MINIMUM EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE

• Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree in technical, engineering, business or related field with 8+ years successful sales, key accounts, and indirect channel account management experience in software industry OR 10+ years successful sales, key accounts, and indirect channel account management experience in software industry.
• Proven track record of leading channel representatives to sufficiently sell Ansys products independently.
• Demonstrated understanding of scientific or technical software products/services, pricing / licensing practices, and consultative selling skills
• Excellent time management, communication, decision-making, human relations, presentation, and organization skills
• Excellent contract negotiation abilities with key accounts.
• Strong analytical, planning, coaching and communication skills.
• Travel: up to 50%

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Fluent in English and German
• MBA or advanced degree
• Simulation / PLM software Industry experience
  At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. As ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what’s next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

SUMMARY / ROLE PURPOSE

The Senior Channel Sales Executive (m/f/d) is responsible for growing company sales from small to medium-sized businesses through indirect and direct sales activities, leadership, and key customer / market opportunity development. The successful Senior Channel Sales Executive indirectly leads channel partner reps with a “sell-with” sales approach and will leverage technical sales support and marketing to meet assigned territory’s sales goals. The Senior Channel Sales Executive champions the ANSYS Partner Program and works closely with channel partners, ensuring they have the focus and commitment necessary to succeed.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for selling ANSYS solutions in a specified region through channel partners while exhibiting ANSYS Channel principles. Owns the sales plan for specified region.
• Provide hands-on leadership for sales opportunities.
• Gain access and drive relationships with senior level customer executives.
• Coach and motivate channel partner representatives to grow their Ansys selling skills.
• Make joint customer visits, and ensure sales, technical and principal training and certifications are performed in a timely manner.
• Provide accurate and timely forecast. Review forecast and pipeline with channel partners on a regular basis.
• Manage partner capacity and capabilities.
• Guide partners on business model transformation and practice development
• Impact strategic decisions of the principle including additional investment in resources and solutions.
• Ensure successful implementation of ANSYS Partner Program, including marketing programs, to achieve success and effectively manage and develop the region for future growth.
• Mediate channel partner requests and/or issues: customer pricing, discounting, special offerings, customer concerns such as software performance issues, and assist in development of tactical solution strategies. Interface directly with customers to ensure satisfaction with ANSYS solutions.
• Assist ANSYS regional sales leader in analyzing regional business trends, industries, competitors, and market data to set market coverage strategy. If needed, also aid with Go-To-Market model definition, channel recruitment, onboarding and development.
• Act as a liaison between channel partners and ANSYS Business Units, Marketing, Legal, Finance, and Business Operations to ensure efficient workflows and problem solving.