Account Manager SEANZ

Summary:

Duties & Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand R&D Lab ecosystem and test requirements in NPI and manufacturing. 
• Sell into broad NEMs, CM’s eco-systems comprising of Chip, components, and systems companies to address technologies in Fiber Optics, Optical transport, Switching and Routing.
• Understand the market and sell to the market and certain customer requirements. 
• Sell into IP/ Chip, module & server ecosystem within Compute/storage (PCIe/CXL protocol testing) industry. Ex: CPU, XPU/ Accelerators, FPGA’s, SOC’s, Re-timers, Switch, Storage drives, Servers etc.
• Sell into customers through direct sales as well as indirect sales via Channel Partners
• Sell into an account through a development life cycle rather than a casual ‘ad-hoc’ sell.
• Taking a casual ‘ad-hoc’ relationship to the next level of true partnership.
• Understands Semiconductor R&D (CPU, Accelerators/GPU, SOC, NIC, Re-timer, FPGAs, Switch ASIC etc functional groups (hardware, firmware, validation etc) and position protocol (PCIe/CXL- Analyzer, Exerciser) testing solution.
• Build a next level of true partnership for engaging a customer at all levels and at earlier stages of their roadmap development.
• Position Viavi’s Lab and Manufacturing products (Fiber optics, Ethernet/IP, PCIe) as a solution for the customers.
• Being proactive to learn new business trends/situation i.e. 800GE client and coherent optics etc. 
• Responsible for preparing quotations and updating Viavi’s internal sales forecasting tools.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Pre-requisites and Skills:

• Understanding of core underlying technologies including photonics, Ethernet/IP, PCIe and OTN.
• Understand technologies primarily in 3 areas photonics, Transport networks ,Switching/Routing and compute /storage.
• Understanding of the whole technology ecosystem related to photonics, materials, ICs, modules, IP/Software, NEMs, production & CMs, service providers & ICP accounts.
• Engineering background in above mentioned technologies would be a great plus.
• Willing to travel to US/EMEA 2-3 times a year for training, BU engagement, tradeshows.
• Ideal candidate with have experience with a Western technology company.
• Good English skills – spoken and written.
• Good team player – able to build consensus yet able to work remotely under minimal direct oversight.

 Advanced Competencies:

• Value Based Selling Capability while offering Business Cases/ Use Cases
• Able to build trust from all Customers and Viavi internal teams for having long term business as successful ones. 

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience related to sales. Preferably in SEANZ region.
• BSEE, BSCS and/or engineering-related degree required with advanced technical degree desirable.