Sales Account Manager

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San Jose, CA, USA
In-Office
126K-179K Annually
Expert/Leader
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The Role
Manage assigned accounts as primary customer contact, develop and execute sales strategies, drive design-wins and new business, negotiate contracts, collaborate with FAEs and product teams, maintain executive-to-working-level relationships, manage complex sales cycles, CRM/funnel forecasting, and travel as needed.
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About Lumentum

Lumentum is illuminating the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies that enable AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. As AI accelerates the global demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, we deliver the building blocks that keep data moving reliably, efficiently, and at massive scale. Our optical products support AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, metro and long-haul networks, while our lasers drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. 

For nearly five decades, Lumentum has been at the intersection of light and innovation. What began as a vision with JDS Uniphase to harness the power of photonics has evolved into a global force driving the communication infrastructure of tomorrow.  

At Lumentum, we’re building more than a business—we’re building a team of passionate innovators whose drive to collaborate, create, and connect the world fuels everything we do. We are part of the AI technology revolution and we are illuminating the path forward. Headquartered in San Jose, California, we operate worldwide through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations.

Job Scope:

  • Manage assigned accounts and be the primary contact with the customers
  • Drive the customer requirements internally and manage all levels of follow-up to ensure customer’s needs and requirements are exceeded
  • Develop and implement sales strategies to achieve revenue targets and design-win goals
  • Develop solid technical understanding of Lumentum products and relevant solutions
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities to grow Lumentum revenue
  • Maintain and strengthen customer relationships from the executive level to the working level
  • Work with internal legal teams to negotiate customer contracts with Lumentum’s best interest in mind
  • Collaborate with sales management, business units, FAE, and PLM teams to close business with strategic Cloud and Data Center customers
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex sales cycles
  • Experience managing sales funnels & CRM database, billings and backlog reports, and forecasting tools
  • Self-motivated, positive attitude and exhibited excellent teamwork

Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related technical fields. An advanced degree is a plus
  • 10+ years of working experience in the semiconductor/optics industry. Additional experience in telecommunication systems is preferred
  • Good understanding of Data Center architecture, computing, and networking products
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets and developing new business
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work independently and to lead discussions in large multi-national team settings
  • Willingness to travel as needed

Preferred:

  • 2+ years in optical communication
  • Deep understanding of optical transceivers, optical transmission systems, and optical networks

Pay Range:

S64-USA-1 :$125,598.20 - $179,426.00

Disclaimer:

Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees, we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages, which may include annual bonus, commission for certain sales roles, equity, and health and welfare benefits.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electronic, Mechanical, Materials Engineering or related technical field
  • 10+ years working experience in the semiconductor or optics industry
  • Experience managing complex sales cycles
  • Experience managing sales funnels, CRM databases, billings/backlog reports, and forecasting tools
  • Good understanding of Data Center architecture, computing, and networking products
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets and developing new business
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work independently and lead discussions in large multi-national team settings
  • Willingness to travel as needed
  • Advanced degree (MBA, MS)
  • 2+ years in optical communication
  • Deep understanding of optical transceivers, optical transmission systems, and optical networks
  • Additional experience in telecommunication systems

Lumentum Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Lumentum and has not been reviewed or approved by Lumentum.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity is positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation, with RSUs frequently framed as a valued component of offers. An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and look-back further reinforces equity access as part of rewards.
  • Retirement Support Retirement benefits are presented as a clear strength, with a 401(k) match and immediate vesting highlighted as supportive features. Auto-enrollment and match eligibility details indicate a structured retirement program for U.S. employees.
  • Healthcare Strength Multiple medical plan options are described, including PPO and HDHP/HSA choices and Kaiser in some locations, suggesting breadth and choice in coverage. Health and well-being programming is also characterized as part of a comprehensive benefits approach.

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The Company
HQ: San Jose, CA
3,219 Employees

What We Do

Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com.

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