Regional Sales Manager, Partners, Central

Nordic Semiconductor

$163K — $209K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electronics engineering, computer science, or related field
  • Proven experience in technical sales, specifically in the semiconductor industry
  • Expertise in distribution sales, development, and management
  • Exceptional communication skills for complex sales negotiations
  • Familiarity with wireless technologies and cloud/software services

Responsibilities

  • Build strategic relationships with senior partners to increase support for Nordic
  • Implement marketing initiatives with partners to boost lead generation and market awareness
  • Enhance sales tools in collaboration with Nordic's business units to support partner success
  • Engage partner sales organizations to identify and secure opportunities
  • Report on partner performance metrics against budgets and year-on-year comparisons
  • Conduct quarterly business reviews with partners to evaluate performance and set future targets

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonus and long-term incentive plan
  • 100% employer-paid medical and dental coverage for employees
  • Options for Health Savings Accounts or Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employer-paid disability and life insurance
  • 401k plan with employer matching contributions
  • Generous family leave policies including vacation, sick time, and parental leave
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship programs
Full Job Description
About the job

The Regional Sales Manager, Partners will be responsible for identifying and enhancing Nordics routes to market and visibility of key projects. In line with company growth ambitions, the position will evangelize partnerships, drive business interactions and partner sales and enable revenue growth. The position will report to the Regional Sales Director and focus on growing Nordic's market share across the broad market in Nordic's product categories while ensuring Nordic have a greater share of hearts and minds within the partner community.

The position requires proven experience in technical sales-ideally within the semiconductor industry-and strong skills in distribution management, negotiation, and communication. Success in this role demands solid business acumen, an analytical and diligent approach, the ability to translate technical challenges into compelling customer solutions, and a proactive, collaborative, and strategic mindset.

Key responsibilities
  • Build strategic and influential relationships with partners at a senior level and gain support for Nordic in the designated territory.

  • Drive marketing initiatives in collaboration with the partners, focused on lead generation and market awareness of Nordic in the designated territory.


  • In close collaboration with Nordic's business units enhance the sales tools to help the partners win more Nordic broad market business.


  • Engage the partner sales organization at account and FAE manager level to help identify, negotiate and win opportunities for Nordic.


  • Report partner POS performance to budget & year-on-year, opportunity pipeline, design wins, highlights and lowlights.


  • Conduct quarterly partner business reviews to review past performance versus KPI's and agree on targets for the coming period.


Qualification and skills
  • Bachelor in electronics engineering, computer science or related technical field

  • Documented experience as a technical sales representative, preferably within the semiconductor industry


  • Experience with distribution sales, development, and management.


  • Excellent communication skills; ability to present, discuss the business, and negotiate through complex sales transactions.


  • Experience with wireless technologies and cloud/software services


Personal Skills

The ideal candidate has a strong business acumen, analytical mindset and a diligent work style, with the ability to understand technical problems and communicate convincing solutions to customers. We are looking for someone who takes ownership of assigned tasks and is able to work with minimal supervision. Your capacity to collaborate across teams and think strategically distinguishes you as a valuable contributor.

Benefits
  • The annual base salary range for this role is $163,000 - $209,000 USD. Exact salary is determined by skills, qualifications, location, and experience.
  • We also offer an annual discretionary bonus and long-term incentive plan
  • Medical and Dental benefits. 100% employer paid option for employees.
  • Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account
  • Employer paid disability and life insurance
  • 401k with employer match
  • Generous family-friendly leave policies for vacation, personal time, sick time, and parental leave
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship


Practical details
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN | Chicago, IL | Austin, TX | Dallas, TX
  • Regular travel to partner and customer sites within the Central United States is expected

Please note that this position might be subject to a background check.

Department Sales Role Regional Sales Locations Austin, Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time Level of seniority Experienced Field of expertise Commercial Application deadline April 30, 2026

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