Director, Global Business Development for Product Analytics

JOB DESCRIPTION

As the Director of Global Business Development for PA, you will collaborate with cross-functional leaders across the organization to refine our growth strategy, guide resource investments and execute on aligned account objectives to meet the SW revenue goals.

Objective of Role

As the Director of Global Product Analytics (PA) Business Development, you will lead a distributed team of high-performance BDMs working directly with customers to help push the boundaries of test and innovation by harnessing the power of data. You will develop and lead your team to act with vitality to drive sales engagements, respond to adapting customer needs, resolve challenges and close new business across all the markets and applications NI serves.

BDMs are business and technical authorities that serve as a critical liaison between the Software Organization, the BU's and Regional Sales in our highest potential growth areas. You will provide the domain expertise vital to lead and enable the Sales organization in customer engagements to build credibility, deepen customer insight and identify increased revenue opportunities. You and your team will directly collaborate with top Semiconductor, automotive OEMs & Tier 1 suppliers, Aerospace & Defense contractors and other customers across a wide variety of industries around the globe to deliver innovative software and data analytics solutions that balance time-to-market, quality and cost.

You will collaborate with cross-functional leaders to refine our growth strategy, guide resource investments and execute on aligned account objectives to meet company revenue goals. In addition, you will use NI's ecosystem of product and solution partners to build connections between people, ideas and technology to frame up innovative solutions to unsolved problems. Strong predictors of success in this role are a hunger for driving business into new growth areas, a sense of urgency in meeting customer needs and an instinct for closing new business.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

1. Develop and implement a multi-year growth strategy to expand market share within named accounts and gather "new logos" at strategic targets. Act as business owner to achieve SW org revenue goals and achievements.
2. Implement a BDM coverage model to support the Regional Sales growth strategies.
3. Mentor and develop an outstanding BDM team helping them to exceed their goals and develop both personally and professionally
4. Build a pipeline of outstanding talent by actively seeking ways to grow our staff and identify the best external talent.
5. Balancing management responsibilities with direct ownership of key accounts and opportunities, gets dirty and leads by example - player/mentor role expectation
6. Guide Sales in the recommended route-to-market with the customer perspective and prioritized use of Services and Support resources in pursuing top account objectives - with an approach that also achieves the organizations financial goals.
7. Collaborate with the Business Units, SW Org, System Integration Partners, Indirect Channel, Operations and Services ensuring we deliver high impact solutions to our customers that meet critical customer timelines.
8. Provide coordinated global insight in Product Analytic trends and multi-year customer roadmaps to identify key growth opportunities, surface critical gaps, influence ecosystem strategy, and help craft future offerings.
9. Establish relationships with industry leaders to ensure we keep NI at the forefront of technology and deeply embedded in our customer communities

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Experience: 10+ years of sales, marketing or business development; 3+ years people management
• Leadership: Proven record of leading cross-functional teams to quickly deliver on business needs. History of influencing partners and marshaling internal resources to deliver sophisticated solutions.
• Domain Expertise: Understanding of the trends, challenges, and technologies within discrete manufacturing with a focus on using a data centric approach to improve efficiency, yields, reliability, and speed of problem resolution. Understanding of key important metrics and economic drivers for discrete manufacturing and able to articulate the opportunity for digital transformation and Industry 4.0.
• Sales Experience: Leading customer facing engagements to ensure customer and business success; and in generating new demand through convincing insights that help customers recognize value in a new solution or approach. Confirmed track-record of meeting or exceeding quota selling enterprise software and services. Authority with sophisticated contract negotiations.
• Customer Relationship: Validated history of building executive-level partnerships with customers. Preference for existing network of contacts within the industries we serve.
• Business Planning: Proven leadership in account/business planning to deliver on multi-year revenue goals.
• People Management: Effective mentor, goal setting and development planning skills to help team members achieve professional goals vital to excel in their role. Management of senior IC's and managers/directors.
• Professional Strength's: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate internally and externally, both technically and commercially. Independent with strong self-organizational, analytical, and planning skills. Ability to work in a multi-discipline, International and multi-cultural team. A motivated self-starter able to work with little or no supervision.
• Location: US based, ideally Austin or West Coast
• Travel: ~30% overnight, depending on location

Our Offer to You:

• Health Benefits
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time off
• A collaborative and innovative work environment that values creativity and growth.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• The chance to join a team that is redefining industries with innovative technology.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

ABOUT US

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world's most complex problems - for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You'll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you'll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let's go. Let's think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let's go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you're an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team - let's go!

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