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.
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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.