Strategic Account Executive

 Requisition #: 15461 

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement  

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. 

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.  

Summary / Role Purpose

​The Strategic Account Executive “SAE” is responsible for academy and growing company sales from small to medium-sized businesses through indirect and direct sales activities, leadership, and key customer / market opportunity development. They are responsible for achieving and exceeding sales quota, consistently driving new business opportunities, establishing strong partnerships through ongoing connection and leading collaboration with internal and external partners.

The successful SAE represents the full portfolio of Ansys products and services to assigned customers, while leading the customer account planning cycle and ensuring assigned customers’ needs and expectations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for selling ANSYS solutions targeting universities and specified industries with channel partners.
• Gain access and drive relationships with professors and senior level customer executives​
• Coach and motivate channel partner representatives to grow their Ansys selling skills.
• Make joint customer visits, and ensure sales, technical and principal trainings and certifications are performed in a timely manner​.
• Provide accurate and timely forecast. Review forecast and pipeline with channel partners on a regular basis​.
• Ensure successful implementation of ANSYS academic Program, including marketing programs, to achieve success and effectively manage and develop the region for future growth​.
• Mediate channel partner requests and/or issues: customer pricing, discounting, special offerings, customer concerns such as software performance issues, and assist in development of tactical solution strategies. Interface directly with customers to ensure satisfaction with ANSYS solutions​.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree in technical, engineering, business or related field with 6+ years successful sales and academic experience in software industry OR 8+ years successful sales
• Demonstrated understanding of scientific or technical software products/services, pricing / licensing practices, and consultative selling skills
• Excellent time management, communication, decision-making, human relations, presentation, and organization skills
• Excellent contract negotiation abilities with key accounts.
• Strong analytical, planning, coaching and communication skills​.
• Travel: up to 50%

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Fluent in English and in the local language of the territory

• Simulation / PLM software Industry experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of company's products/services and pricing practices. ​
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering analysis and technology​.
• Knowledge of the specific territory, product line, or customer(s) a plus
• Excellent problem solving
• Ability to coordinate internal and external ecosystems.
• Ability to coach partners

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement. 

Our Commitments: 

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values: 

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions: 

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE 
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive. 

 
WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS 

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high — met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost. 

At Ansys, it’s about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It’s about the “what’s next” as much as the “mission accomplished.” And it’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics. 
  

CREATING A PLACE WE’RE PROUD TO BE  
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America’s Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (Belgium, China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.). 

  
For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com 
  

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. 
  
Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.