KLA Tencor

Sales Account Manager (E)

KLA Tencor • $151K — $257K *
Boise, ID 83709In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in a STEM field
  • 5+ years relevant experience in semiconductor/capital equipment sales
  • Successful track record managing strategic accounts
  • Strong communication and business acumen
  • Willingness to travel ~20%

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow strategic customer accounts
  • Develop and execute aligned account strategies
  • Collaborate with technical teams to influence decisions
  • Translate complex product capabilities into customer value
  • Manage the full sales cycle from forecasting to closing
  • Deliver presentations and business reviews to stakeholders
  • Identify new opportunities within existing accounts

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(K) plan with company matching
  • Employee stock purchase program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Wellness benefits including an employee assistance program
  • Career development opportunities and financial planning benefits
Full Job Description

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.


Sales Account Managers are core to KLA’s technology, while we do not currently have an opening, we are always building our Sales Account Managers talent community, we are interested in learning about your background.

Apply to this posting for Future Opportunities with KLA.

We’re hiring a Technical Sales Account Manager to partner with our leading, high-impact semiconductor customer known for driving the future of memory and storage. You’ll navigate complex technical environments, uncover strategic opportunities, and close high-value deals that directly impact next-generation innovation. If you thrive in sophisticated sales cycles, build trust with elite engineering teams, and want your wins to matter at scale, this is the role.


Job Duties, but not limited to:

    • Lead and grow strategic customer accounts, driving sustained revenue and long-term partnerships.
    • Develop and execute account strategies that align technical solutions with customer goals.
    • Partner closely with process engineers, technical teams, procurement, and leadership to influence decisions.
    • Translate complex product capabilities into clear, compelling customer value
    • Lead the full sales cycle: forecasting, quoting, proposals, negotiations, and closing.
    • Collaborate with applications, engineering, and product teams to deliver winning solutions.
    • Deliver engaging presentations and business reviews to stakeholders at all levels.
    • Identify and collect new opportunities within existing and adjacent accounts.

What Sets You Apart

    • You combinetechnical curiosity with a strong sales mindset.
    • You9;re motivated bybuilding relationships and earning trustacross diverse teams.
    • You can quicklysimplify sophisticated problems and drive decisions.
    • You stay focused and adaptable while managingmultiple priorities and long sales cycles.
    • You take initiative andown outcomes from strategy through execution.

Minimum Qualifications

    • Degree in a STEM field.
    • Proven experience semiconductor//capital equipment manufacturing sales/account management.
    • Experience in semiconductor or capital equipment environments.
    • Proven track record to run accounts, influence customers, and close business.
    • Strong communication and business sense.
    • Travel ~20%(domestic and international)

Preferred Background

    • Experience in technical sales or strategic account management (eg. Miller Heiman, MEDDIC / MEDDPICC, Challenger Sale, etc..)
    • Exposure to inspection, metrology, optics, or process control technologies.
    • Background as a Process Engineer or Applications Engineer transitioning into sales.
    • Experience working with complex, global customers and cross-functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 5 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 12 years



Total Rewards

Base Pay Range: $151,300.00 - $257,200.00 Primary Location: USA-ID-Boise-KLA

KLA9s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.



Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviewswhether virtual or in personis not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

About KLA Tencor

KLA Corporation is a global capital equipment company that provides process control solutions for semiconductor and related industries. The Company's products are also used in a number of other high technology industries, including the packaging, light emitting diode (LED), power device and compound semiconductor markets. Its products and services are used by bare wafer, integrated circuit (IC), lithography reticle (reticle or mask) and disk manufacturers around the world. The Company's inspection and metrology products and related offerings are categorized in various groups, including Chip Manufacturing, Wafer Manufacturing, Reticle Manufacturing, LED, Power Device and Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing, Data Storage Media/Head Manufacturing, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Manufacturing, and General Purpose/Lab Applications.
Learn more about KLA Tencor
Size
11,300 employees
Market Cap
$52 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+21.5%
Revenue
$6 billion
NASDAQ

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