Principal Software Business Manager, License Sales

City of Shakopee, MN; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance plans

Dental and vision coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Profit sharing retirement

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Vacation & holidays

Job summary

Emerson’s Principal Software Business Manager, License Sales, leads frameworks, tools, and operational motions to optimize the License Sales business and deliver growth while reducing churn. The role collaborates with global and regional senior leaders to align operational plans with software strategic priorities.

You will unite regional GTM, sales, and business teams to drive best processes and forecasts, requiring strong communication, strategic planning, and the ability to travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Track record of exceeding goals; persistent and decisive.
• Ability to distill complex issues for executive audiences.
• Strong planning and project management across multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own operational plans with leaders to grow License Sales.
• Drive analytics to identify and solve business challenges.
• Develop long-term and annual strategic and forecast plans.
• Lead regional and cross-functional teams to optimize GTM and processes.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Planning & PM

Creative thinking

Self-starter

Adaptability

Financial metrics familiarity

Education

BA/BS Required

Job description

The Principal Software Business Manager, License Sales will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving frameworks, tools, and operational motions needed to optimize the License Sales business strategy to deliver critical capabilities necessary to drive new seat growth and reduce churn. This role will enable decision making at the most senior levels of T&M Software and will require frequent collaboration with global and regional senior leaders. You will be responsible for keeping License Sales operational plans aligned to Software strategic priorities and growth plans. You will collaborate across disciplines and global teams to drive the execution of a growth vision and differentiated features that make a meaningful difference to the specific metrics. In addition, you will leverage your expertise to improve the overall License Sales capabilities for experimentation and growth across the T&M division by taking a proactive approach, strong ownership mindset, and commitment.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Own operational plans alongside functional leaders to ensure T&M is growing the License Sales business with tactics across three key areas:

  • Commercial Infrastructure to generate and convert demand

  • Product Value and Packaging to win new & churned customers

  • Go-to-Marketwith regional focus & route-to-market optimization

• Drive business analytics based on judgment, market understanding, problem solving, and fact-based analysis to identify, prioritize, structure, and solve business challenges

• Key business partner in developing long term strategic plan and annual plan, as well as maintaining an accurate quarterly, annual, and long-term forecast

• Bring together regional, go-to-market, Sales, and business teams to drive the best process and planning outcomes

Key Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional collaboration in a highly matrixed and complex environment

• Excellent communicator with strong presentations skills, showing ease with executive-level interactions - ability to distill complex business issues and strategies to highlight insights and impactful recommendations in a concise and persuasive manner

• Organized and detail-oriented; exhibiting solid planning and project management skills while leading multiple simultaneous projects

• Creativity and “out of the box” thinking that drives innovation with the ability to “see around corners” and “connect the dots” that enable business to proactively drive business, not just respond to it

• Self-starter with initiative, comfort with ambiguity and interest in being part of a fast paced, high impact team; willingness and ability to travel on a limited basis (10 percent or less)

• Adapt quickly to changing priorities, and bring energy and accountability to your work while delivering on commitments

• Familiarity with financial reporting metrics and operational performance indicators

Who You Are:

You maintain a track record of exceeding goals successfully. You are persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. You deliver messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner. You provide timely and helpful information to individuals across the organization. You establish clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results. You promote a sense of urgency and establish and enforce individual accountability in the team.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• BA / BS Required

• 8+ years of experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles

• Exceptional analytical skills and clear thinking; experience building scalable models and processes.

• Equally comfortable with independent tasks and collaborative projects

• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful insights and recommendations

• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives, because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

• variety of medical insurance plans

• with dental and vision coverage

• Employee Assistance Program

• profit sharing retirement

• tuition reimbursement

• employee resource groups

• recognition

• and much more.

• flexible time off plans

• including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal)

• vacation

• holiday leave

Work Authorization:

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible.