Account Manager

Posted 11 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Cork, IRL
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Manufacturing
The Role
Develop new business and manage strategic customer relationships across Ireland. Responsibilities include identifying prospects, understanding technical needs, executing account strategies, managing Salesforce forecasts and pipelines, expanding accounts, partnering with pre-sales teams, negotiating contracts, and representing the company at quarterly events. The role requires consultative sales experience in engineering solutions, frequent travel, and strong communication and negotiation skills.
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Company Description

As of January 2026, Averna and Spherea joined forces to form the Spherea Group.  A global Test & Quality Solution leader, Averna Powered by Spherea partners with product designers, developers and manufacturers to help them achieve higher product quality, accelerate time to market and protect their brands by covering and offering solutions and expertise for the entire product lifecycle.  

Averna Powered by Spherea offers specialized expertise and innovative test, vision inspection, precision assembly and automated solutions that deliver substantial technical, financial and market benefits for clients in the aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, defense, energy, industrials, medical devices & life sciences, semiconductor, telecom and transportation industries.   

Their solutions include prototyping & consulting, precision assembly & production, automated test solutions, in-line test systems, test system replication, and test platforms & products. Averna Powered by Spherea’s expertise ranges from vision systems, specialized battery test, RF & microwave and fiber optics to robotics & motion, instrumentation, control systems, and data management. 

Discover our brands and explore the career opportunities currently available: spherea.com • sphereadefense.fr

Job Description

As an Account Manager for Ireland, you’ll be the driving force behind developing new business opportunities and building long-term relationships with our customers. This role blends complex technical problem-solving with a consultative, solution-based sales approach – giving you exposure to world-leading technology companies we proudly call our customers.

In this role, you will:

  • Identify and approach the right customers where Averna can make the difference
  • Deeply understand customer needs and position Averna as the partner of choice for mission-critical challenges
  • Develop and execute account strategies for your region, including forecasting and pipeline management (Salesforce)
  • Expand customer relationships and penetrate new accounts
  • Work closely with our world-class pre-sales teams (Solution Architects, Proposal Writers, etc.) to win complex deals
  • Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms to secure sustainable business
  • Represent Averna at tradeshows and events (approx. 1 per quarter)

Qualifications

The ideal candidate in a few words

  • You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Technology with a strong Business mind
  • You have at least 8 years of consultative sales experience in engineering solutions, ideally with Fortune 500 OEMs
  • Experience in MedTech is a strong plus
  • Knowledge of test & measurement solutions or capital equipment sales is highly valued
  • You are a true hunter: self-motivated, autonomous, and driven to create new opportunities
  • Strong relationship builder with excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written)
  • Willing to travel up to 60% of your time, driver’s license required

Additional Information

What's in it for YOU

At Averna, you’ll join a fast-growing, international company where you can take initiative, work with cutting-edge technology, and make a tangible impact with leading clients across industries.

We offer:

  • A dynamic sales role with exposure to world-class technology organizations
  • A collaborative and supportive team with true international reach
  • An attractive salary and benefits package
  • Company pension contribution
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth
  • A fair and flexible working environment where your voice counts
  • Be part of a company that puts people, planet, and performance at the heart of its ESG commitments. 

Our Group is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or technology, with strong business acumen
  • At least 8 years of consultative sales experience in engineering solutions
  • Fluent English, spoken and written
  • Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time
  • Valid driver's license
  • Experience working with Fortune 500 OEMs
  • MedTech experience
  • Knowledge of test and measurement solutions or capital equipment sales
  • Strong communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills
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The Company
HQ: Montréal, Quebec
450 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

“Our clients are changing how the world works, travels and communicates. And we’re right there with them – demonstrating the full power and true potential of Test.” – François Rainville, President & CEO As a global Test & Quality Solution leader, Averna partners with product designers, developers and OEMs to help them achieve higher product quality, accelerate time to market and protect their brands. Founded in 1999, Averna offers specialized expertise and innovative test, vision inspection, precision assembly and automated solutions that deliver substantial technical, financial and market benefits for clients in the automotive and EV, life-science, battery, consumer electronics, industrial, telecom, transportation, and aerospace and defense industries. Averna has offices around the world, numerous industry certifications such as ISO and is ITAR registered. Our everyday actions rest on 4 pillars representing Averna’s core values: teamwork and commitment, innovation and knowledge, performance and leadership and customer satisfaction. We offer: • Our Services: We offer a full range of Test Engineering services and automated test equipment for every stage of the product lifecycle – from design and NPI through production and repair. • Our Products: We put hard-earned expertise, technical innovation and extensive R&D into leading off-the-shelf test solutions that deliver substantial ROI and garner industry awards. • Our Expertise: We help drive client success with our deep know-how in automation, RF, Design for Test, machine vision, battery test, broadband, NI TestStand/LabVIEW, FPGAs, fixturing, robotics, build-to-print, and more. • Our Team: We are over 425 test engineers, system architects, hardware specialists, software developers, project managers and other professionals, including partners like NI, PI, Eclipse Automation, Keysight and JOT.

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