This role involves leading the strategic enterprise sales function, working with C-level executives to implement AI-driven transformation programs in industrial sectors.
We are hiring a Director Strategic Accounts to combine the rigor of top-tier consulting with the drive to win multi-million-dollar deals at the world's largest industrial customers. You will work directly with C-level executives in automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, electronics, medical devices, and energy - shaping AI-driven engineering transformation programs that reset how the products of tomorrow are designed.
Your opportunity- Be the founding member of SimScale's strategic enterprise sales function.
- Own and run strategic transformation programs at Forbes Global 2000 industrial enterprises.
- Partner directly with CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, and VPs of Engineering on the shift from simulation-as-validation to AI-as-design.
- Build the C-level engagement playbook - and the team underneath it as the function scales.
- Operate at the intersection of strategy, technology, and commercial outcomes, with full visibility to founders and CRO.
- 5-10 years in strategy or implementation consulting (Porsche Consulting, Siemens Management Consulting, Alten, Capgemini, Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Roland Berger, or similar).
- Demonstrated industrial-sector experience (auto, aerospace, industrial equipment, electronics, medical devices, energy).
- Track record originating and shaping multi-million-dollar transformation projects with C-level stakeholders.
- Strong executive presence; consultative selling instincts (not a pure quota-carrying enterprise seller).
- Mission-motivated, founding-member energy: you build the playbook, you do not wait for it.
- English required, German strong plus; willing to travel across Europe and to the US for key accounts.
- A founding-member seat at a category-defining engineering AI company.
- Direct line to founders (CEO, COO) and CRO. No corporate filter.
- The chance to build and lead a function rather than slot into one.
- Competitive senior consulting compensation, equity upside, and full benefits.
- Multicultural team (35+ nationalities), flexible work, relocation and visa support.
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