Hybrid
Remote
SaaS
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
Typical Day — Account Manager
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
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
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
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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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