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    Key Account Manager

    IDEX Corporation

    🇺🇸 United States
    Remote
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 3 weeks ago
    $113k–$169kOTE

    Hybrid

    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it.

    Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.Remote within the United States with 40-60% travel to customer sites and MSS facilities.Role Overview:Based in the US the Strategic Account Manager is directly accountable to our Semiconductor Metrology and Inspection Key accounts for Material Science solutions (MSS) in North America.

    You aren’t just a "point of contact"—you are a business partner responsible for aligning the customer’s project timelines to our operational capacity and bringing in new product introduction wins (NPI).You will be finding, championing and winning opportunities our core technologies in optics, laser machining and mechatronics within these key customers.

    You will use key tools such as 80/20 and MEDDPICC to deliver accelerated growth to MSS.This role will represent 14 MSS factories to our customers with special focus on: CVI Laser Optics, IDEX Health and Science Rochester, Louwers Hanique and Millux.

    Key

    Responsibilities:Opportunity Identification & Growth Execute our strategic intent through to 2030. Understand the ways and means we will grow our platform and leverage them within your customers to build new opportunities. Pipeline Development: Identify within our key accounts the urgent and immediate pain which MSS can solve. Align MSS and customer business roadmaps.

    Turn these activities into business opportunities Strategic Upselling: Drive "share of wallet" growth by introducing existing customers to new technologies, materials, or service offerings. Achieve year-on-year

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    Not disclosed — ask in interview

    Commission

    Structure not specified

    OTE

    $169k (range: $113k–$169k)

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Accelerators

    Yes

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Manager

    Executive business reviews1–2/month per account
    Strategic planning2–3/week
    Renewal proposals2–3/month

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Remote Friendly

    Location flexibility

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Key-Account-Manager
    Technical-Sales
    B2B-Sales
    Sales-Management
    Semiconductor-Sales
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    How do you structure onboarding for new hires?

    Template question
    Research IDEX Corporation's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Sales leadership roles require balancing individual contributor revenue with team performance management.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

    This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

    The compensation range of $113k–$169k OTE suggests a competitive package for this market segment.

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