Strategic Account Manager - Automotive

Wind River; München; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An innovative firm is seeking a Strategic Account Manager for the automotive sector. This role focuses on building long-term partnerships with clients, driving revenue growth through strategic account management, and leveraging Wind River's cutting-edge solutions. The ideal candidate will possess extensive sales experience, particularly in the automotive industry, and demonstrate a consultative approach to sales. Join a team that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and be part of a company recognized for its workplace culture and commitment to innovation. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of quota-bearing sales experience, ideally in automotive.
• Experience with Linux and open-source software is required.

Aufgaben

• Prospecting, qualifying, selling, and closing new business with automotive customers.
• Develop effective account plans to ensure revenue target delivery.

Kenntnisse

Quota-bearing sales experience

Consultative sales approach

Strong hunting and prospecting skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Ausbildung

Master's degree in business administration or computer science

Tools

Salesforce.com

Jobbeschreibung

Description Position at Wind River

Strategic Account Manager – Automotive

Location: Germany Remote/Hybrid

ABOUT WIND RIVER

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The European Commercial Sales Team ensures customers are engaged in collaborative & strategic long-term partnerships allowing them to unlock the full potential of Wind River solutions. We strive to become the premier provider of products & services for our customers, engaging at the senior management level in a vision-setting, business outcomes-focused, value-added capacity.

WITH WHOM YOU WILL WORK

The Strategic Account Manager’s primary responsibilities include prospecting, qualifying, selling and closing new business with net-new Auto customers in Germany. In addition, the Strategic Account Manager brings a “Point of View” to Customer engagement; uses all resources to solve customer problems with appropriate Wind River products and Services, with accountability for increasing revenue of all Wind River solutions through Software License and Customer Success Engagement and retention activities such as Consulting, Enablement Services and Education Services.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

Account and Customer Relationship Management

• Annual Revenue - Achieve/exceed quota targets.
• C Level access – ability to access C Levels involving Wind River Executive Sponsors.
• Sales strategies - Develop effective and specific account plans to ensure revenue target delivery and sustainable growth. Develop relationships in new and existing customers and leverage them to drive strategy through the organization.
• Organizational acumen – ability to understand Customer’s power-map, internal and external influencers.
• Trusted advisor - Establish strong management and C-level relationships based on knowledge of customer requirements and commitment to value (value of counsel and expertise, the value of solutions, the value of implementation expertise). Builds a foundation to harvest future business opportunities and accurate account information and coaching.
• Customer Acumen - Actively understand each customer’s technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy and competitive landscape. Review and analyze public information (e.g. new executive appointments, earnings statements, press releases) for the company and its competitors to remain updated on key industry trends and issues impacting the prospect.
• Territory and Account Leadership - Lead designated territory, including accounts, account relationships, prospect profiling, and sales cycles.
• Business Planning – Develop and deliver a comprehensive business plan to address customer and prospects' priorities and pain points. Utilize benchmarking and ROI data to support the customer’s decision process.

Demand Generation, Pipeline and Opportunity Management

• Pipeline planning - Follow a disciplined approach to maintaining a rolling pipeline. Keep the pipeline current and move the Sales Cycle.
• Pipeline partnerships – Leverage support organizations, including Marketing, inside sales, SDRs, and Partners, to funnel pipeline into the assigned territory.
• Leverage Wind River Solutions – Be proficient in and bring all Wind River offers to bear on sales pursuits such as VxWorks, Wind River Linux, Simics and Wind River Studio.
• Advance and close sales opportunities - through the successful execution of the sales strategy and roadmap.
• Support all Wind River promotions and events in the territory.

ABOUT YOU:

• The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of quota-bearing sales experience, ideally selling into Product Management and/or Engineering organizations within the automotive industry.
• Experience with Linux and open-source software or software development, including ecosystem experience is required.
• Experience with automotive software development toolsets, requirements and software specifications, etc. a plus.
• Embedded software sales and OEM marketplace experience a plus.
• Demonstrated success using a consultative, solutions/value-oriented sales approach and team selling environment.
• Evidence of success selling solutions to new and existing customers.
• Strong hunting and prospecting skills.
• Excellent listening, presentation and public speaking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience using Salesforce.com a plus.
• Self-motivated individual who can work well on their own or in a team.
• Ability to manage own area and introduce tailored customer solutions to drive sales forward.
• Excellent communication skills with a friendly approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to work under pressure with excellent attention to detail.
• Masters degree or equivalent in business administration or computer science.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Wind River is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Wind River will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics.

To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com.

APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE:

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. At Wind River, we strictly adhere to all applicable data privacy laws. Please review Wind River's Applicant Privacy Notice, which can be found here.

Security Clearance Requirements

Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regards to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe. The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties. Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.