The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.
The RoleAspenTech is an AI-powered software company helping the world’s leading energy, chemical and engineering companies succeed in their digital transformation, making their operations more efficient and reducing impact on the environment. At AspenTech, you will be part of a global market-leading company with double-digit growth and a blue-chip customer base. We offer the opportunity to make an impact, to drive innovation and to be an agent of positive change. Our culture and vision have taken dramatic leaps forward over the past two years and we still have work to do. We need extraordinary individuals to pave the way ahead. We strive to make your story at AspenTech a great one.Your ImpactThe Role
As a Sr Principal Solution Consultant, you will collaborate closely with AspenTech sales teams to lead consultative discovery sessions, craft visionary solutions, and design strategies tailored to customer needs. Your deep understanding of the industries and coupled with AspenTech's broad product portfolio and value-enablers will drive opportunities that deliver significant business value to our customers and AspenTech.
In this customer-facing role, you will leverage your technical domain expertise, industry knowledge, and business acumen to position AspenTech solutions effectively.
Your Impact
- Leading and executing the technical qualification of solutions to a business outcome.
- Serving as a discipline/practice subject matter expert with a strong understanding of operational challenges, best practices, and industry trends.
- Learning the complete AspenTech product portfolio to identify and apply products that solve real customer business challenges, including the value of solving those challenges.
- Developing the messaging and materials necessary to position AspenTech solutions in the industry – making adaptations for regional or market differences.
- Partnering closely with Sales Account Managers throughout the sales cycle, from discovery and solution design to executive presentations and deal execution.
- Engaging the senior executive level of customer organisations to paint the vision of how AspenTech can be a partner in their digitalisation journey.
- Developing industry-specific solutions, aligning technology with measurable business value.
- Providing market input to the Product Management teams to improve solution adoption.
- Identifying and leading sales campaigns to improve AspenTech’s reach, pipeline and awareness.
- Coaching and enabling Sales Account Managers and Solution Consultants on industry-specific messaging, customer engagement strategies and solution positioning.
- Representing AspenTech at industry conferences, customer forums, webinars and trade events across the region.
What You’ll Need
Must-Have
- 10+ years of experience in industrial software, services, solution consulting, presales, technical sales or related customer-facing technical roles.
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical discipline (preferred).
- Proficiency in Advanced Process Control & Real Time Optimization (RTO) technologies (DMC3, GDOT, Aspen Plus), Industrial Data Platforms (Inmation), and Historians (InfoPlus.21), or equivalent competitor technologies.
- Demonstrated successes in business development.
- Strong ability to bridge technology and business, articulating high-level technical solutions and their differentiated value.
- Strong drive to convert opportunities into recognized value for customers, with exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without restriction/sponsorship.
Nice-to-Have
- Services or solution consulting exposure to industries such as Metals & Mining, LNG, Specialty Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Polymers, Consumer Packaged Goods, Food & Beverage, Pulp & Paper, Power Generation, and Water & Wastewater.
- Breadth across several AspenTech solution areas / well-rounded across multiple disciplines.
- Knowledge of AI/ML solutions and their application in industry.
- Strong understanding of digital transformation initiatives within asset-intensive industries.
- Working knowledge of Supply Chain/Production Planning & Scheduling - Aspen Plant Scheduler, Aspen Unified Planning, or equivalent competitor technologies.
- Bilingual – English & Spanish.
Regional travel up to 35%.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience selling software solutions in the Metals & Mining, Specialty Chemicals, and Pulp & Paper industries
- Engineering degree
- Experience across the Metals & Mining, Specialty Chemicals, and Pulp & Paper industries, including best practices and processes
- Proficiency in one or more AspenTech solution areas, particularly Advanced Control & Optimization, Asset Performance Management, Data Historization & Fabric, and Engineering
- Knowledge of AI/ML solutions and their industry applications
- Ability to bridge technology and business and articulate high-level technical solutions and differentiated value
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills based on stakeholder interactions and data insights
- Strong drive to convert opportunities into recognized customer value
- Willingness to travel up to 35%
Aspen Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aspen Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by Aspen Technology.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as strong, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans and high-quality carrier options. Several recent remarks characterize the health insurance as "great" or "amazing," with low copays noted in some cases.
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Parental & Family Support — Maternity and paternity leave receive consistently positive mentions and are characterized as well-reviewed. Company materials also highlight family-oriented benefits alongside core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes vacation/PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave, with multiple indications of generous paid time off. Dedicated volunteer hours and well-regarded leave policies reinforce breadth in time-away benefits.
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What We Do
AspenTech is a global leader in asset optimization software helping the world’s leading industrial companies run their operations more safely, efficiently and reliably – enabling innovation while reducing waste and impact on the environment. AspenTech software accelerates and maximizes value gained from digital transformation initiatives with a holistic approach to the asset lifecycle and supply chain. By introducing effective AI modeling to traditional principles of process engineering, AspenTech delivers a faster and more accurate analysis of efficiency and performance boundaries. The real-time data and actionable insights delivered by our software help customers push the boundaries of what’s possible.
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