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Business Development Manager – Electrical Design Software

Full TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 2017H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Minnesota

Posted

14 days ago

Salary

$101.4K - $205.4K / year

Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Lead the technical sales process of our DTM ( Design to Manufacturing) electrical design software by developing and executing sales plans in North America • Collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, implementation, and support teams to help accelerate growth • Identifying and pursuing new business in target sectors (e.g., panel shops, machine builders, system integrators, manufacturing) • Cultivating and nurturing relationships with OEMs, partners, and existing customers • Qualifying leads, managing pipelines, forecasting sales, and reporting progress using CRM tools • Leading product demos, workshops, pilot programs, industry events, and trade shows to generate leads and raise brand awareness • Training and educating the company's sales teams to increase opportunities generated by improving their understanding of the DTM platform portfolio (software + machines) • Eliciting, identifying, and documenting customer requirements, pain points, and constraints; mapping them to the DTM solution stack to provide configuration recommendations, ROI and TCO analyses, and business case justifications • Supporting the hand-off to delivery/implementation teams, ensuring all technical information is clear and correct • Driving deals from discovery through contract, including proposal preparation, negotiation, and compliance • Collaborating with R&D and product teams to help align the product roadmap to customer requirements • Preparing and presenting proposals, statements of work (SOWs), and end-to-end solution pricing • Transforming into a trusted advisor to customers by supporting customers' onboarding, training, and adoption to drive customer success and reduce churn.

Job Requirements

  • Ideally, a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Automation, or a related technical field (or equivalent software sales experience)
  • 3+ years of outside software sales, business development, solutions engineering, or pre-sales role—ideally in electrical design software in the industrial automation/manufacturing domain
  • Electrical CAD design experience is helpful (e.g., AUTOCAD Electrical, Zuken E3 series, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, EPLAN, SEE Electrical, etc.)
  • Ability to learn and understand Panel Shop Automation machines portfolio and collaborate in machine sales
  • Strong ability to communicate technical concepts and business value to both engineering and executive audiences
  • Experience producing return on investment, TCO, or business case analyses
  • Willingness to work fully remote and travel (25–50 % on average) within North America
  • A valid driver's license is required
  • Experience in panel-building sectors, familiarity with CAD/electrical design software, workflow automation, and machine integration.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts
  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits
  • Critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance
  • A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match
  • Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

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