Vice President of Industrial Sales

Vice President of Industrial Sales - Americas (Gulf region focus)

Full-time executive role with a PE-backed industrial-tech leader

Drive the Future of Electric Thermal & Sensing Solutions

Our client, backed by a Tier-1 investment firm managing over US $1trillion in assets, delivers advanced electric thermal and sensing technologies that protect critical infrastructure - from industrial plants and sprawling data centres to transport hubs and homes. With a health CAGR target (not growth at all costs), they are ready to accelerate expansion across the Americas. This is a rare chance to lead a multi-channel industrial sales organisation and build the next chapter in a market poised for real growth.

• Shape the Americas strategy for a PE-backed industrial technology leader with a portfolio of genuinely best-in-class brands, able to offer complete, turnkey solutions
• Make a genuine difference: your work will protect places of progress - from pioneering plants and data centres to transport hubs and homes
• Work in a values-driven culture that prizes empathy, exploration and exceptional impact
• Enjoy competitive executive compensation with significant upside in a company primed for sustainable growth

• A proven enterprise-scale sales leader, comfortable leading other leaders across time zones.
• A U.S. market accelerator with a track record of profitable growth while sustaining momentum in adjacent regions
• Commercially rigorous and fluent in pipeline metrics, price/mix and margin expansion
• A systems thinker and change leader who designs operating mechanisms and sales culture
• Customer-obsessed and cross-cultural; you align diverse teams behind a single plan and embody values of empathy, exploration, and impactful leadership

• Industrial automation pedigree - 15+ years in industrial/EPC environments, ideally selling motor and switch controls, SCADA/PLCs and other automation systems
• Leadership & revenue scale - you've managed cross-regional teams and P&L responsibility of roughly $100M-400M, opening new verticals and/or geographies
• Process automation background - perhaps from Rockwell, Yokogawa, Schneider Electric, Honeywell, Puffer-Sweiven, or other OEMs
• Strategic dealmaker - experience winning complex projects and driving transactional/direct growth simultaneously
• Financial & commercial acumen - adept at balancing margin expansion with topline growth and engaging at the C-suite level
• Data-driven

• Own the Americas growth agenda – accelerate U.S. market share while driving profitable, sustainable growth across the Americas.
• Architect go‑to‑market strategy – segment channels, set coverage and partner models, and balance topline growth with margin expansion.
• Lead and develop dispersed teams – coach regional managers, account executives and channel partners; instil accountability and a culture of excellence.
• Set sales rhythms – drive forecast accuracy, pipeline hygiene and margin governance; align closely with SIOP and finance.
• Sponsor new verticals and geographies – remove barriers, marshal cross‑functional resources and land marquee wins.
• Forge executive relationships – engage EPCs, distributors, contractors and end‑users; negotiate regional frameworks and hold partners to account.
• Embed customer insight – teach your team to seek customer priorities and tailor solutions accordingly.
• Represent the region – translate corporate strategy into regional operating plans and partner cross‑functionally with Marketing, Product, Operations and Finance.

If you're a strategic sales executive in the Gulf region (director through SVP) with a background in process automation and a passion for coaching teams and winning new markets, let's talk. This role isn't just about incremental gains - it's about significant growth and shaping the future of industrial thermal and sensing solutions.

Reference number: 21305

Temporary or Permanent Position:
Permanent