Manager, Key Accounts - Data Center Materials (Acoustics)
About The Position
The Key Account Manager supports data center materials and has end-to-end responsibility for strategic data center ecosystem partners, enabling sales of 3M products into data center applications. Reporting to the Director – Data Center Material Sales, the role drives growth across EBO optical interconnect, TwinAx copper interconnect, thermal, acoustic, and broader material science innovation. The position is remote within the United States and field-based, with regular in-person customer and ecosystem engagement. Travel may include up to 20% domestic and international travel; relocation may be authorized. The role requires driving a company vehicle and pre-employment and ongoing review of motor vehicle history for candidates who are offered and hired.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher, completed and verified prior to start.
- Seven years of sales, account management, business development, or field application engineering experience, including complex customer programs or strategic accounts in a private, public, government, or military environment.
- Current, valid driver's license.
- Legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.
Nice To Haves
- Ten or more years of experience in data center, cloud infrastructure, semiconductors, interconnect, electronics, thermal management, or advanced materials.
- Acoustics or thermal performance material product sales experience.
- Direct experience supporting data center ecosystem, silicon design, networking, or optics-focused customers.
- Demonstrated track record of growing strategic accounts, securing design wins, and leading complex negotiations.
- Strong technical aptitude, executive communication, and ability to translate customer requirements into cross-functional priorities.
Responsibilities
- Own global account strategy, revenue growth, pipeline, forecasting, and executive relationships for assigned hyperscale and silicon design customers.
- Lead design-in and commercialization of EBO, TwinAx, thermal, acoustic, and material science solutions from early engineering engagement through qualification, negotiation, launch, and scale.
- Build multi-year account plans connecting customer technology roadmaps and pain points to 3M capabilities and new growth opportunities.
- Coordinate global teams across sales, application engineering, R&D, supply chain, manufacturing, and leadership to deliver customer commitments.
- Lead complex commercial negotiations and strategic agreements that balance customer value, growth, margin, capacity, and long-term partnership objectives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to customer engineering, sourcing, and executive stakeholders while aligning connector, cable, package, and manufacturing partners required for adoption and scale.
- Comply with corporate policies, procedures, and security standards while performing assigned duties.
- Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Voluntary benefits
- Paid absences
- Retirement benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
