About the role
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Job Title: Senior Sales Manager - Andean
Location: Colombia
Employment Type: Full-Time (remote)
Role Overview
The Senior Sales Manager is responsible for driving revenue growth and market expansion. This role provides leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for a team of Account Managers focused on strategic customers, growth accounts, and new logo acquisition. The Senior Sales Manager plays a critical role in developing sales talent, shaping go‑to‑market execution, and strengthening customer and partner relationships.
Key Responsibilities
Sales Leadership & Team Development
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Account Managers to consistently achieve software license revenue and pipeline objectives.
Establish clear performance expectations, priorities, and accountability through frequent, direct engagement with the team.
Develop individual capability across selling skills, territory execution, and disciplined use of internal sales processes and tools (e.g., SFDC, CPQ).
Ensure adoption of the AVEVA Way of Selling (AWOS) and best‑practice sales methodologies.
Territory & Account Execution
Guide the creation and execution of comprehensive territory and account plans, aligned to market and industry priorities.
Actively engage in key customer opportunities, providing executive sponsorship, deal strategy, and negotiation support.
Build and maintain senior executive relationships within target accounts to expand AVEVA’s footprint and long‑term value.
Customer & Partner Engagement
Ensure a high standard of customer engagement, addressing escalations and complex sales or solution challenges as needed.
Collaborate with marketing, partners, and business development teams to execute regional campaigns, events, and industry initiatives.
Leverage global alliances (e.g., Microsoft, SAP, IBM, Accenture) and local partners to influence and accelerate sales outcomes.
Market Leadership & Collaboration
Serve as a key member of the regional market leadership team, collaborating with peers across Sales, Channel, Pre‑Sales, Customer Success, Services, Renewals, and Operations.
Partner with Market VPs, Sales Directors, and Industry Principals to align sales execution with broader market and industry strategies.
Industry & Product Expertise
Maintain a strong working knowledge of AVEVA’s product portfolio and core industries (Utilities, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Metals & Mining, Paper, Life Sciences).
Stay current on industry trends and customer challenges to position AVEVA solutions effectively.
Operational Excellence
Maintain compliance with company policies, including accurate forecasting, pipeline management, expense reporting, and financial discipline.
Complete required training to ensure continued professional and product competency.
Qualifications
Minimum 7 years of successful enterprise B2B sales experience, selling to stakeholders across operations, manufacturing, and IT.
Demonstrated leadership ability; prior sales management experience strongly preferred.
Proven track record of building, developing, and motivating high‑performing sales teams.
Experience selling complex software or technology solutions within industrial or asset‑intensive industries is advantageous.
Engineering degree (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or related field) preferred but not required.
Strong coaching, communication, and executive engagement skills.
Commercial at AVEVA
Our Commercial team, comprised of over 2,000 dedicated colleagues, is the backbone of our customer relationships and business growth. From industry experts and solution architects to sales, support, success managers, and business operations, everyone shares a common goal: to deeply understand our customers' needs and deliver tailored solutions.
If you're passionate about driving growth, tackling complex business challenges, and fostering strong customer relationships, you'll find success and fulfilment in our Commercial team.
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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.
Come and join AVEVA to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.
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