[Hiring] Strategic Sales Manager @Zivid AS

Role Description

We are seeking a dynamic, results-driven, and customer-oriented Strategic Sales Manager with an entrepreneurial spirit to drive success with new and existing customers. This role is pivotal in blending commercial ambition and drive with passion for technology within an invigorating scale-up environment.

Why this role exists: to turn Zivid's 3D vision and motion technology into revenue and market share across US-East — deepening our most valuable existing accounts while building the pipeline that establishes Zivid as the standard in the region.

As a Strategic Sales Manager at Zivid, you will play a crucial role in driving adoption of our state-of-the-art 3D vision technology. Your passion for customer impact, expertise in technical sales and a deep understanding of our products will enable you to:

• Develop strategic relationships with key customers.
• Understand their technical requirements.
• Provide solutions that meet their needs.

Working closely together with Zivid Application Engineers is crucial; our team’s ability to solve customer challenges and secure projects is key to your success. You will act as a crucial link between global sales and the leadership team ensuring customer needs are at the forefront of our product development.

Qualifications

• Proven track record carrying and exceeding a sales quota in technical or industrial B2B sales (3+ years), ideally in automation, robotics, machine vision, or capital equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to run complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from qualification to close.
• Comfort working hands-on with technical teams to translate customer requirements into solutions.
• Based in, or willing to relocate to, the Boston area or another automation hub in US-East.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%, including periodic trips to Oslo, Norway.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field (nice-to-have).
• Direct experience selling 3D imaging, robotics, or machine vision products (nice-to-have).
• Existing network among robotics integrators, OEMs, or automation end users in US-East (nice-to-have).
• Experience selling into a scale-up or high-growth environment (nice-to-have).

Benefits

• A pivotal role in a rapidly growing scale-up with international scope.
• Significant autonomy and career development opportunities.
• Exposure to cutting-edge 3D vision and robotics technology.
• The chance to build a US region from the ground up.

Other Details

• Travel requirement: Up to 25%, including occasional travel to Oslo, Norway.
• Location: Boston area or alternative automation-hub in US-East.
• Application deadline: We encourage applications as soon as possible, but no later than Nov 16, 2026.
• Start date: Negotiable; we would like to fill this role quickly due to the recent growth within the market.
• The official language of the company is English.
• If you have specific questions about the position, they will be answered by VP Sales & Marketing, Americas, [email protected].