security, and executive approval processes
  • Collaborate with solution engineering, channel partners, marketing, and customer success teams to accelerate opportunities
  • Maintain disciplined pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and account activity within Salesforce
  • Develop executive relationships and establish trusted advisor status within target accounts
  • Consistently achieve and exceed pipeline generation and revenue targets

Your Profile

  • 5+ years of enterprise software, SaaS, industrial software, automation, OT, cybersecurity, infrastructure software, or related technology sales experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, sales, marketing, or related field preferred
  • Proven success prospecting and creating pipeline independently within large enterprise accounts
  • Demonstrated track record of exceeding quota in a hunter-focused sales role
  • Demonstrated ability to generate a significant portion of pipeline through self-sourced activities
  • Experience selling into Fortune 1000 or large industrial organizations preferred
  • Experience selling software, cybersecurity, automation, industrial technology, SaaS, OT, IT, SCADA, MES, asset management, industrial networking, or related enterprise technology solutions preferred
  • Demonstrated success managing complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and decision makers
  • Strong account planning, territory planning, and opportunity management skills
  • Demonstrated executive presence with the ability to engage VP, SVP, and C-level leaders
  • Experience closing strategic software transactions ranging from $500K to $1M+ ARR
  • Existing relationships within automotive, pharmaceutical/life sciences, or food & beverage organizations is a plus
  • Experience with Salesforce, HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, 6sense, Gong, or similar sales technologies preferred
  • Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and organizational skills
  • AI literacy and willingness to leverage AI tools to improve prospecting, account research, partner engagement, and overall sales effectiveness
  • Ability to travel up to 50%

That sounds like you?

Within your first 12 months, you will:
  • Build and execute a strategic territory plan focused on Fortune 1000 and enterprise industrial organizations
  • Consistently generate pipeline through a combination of self-sourced prospecting activities and effective collaboration with BDR resources
  • Develop highly effective partnerships with assigned BDRs to maximize account coverage, meeting generation, and opportunity creation
  • Establish executive-level relationships within target accounts and effectively navigate complex buying committees
  • Create and advance qualified opportunities through disciplined account planning and multi-threaded engagement
  • Maintain accurate forecasts and demonstrate strong sales process execution
  • Consistently meet or exceed pipeline generation and revenue targets
  • Successfully close strategic enterprise software agreements with large industrial organizations
  • Become a trusted advisor to prospects by understanding their operational, cybersecurity, compliance, and digital transformation initiatives
  • Contribute to a high-performance, accountable sales culture focused on growth, execution, and customer outcomes

Reasons to become part of AMDT

  • Competitive base salary + commission
  • Accelerators for overperformance
  • Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
  • Remote-friendly work environment
Compensation for this role will be competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Our comprehensive benefits package includes [medical, dental, vision insurance, 401k, etc.].

Note: The salary range may vary based on the state or locality in which you reside. Additional compensation may include annual performance bonuses, incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package.    

Apply once. Then go straight to the hiring manager.

After you apply, unlock the direct contact details of the people who actually make the call. A quick follow-up makes you 5x more likely to land an interview.

MR

Marcus Rivera

Chief Revenue Officer

m.rivera@company.com
linkedin.com/in/marcusrivera
Unlocked after you apply
Β·

Account Executive Related jobs

Other jobs at AUVESY-MDT

Premium

Reach out to the hiring manager directly.

Gain access to the contact details of the hiring managers who actually decide, and reach out to network with them directly. That, plus more when you upgrade:

  • Full match report with fit score and gaps
  • Career diagnostics on how recruiters read you
  • Curated company matches and warm intros
  • 48h early access to new roles

Cancel anytime.