Strategic Enterprise Account Executive

Maneva

Strategic Account Executive at Maneva, partnering with manufacturers to deploy AI-native autonomous systems. Overseeing account growth and driving long-term AI implementation strategies.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Apollo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Proactively generate pipeline through cold outbound, including calls, emails, and LinkedIn-based sequencing.
Build and execute a territory plan targeting manufacturing plants and multi-site manufacturers aligned with Maneva’s ICP.
Leverage tools such as Apollo, Salesforce, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator to run disciplined, repeatable outbound campaigns.
Maintain high daily outbound activity and consistently create new opportunities without reliance on inbound leads.
Engage directly with manufacturing stakeholders, including engineering, operations, plant leadership, quality, and IT.
Conduct discovery conversations that uncover real operational pain on the factory floor.
Translate technical capabilities into clear business and ROI-driven value propositions.
Confidently discuss AI, vision systems, data, and operational workflows with technical buyers.
Own the sales process end-to-end: prospecting, discovery, demos, business case development, negotiation, and close.
Manage sales cycles typically ranging from 60–150 days, with discipline around qualification and deal velocity.
Navigate multi-stakeholder buying committees and maintain momentum through procurement and approval processes.
Partner closely with product, engineering, and leadership to refine messaging and sales strategy.
Provide structured feedback from the field to inform product roadmap and go-to-market evolution.
Help evolve Maneva’s sales playbook as the company scales.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of enterprise software sales, with 5+ years specifically in strategic account management, land-and-expand, or account executive roles managing $1M+ annual contract values
Proven expertise in manufacturing or industrial operations: track record selling into Fortune 500 / major multinational manufacturers, deep operational knowledge of plant operations, supply chain, or capital equipment decisions
Mastery of complex, multi-stakeholder strategic selling: experience navigating C-suite (CFO, COO, CTO, CEO), plant leadership, and cross-functional buying committees with competing agendas and long deal cycles (9-18+ months)
Exceptional account strategy and planning capability: proven ability to develop comprehensive account plans, identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts, execute playbooks that grow customer wallet share, and measure account health through strategic metrics (NRR, expansion revenue, customer ROI)
Advanced business acumen: comfort translating customer operational and financial metrics into ROI models, understanding manufacturing economics (capex/opex trade-offs, labor productivity, yield improvement), and positioning technology as a strategic capital allocation decision
Track record of building and maintaining strategic customer relationships over multiple years, with demonstrated ability to earn trust of customer executives and become a valued advisor to their business
Demonstrated success in land-and-expand models: documented results growing accounts organically (expansion revenue, new use cases, additional sites or business units) within assigned strategic accounts
Excellence in Salesforce and strategic account management discipline: accurate forecasting, multi-year pipeline planning, structured account strategy documentation, and governance of large, complex deals
High-touch travel commitment: 40-50% time at customer sites, including on-site business reviews, strategy sessions, and executive engagement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Extended Healthcare Plan (Medical, Disability, Dental & Vision)

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Hard Skills & Tools

enterprise software salesstrategic account managementaccount executivecomplex strategic sellingaccount strategyROI modelsmanufacturing economicscustomer relationship managementland-and-expand modelssales forecasting

Soft Skills

exceptional planning capabilitybusiness acumentrust buildingadvisory skillsnegotiationcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitydiscipline