Account Manager - Spain

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Job Title: Senior Account Manager – Spain & Portugal (Operations & Optimization Portfolio)

Location Spain (preferred: Madrid/Barcelona) — covering Iberia (Spain & Portugal) (hybrid/remote as applicable)

Employment Type: Full-time

The job

As a Senior Account Manager for Spain & Portugal, you’ll grow our Operations & Optimization portfolio across Iberia by expanding strategic existing accounts and winning new customers in a highly competitive market. You’ll build trusted, C-level relationships, uncover business-critical needs, and translate them into value-led software solutions that deliver measurable operational impact. You’ll work closely with pre-sales, marketing, partner teams and customer success, in a collaborative team that values ownership, curiosity and doing the right thing for customers.

Key responsibilities

Own and grow a portfolio of strategic accounts in Spain and Portugal, driving renewals, upsell and cross-sell opportunities.

Identify, qualify and win new logo opportunities through proactive prospecting and targeted account planning.

Build and maintain strong relationships with executive stakeholders (C-level) and key influencers across customer organizations.

Lead the end-to-end sales cycle (discovery, value positioning, proposals, negotiation and closing) in partnership with internal teams.

Develop and execute an Iberia territory plan with accurate forecasting, pipeline hygiene and clear prioritization.

Essential requirements

10+ years of successful B2B industrial software sales experience (enterprise/strategic accounts), ideally in Spain and/or Portugal.

Proven track record of growing existing accounts (upsell/cross-sell) while also consistently winning new logos (“hunter-farmer” mix).

Demonstrated ability to engage and influence C-level stakeholders and to sell on business value/ROI.

Strong industrial market understanding (operations-focused environments) with the ability to speak credibly with technical and business audiences.

Fluency in Spanish and English (Portuguese is a strong advantage).

Desired skills (aligned to AVEVA values: Impact, Aspiration, Curiosity, Trust)

Impact: Highly outcomes-driven seller; able to quantify value, build business cases, and consistently deliver against quota.

Aspiration: Self-starter with high standards; continuously improves territory strategy, messaging and execution.

Curiosity: Consultative mindset—asks sharp discovery questions, learns customer processes quickly, and navigates complex buying centers.

Trust: Credible, ethical relationship builder; collaborates effectively across pre-sales, partners and delivery teams with clear communication.

Commercial at AVEVA

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If you're passionate about driving growth, tackling complex business challenges, and fostering strong customer relationships, you'll find success and fulfilment in our Commercial team.

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