Siemens

Key Account Manager - Utility Solutions

Siemens$156K — $200K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related STEM field.
  • 2+ years of sales experience in utility, energy, or infrastructure sectors or strong engineering background.
  • Experience with IOUs, IPPs, EPCs, or public power ecosystems.
  • Strong executive communication and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to travel up to 25%.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

  • Own sales performance for strategic power utility accounts in North Carolina.
  • Articulate technical value propositions to engineering, planning, and operations stakeholders.
  • Lead cross-functional sales processes with product, engineering, and finance teams.
  • Develop and execute strategic sales initiatives for executive-level engagement.
  • Contribute to Monthly Business Reviews and maintain pipeline/account plans.
  • Provide guidance in strategic and annual planning cycles.

Benefits

  • Variety of health and wellness benefits.
  • Access to a robust benefits portal for detailed offerings.
Full Job Description
Although this role is remote, the selected candidate must be located in Raleigh (preferred), Charlotte, or willing to relocate to Raleigh.

The Utility Systems & Solutions business within Siemens' Electrification & Automation (EA) unit is dedicated to expanding and advancing EA's presence in the Utility market. We deliver critical solutions across generation, transmission, and distribution, enabling our customers to modernize the grid and build a resilient, decarbonized energy future.

Our comprehensive product portfolio includes:
  • Medium-voltage switchgear (AIS & GIS)
  • Outdoor circuit breakers
  • MV control system
  • Power equipment centers
  • Overhead and underground distribution equipment
  • Low-voltage motor control centers
  • Photovoltaic (PV) inverters
  • Supplementary MV and LV components

These offerings are integrated into complete, customized electrical packaged solutions for utility distribution systems, substations, power plants, and renewable energy projects. We serve Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs), Public Power (municipals and cooperatives), Independent Power Producers (IPPs), Renewable Developers, and EPC partners across North America.

Our Key Account Managers - Utility Solutions are responsible for driving strategic growth within key power utility accounts by developing executive-level customer relationships, leading complex sales initiatives, and delivering innovative utility solutions. Our Corporate Account Managers are the face of Siemens, and your ability to engage engineering, planning, and operations stakeholders while collaborating across cross-functional teams will help customers modernize their infrastructure and achieve their operational goals,

As a Key Account Manager - Utility Solutions, you will:
  • Own sales performance associated with strategic power utility accounts in North Carolina, inclusive of IOUs, IPPs, and EPCs.
  • Articulate technical value propositions to engineering, planning, and operations stakeholders within strategic power utility accounts.
  • Lead cross-functional sales processes supported by product, engineering, operations, finance, and legal teams, internally and externally.
  • Develop and execute strategic sales initiatives requiring executive-level customer engagement.
  • Contribute to Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) and maintain excellent pipeline/account plan hygiene.
  • Provide guidance in strategic and annual planning cycles.

You will make an impact with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related STEM field.
  • 2+ years of experience in sales within the utility, energy, or infrastructure sectors, OR a strong engineering background with a proven problem-solving mindset and a passion for creating customer solutions.
  • Experience selling to, or working with, an IOU, IPP, EPC, and/or public power ecosystems, demonstrating a solid understanding of the key players and manufacturers in the utility world.
  • Executive-level communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to effectively engage with both engineering departments for solution development and purchasing departments for deal closure.
  • Ability to travel up to 25%.
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong network among IOUs, renewable developers/IPPs (utility-scale solar, storage, wind), EPCs, and regional engineering firms.
  • Self-motivated and solution-oriented, with a proactive approach to managing accounts and taking responsibility for customer success.
  • Prior experience selling engineered-to-order solutions or complex hardware/software utility products. Expertise in specific product lines within the utility sector is highly valued.
  • Experience with account planning platforms or market intelligence tools, and a track record in large deal or multi-year framework agreement sales cycles.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships, understanding that trust and effective communication are paramount to success.

Ready to create your own journey? Join us today!

You'll Benefit From:

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html

The pay range for this position is a base salary range of $156,794 with uncapped commission, and first year total compensation expectations of $200,000. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

About Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the company are Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities, which represent the main activities of the company. The company is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the company's total sales, is its second-most profitable unit, after the industrial automation division. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 385,000 people worldwide and reported global revenue of around €87 billion in 2019 according to its earnings release.
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