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Luxoft
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An Account Executive manages communications with business clients that buy services from a company, such as advertising or banking services, or manages sales accounts. Works with a set of clients over time, and recruits new clients. Promotes products developed specifically for a client, such as an advertising campaign, or matches clients with available services or products.
$78,639 / year median in Michigan
-7% projected decline
Job Description
Project description About the Practice DXC Luxoft's R D Engineering practice is transforming from an automotive-focused embedded services business into a multi-vertical engineering powerhouse. Automotive remains a core installed base and platform, but the practice is strategically expanding into healthcare technology, consumer electronics, industrial and aerospace, and other sectors whose products depend on intelligent embedded systems. The practice brings together 11,000+ specialized engineers across 29+ countries and 51 delivery sites, part of DXC's 40,000-strong Consulting & Engineering Services organization, and is built on Luxoft's 20-year digital engineering heritage (acquired by DXC in 2019). Building on deep domain expertise in Digital Cockpit, Autonomous Drive, Connected Mobility, Systems Engineering, and Silicon Vendor enablement, our work already powers software in 50M+ vehicles worldwide, with the proprietary AMBER platform cutting vehicle software development cycles by up to 50% and infotainment costs by up to 30%. Across our focus industries we have delivered 3,000+ projects for 150+ clients. Core focus areas include Human-Machine Interface (HMI), Physical AI, connected technologies, end-to-end embedded software development, testing and validation, and digital engineering services, delivered through a partner ecosystem that includes silicon and AI-compute leaders such as NVIDIA. Our engineering credibility extends to the track: DXC develops the driver HMI for Scuderia Ferrari's next-generation vehicles. The Role We are looking for a Regional Head of Sales, R D Engineering for the North America region. You will be accountable for all key front-end activities of the R D Engineering Line of Business (LoB) in the region: sales, business development, and strategic account management.
Your mandate is twofold:
build the regional sales organization and drive expansion into high-growth verticals beyond automotive. The role operates in a matrix structure, reporting to the NA Sales Lead and to the Global Head of R D Engineering, and works closely with senior leaders across service delivery, product development, and marketing. This is a player-coach role. You will build and lead a team of individual-contributor sellers while carrying a personal quota alongside the team target. Initially you will personally drive revenue by opening new opportunities and shaping and closing deals; as the business scales, your focus will shift toward leading and developing a high-performing sales organization. Responsibilities Sales Leadership- Build and lead a high-performing sales and account management organization of individual contributors; recruit, coach, and develop the team.
- Set targets: quarterly quotas and annual goals for the team and yourself; own resource planning based on offerings and budget, and annual budget planning for the sales and account management cost center.
- Report on opportunity progress and overall sales and account management performance; provide risk assessment and reliable forecasting to regional and global leadership.
- Collaborate across DXC's regional and global organizations to increase win probability and capture synergies across multiple offering portfolios. Direct Selling & Business Development
- Carry a personal sales quota and personally lead strategic pursuits, particularly while the team ramps.
- Acquire new customer business across the full R D Engineering portfolio in North America, spanning automotive, healthcare technology, consumer electronics, industrial, aerospace, and other sectors with embedded software and intelligent systems needs.
- Lead the client acquisition process end to end and work closely with delivery units to drive the RFI/RFP process.
- Leverage the full suite of R D Engineering offerings, from ADAS platforms, digital cockpit and HMI, embedded software development, systems engineering, and Physical AI to testing and validation and partnerships, to open new accounts and expand existing relationships. Market & Portfolio Expansion
- Develop and execute the strategy for expanding R D Engineering revenue into healthcare technology, consumer electronics, industrial and aerospace, and other embedded-software-intensive industries; own new-to-company customer acquisition in these verticals.
- Initiate and oversee partnerships with technology and channel partners that unlock new customer channels or accelerate market entry.
- Cultivate cross-functional collaboration with delivery organizations, business units, and horizontal technology practices to package integrated solutions that differentiate in market.
- Represent the practice at relevant industry events and professional associations to raise its market profile across target verticals. Business Accountability
- Own the operational and financial metrics and overall business results of the regional front-end organization.