Role Description & Responsibilities
The Senior Client Executive for North American Industrial Equipment & Manufacturing is a quota-carrying, executive-level sales leader responsible for driving in-quarter execution, fiscal year results, and multi-year growth across a portfolio of complex enterprise customers. This role is built for a seasoned high performer who consistently closes large, complex deals while also shaping long-term account strategy. You will own revenue outcomes, lead enterprise sales engagements, and position Dassault Systems as a mission-critical partner in your customers’ digital and operational transformation.
Revenue Ownership & Enterprise Selling
- Own and deliver assigned revenue targets, with direct accountability for in-quarter and fiscal year closed business.
- Drive opportunity creation, qualification, advancement, and closure across the Dassault Systems software, cloud/SaaS, and services portfolio.
- Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles with clear deal strategy, competitive positioning, and win plans.
- Build and maintain a high-quality pipeline that supports accurate forecasting across five rolling quarters and fiscal year commitments.
Enterprise Account Leadership
- Own the overall client strategy, multi-year account plan, and value roadmap for assigned strategic Industrial Equipment and Manufacturing accounts and their value networks.
- Act as the single accountable leader for revenue growth, expansion, and account performance, balancing near-term execution with long-term opportunity development.
- Drive disciplined sales execution aligned with North America Geo priorities and Dassault Systems corporate strategy.
Executive Engagement & Value-Based Selling
- Build and leverage senior-level relationships with C-suite and executive stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, IT, digital, and business leadership to advance deals and accelerate decisions.
- Diagnose customer business challenges, transformation priorities, and economic drivers, translating them into compelling, winnable sales opportunities.
- Lead value definition, business case development, and ROI articulation using the VALUE ENGAGEMENT framework to justify investment and support deal closure.
Transformation & Growth Execution
- Lead enterprise-scale sales engagements tied to digital transformation initiatives across design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and lifecycle operations.
- Identify, qualify, and close complex, multi-solution opportunities spanning software, cloud/SaaS, services, and ecosystem partners.
- Expand footprint within existing accounts while landing new divisions, programs, and value streams that drive incremental revenue growth.
Sales Excellence & Governance
- Execute end-to-end sales cycles in full compliance with Dassault Systems sales processes, commercial policies, and ethical standards.
- Own pipeline health, opportunity strategy, and forecasting across five rolling quarters and fiscal year commitments.
- Lead commercial negotiations in close coordination with Finance and Legal, ensuring strong deal structure, pricing discipline, and risk management.
- Align internal and external stakeholders to deliver consistent customer outcomes and accelerate deal velocity.
- Provide clear direction, governance, and accountability across extended account teams and partners.
Qualifications
- 7–10 years of experience in enterprise, quota-carrying sales roles, preferably within Industrial Equipment, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Energy, or related capital-intensive industries.
- Proven track record of closing complex, high-value deals with large, global, or matrixed organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and negotiate with executive-level stakeholders (C-suite and senior leadership).
- Strong background in consultative, value-based selling and multi-year deal execution.
- Experience managing long sales cycles, complex negotiations, and multi-stakeholder buying groups.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience selling enterprise software, platforms, or SaaS solutions.
- Familiarity with digital transformation initiatives across engineering, manufacturing, and operations.
- Working knowledge of Dassault Systems portfolio and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform (or comparable enterprise platforms) preferred.