Principal Strategic Global Account Manager

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

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Job Description:

Are you a self-starter?  Do you think different?   At Microchip Technology, our values system empowers our employees to develop and thrive in a supportive, collaborative, professional, global, and rewarding working environment.  We embrace change and continuous improvement, driving both to the mutual benefit of ourselves and our clients.  We are looking for like-minded people who can share our passion for success.  

As a Strategic Global Account Manager, you will be responsible for leading the development and execution of a growth plan to drive new business and innovations at our focus industrial accounts.  You will be expected to reframe the client’s thinking and build consensus for Microchip’s solutions, co-creating value by delivering clients the freedom to innovate that will ultimately help our client’s patients.

Job Responsibilities 

Utilize (team process) Microchip’s Client Engagement Process to drive design wins, with the global team, to revenue at strategic accounts.

Use insight and consultative selling techniques to teach customers about technology innovation in the industrial market offering unique perspectives on their business, which link back to Microchip‘s solutions.

Drive the company business relationship with the assigned strategic clients.

Identify the key client stakeholders and coach those stakeholders to build consensus for the value in Microchip’s solutions within their organization.

Contribute and participate within a global team environment, to successfully develop and implement sales strategies across client’s divisions and geographical locations.

Communicate effectively with Microchip product divisions providing quantifiable feedback and ROI for their investments in clients.

Develop and drive your key client(s) strategic growth plan with the Microchip team to execute, coordinate key client engagements, and

Requirements/Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a business or engineering discipline with a strong academic track record

10 + years of sales and/or product marketing experience in the semiconductor industry

Strong knowledge of Industrial technology

Competencies

Strategic/Critical Thinking—Systematically solves problems and hypothesizes possible client pain points, expectations, and implicit needs; brainstorms with team members to devise solutions to solve complex client challenges and then the ability to quantify the value of your solution

Communication—Tailors communication to the client’s needs with authority; effectively delivers presentations and has strong verbal and written communication skills

Interpersonal Influence—Uses rational and emotional drivers that would appeal to clients to comfortably drive conversations to elements of value for both parties

Networking—Identifies the right client stakeholders and builds connections quickly to drive consensus for design wins; works cooperatively with a wide range of internal stakeholders for success

Ownership—Goes out of his or her way to complete a task and has relentless drive to achieve results; is independent and self-directed, and takes initiative

Workflow Management—Sets clear, realistic, and time-bound objectives that align to business growth; breaks each objective into tasks and process steps that can be achieved within a realistic timeframe

This position is not eligible for Microchip immigration sponsorship.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

sitting, standing, walking, flying, driving

Pay Range:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $140,000 - $250,000.*

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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