Strategic Account Manager

SimScale

Strategic Account Manager focusing on EMEA accounts for SimScale, enhancing relationships and driving growth. Collaborate with customers on Engineering AI and manage account strategies for effective partnership.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in driving commercial growth within EMEA accounts through strategic account management, relationship building, and effective communication. Proficient in leveraging simulation and engineering software to expand product adoption and revenue growth.

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7+ Years In Quota-Carrying Commercial RoleStrong Background In Simulation, PLM, CADExperience As A Strategic Account FarmerSales Discipline And Salesforce ExcellenceExecutive Presence And Communication Mastery

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Hard Skills

Account Growth PlanningCross-Selling Engineering AIPipeline ManagementMulti-Product ExpansionStructured Outbounding

Soft Skills

Team-Selling MindsetRelationship BuildingStrategic Advisory SkillsCommunication Mastery

Tools & Technologies

Salesforce

Industry Keywords

SaaSCAEPLMCADEDAEngineering SolutionsDigital TransformationExecutive Business Reviews

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the commercial growth agenda for SimScale's top-tier EMEA accounts: build and execute Account Growth Plans that expand SimScale's footprint in annual revenue, product breadth, and organizational reach.
Drive cross-sell of SimScale's Engineering AI and Physics AI capabilities: introduce and commercialize our AI product line to engineering leaders and technical decision-makers who are already SimScale simulation users.
Open new doors within existing organizations: identify and engage new business units, departments, engineering teams, and executive sponsors who are not yet part of the SimScale relationship.
Build executive-level partnerships: establish yourself as a trusted strategic advisor at C-level and VP-level, positioning SimScale as a long-term partner in customers' engineering innovation and digital transformation strategies.
Coordinate a high-performing internal team: collaborate with CSMs, Application Engineers, AEs, SDRs, and CS/Sales leadership to deploy SimScale's full capabilities in service of account growth.
Generate and manage your own pipeline: conduct structured outbounding within customer organizations, qualify expansion opportunities, and drive deals from first contact to close.
Lead Executive Business Reviews: facilitate strategic EBRs that position SimScale's roadmap and AI capabilities against customers' engineering ambitions, cementing multi-year partnership value.
Articulate a compelling cross-product value proposition: tell the story of CAE simulation and Engineering AI together; make the case for why SimScale is the platform for the future of engineering, not just a tool for today.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years in a quota-carrying commercial role in SaaS, technical software, or engineering solutions sales (CAE, PLM, CAD, EDA, or comparable).
A proven track record of growing existing accounts, not just hunting new logos.
Strong background in simulation, PLM, CAD, or adjacent engineering software: you understand the value of simulation in product development and can engage credibly with Heads of Engineering, VP R&D, and Chief Engineers.
Experience as a strategic account farmer: you know how to build relationships across large customer organizations, identify whitespace, and open new commercial conversations where others see a closed door.
Demonstrated success selling or introducing a second product line to an existing customer base: you understand multi-product expansion mechanics and can tailor your narrative to different buyer personas.
Executive presence and communication mastery: you can present with confidence and conviction in front of senior audiences, simplify complex technical or AI concepts for non-technical buyers, and write compelling commercial proposals.
Sales discipline and Salesforce excellence: you maintain a clean pipeline, forecast accurately, and generate your own opportunities through structured outbounding and relationship-driven discovery.
Team-selling mindset: you thrive working alongside CSMs, AEs, Application Engineers, and SDRs in a coordinated commercial motion, and you know how to influence internal stakeholders to unlock resources for your accounts.
Hunter instinct inside the installed base: you don't wait for expansion conversations to come to you; you engineer them through proactive outreach, insight-led engagement, and strategic relationship building.
Located in the EMEA region (CET/GMT time zone). Willingness to travel for on-site executive meetings with key accounts: estimated 20–30% travel.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation: base salary + variable component tied to expansion ARR quota attainment, plus comprehensive benefits tailored to your EMEA country (health coverage, pension, paid time off, and more).
Flexible, remote-first working setup: work from anywhere in the EMEA region with the autonomy to structure your own engagement cadence.
Professional development: access to online learning platforms, industry certifications, internal tech talks, and direct exposure to some of the world's most innovative engineering organizations.
Strong internal support structure: dedicated Application Engineers, a capable CSM team, AE partners, and CS/Sales leadership that will invest in your success.
A multicultural, inclusive team: colleagues from 35+ countries, unified by curiosity, ambition, and a genuine belief that engineering simulation should be accessible to everyone.