Position Overview
The Technical Solutions Executive (TechSE) is a commercial technical role that partners with the Mid-Market Accounts Sales Executives to grow new business in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) in Design & Manufacturing (D&M) industry by overseeing the technical relationship and strategy for the accounts. You will foster long-term partnerships with some of the most influential and biggest customers by aligning the customer's business initiatives and technical goals with Autodesk's vision, mission, and strategy.
Depending on your location, you will work remotely or in a hybrid model. You will report to the Senior Manager, D&M Technical Sales. You will travel within the DACH region and Europe to customer and internal meetings.
Responsibilities
1. Collaborate with Mid-Market Accounts Sales Executives and other team members to define and implement strategic customer approaches.
2. Lead and undertake technical discovery activities to understand customer goals and business initiatives, using your D&M industry experience and skill set to qualify opportunities and connect solutions to business outcomes.
3. Identify and Leverage opportunities that provide substantial value not only to our sales organization but also to our esteemed customers.
4. Work with Solutions Engineers and Partners to architect technical solutions based on your findings.
5. Use your broad understanding of the D&M industry, processes, technology trends, and workflows to inspire and differentiate our solutions, establishing us as a long-term provider.
6. Expand expertise to drive convergence between D&M and AEC, addressing comprehensive customer needs.
7. Develop and present compelling value propositions to secure technical wins, engaging customers through inspiring presentations and stories.
8. Build trusted relationships internally and externally to ensure customer satisfaction and drive new business growth.
9. Share best practices, competitive information, and innovations within the sales organization and technical solutions teams, locally and globally.
10. Participate in strategic speaking engagements at high-profile trade shows, conferences, and Autodesk events in collaboration with D&M marketing and other teams.
Minimum Qualifications
11. 4+ years experience in customer-facing Presales/Technical Sales/Sales role
12. 3-5+ years working in or with the Design & Manufacturing industry
13. Knowledge of Autodesk solutions such as Inventor, Fusion, Vault or Fusion Manage or Experience selling technology solutions from other SaaS or technology vendors
14. Business fluency in German and English
The Ideal Candidate
15. You enjoy good working relationships and teamwork at all levels being respectful and cooperative with others
16. You are passionate to move things forward
17. You do what you say
18. You are a great story teller able to tailor your communication to multiple audiences
19. Growth mentality with a desire to personally develop
20. You have experience adapting to other needs and culture
21. You are curious and creative to find solutions
22. You can work on parallel initiatives and produce quality deliverables
23. A technology savvy Expert who can easily distil complex workflows / solutions for multiple D&M audiences
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