Senior Account Executive

Join us as a Senior Account Executive and help organizations achieve their most ambitious sustainability goals. Schneider Electric’s Senior Account Executives are integral to the success of client engagement within the Public Sector. They are customer-centric, relationship builders who provide highly sustainable, comprehensive ways to reduce energy expenses and achieve and sustain better overall performance from our clients’ facilities. They love to win and work hard, they are passionate, inquisitive, and confident. They are team leaders, superb program managers and are the quarterbacks of the Schneider Electric Public Sector team! Does this sound like you?

This Senior Account Executive sits within our Sustainability Public Sector in the South. Public Sector projects are typically small to medium in size with traditional scope of complexity. Customer vertical markets may include K-12 education, post-secondary, municipal and county government. We are seeking a candidate that is already established and familiar with the Texas markets listed on this posting. For more information on how our team makes impacts on communities, check out the following link: Performance Contracting | Schneider Electric

What will you do?

• Identifying and building new client relationships with research and community outreach

• Creating lead generation campaigns to prospect and build new business

• Leading internal teams

• Calling on executive-level prospects and present to C-Suite clients

• Leading the development of strategic and tactical plans for moving prospects to clients.

• Networking inside relevant vertical market and industry organizations to educate, expand prospect opportunities and promote Schneider as the industry leader

And on some days, you may:

• Close multi-million-dollar design-build energy infrastructure deals

• Negotiate the price and contract for large, complex infrastructure improvements

• Facilitate industry events

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Customer Value Maximization — advanced level; structuring deals that deliver measurable sustainability and efficiency outcomes

• Product Application — advanced level; positioning integrated solutions that address complex customer challenges

• Customer Data Analysis — intermediate level; leveraging insights to identify strategic opportunities and tailor value propositions

• Consultative Selling — advanced level; guiding customers through sustainability transformation with expert advisory

• Strategic Thinking — intermediate level; aligning customer goals with long-term business development strategies

• Negotiation — intermediate level; closing complex deals with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers

• Financial Acumen — intermediate level; building business cases that demonstrate ROI and sustainability impact

• Influencing Skills — intermediate level; driving consensus and commitment at executive levels

What qualifications will make you successful?

• A 4-year degree and direct sales experience with demonstrated achievement of significant sales goals in previous work environments

• Demonstrated success in closing complex service and/or solution sales, not primarily product sales

• Proven experience initiating and closing sales of large $ volume at high organizational levels – C-suite or equivalent with public sector clients (Not an early career role)

What's in it for me?

• Make a real impact by helping organizations achieve meaningful sustainability transformation

• Lead high-visibility strategic initiatives in a rapidly growing and essential market

• Work with cutting-edge solutions and collaborate with industry experts across the business

• Access to professional development, leadership opportunities, and a culture that values innovation

Bring your expertise to a team that's shaping the future of sustainability — apply today!

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work. Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 111,440 - USD 167,160 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

• Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

• Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career? When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one. Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

• €40 billion global revenue

• +9% organic growth

• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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