Sales Director

Description

Nova is looking for a Strategic Account Director to support business growth and strategic customer development across the Southwest US region.

This role will focus on emerging customers, regional fab expansion opportunities, and adoption of SNT technologies within the US market. The position will work closely with Global Account teams while supporting opportunities outside the existing Global Account ownership structure.

The role is intended to strengthen Nova’s local market presence in rapidly growing semiconductor regions including Texas and Arizona.

Why Nova:

• Certified Great Place to Work: Recognized between 2022-2026 based on employee feedback, and consistently ranked among the Top 30 companies in our industry for workplace excellence.
• Customer-Focused Environment: Be the face of Nova. We value strong relationships, and you’ll work closely with customers to understand their needs and deliver high-impact solutions.
• Culture of Continuous Learning: At Nova, growth never stops. You'll work with cutting-edge metrology tools, work with top engineers, and participate in ongoing industry training programs.

Role Responsibilities

What will you do as a Strategic Account Director?

• Drive strategic growth activities across Texas and Arizona, with potential future support for additional Southwest US regions
• Lead new customer penetration and regional business development activities
• Develop relationships with emerging customers and regional stakeholders
• Support future fab expansion opportunities and strategic market growth initiatives
• Drive adoption and expansion of SNT technologies within US accounts
• Coordinate closely with Global Account teams to support strategic regional opportunities
• Identify new business opportunities, market trends, and customer growth areas
• Support customer escalation management and improve local business responsiveness
• Collaborate with internal sales, applications, operations, and business unit teams
• Provide regular updates regarding customer activities, opportunities, risks, and market developments
• Support customer presentations, technical reviews, and strategic business discussions

What Will Make You Successful

• Strong business development mindset with ability to open new opportunities
• Ability to build strategic customer relationships in fast-growing markets
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing environments and customer needs
• Ability to operate independently in a dynamic and rapidly evolving market

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of semiconductor industry sales, account management, or business development experience
• Experience working with semiconductor fabs, OEMs, or advanced technology customers
• Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and industry landscape
• Strong relationship management and customer engagement skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience
• Willingness to travel approximately 35% of the time
• Preferred location: Texas or Arizona

Get to know us better:

Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.

With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.

Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.

Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.

Join us if you are 

A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.

If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at talent@novami.com