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Sales Account Director

GlobalFoundries

Santa Clara, CAFull-time$163–264K/yrPosted 5mo agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$163–264K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Account Director joins the Strategic Account Sales team to identify and secure new business with an assigned client while providing operational service for existing business. The role develops account strategy, works with Technical Sales to identify engagement opportunities, and leads proposals, internal approvals, and executive-level business negotiations. It also supports customer relationships and timely processing of quotes, forecasts, and product disposition.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Account Strategy, nice to haveSemiconductor Sales, nice to haveSales, nice to haveMarketing, nice to haveBusiness Development, nice to haveEnglish Fluency, requiredOrganizational Communication, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering, Materials Sciences, Solid State Physics or Related Discipline, required10+ Years Semiconductor Experience, required10+ Years Sales, Marketing or Business Development Experience, requiredEnglish Fluency, requiredMaster's in Engineering, Materials Sciences, Solid State Physics or Related Discipline, nice to haveMBA, nice to haveEngineer Degree, nice to have

Full job description

About GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role: As an Account Director, you will be part of the Strategic Account Sales team identifying and securing new business with an assigned client while at the same time providing a high level of operational service to this client on existing business.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Develop, communicate and drive overall strategy for the assigned account

  • Work closely with Technical Sales to understand client roadmaps, and to identify and secure engagement opportunities

  • Develop business proposals in response to RFI/RFQs, and drive necessary internal alignment and approvals from key stakeholders

  • Negotiate formal business agreements at the Executive level

  • Participate in operations, engineering and business review meetings

  • Develop a high level of customer intimacy with client’s sourcing and business units

  • Process quotes, forecasts and product disposition in a timely manner

  • Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Other Responsibilities:

  • Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an Accredited College and or University in Engineering, Materials Sciences, Solid State Physics or Related Discipline

  • 10- 15 Years of Semiconductor Experience

  • 10 Years of Sales, Marketing or Business Development role with a proven track record

  • Travel Requirements: 25% (Domestic & International)

  • Language Fluency – English (Written & Verbal)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree from an Accredited College and or University in Engineering, Materials Sciences, Solid State Physics or Related Discipline - MBA Preferred

  • Ability to Effectively Communicate with All Levels of an Organizational Structure

  • Engineer Degree

Expected Salary Range $163,000.00 - $264,000.00 The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.

All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law

How this job compares

Set against the 417 open Account Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$163–264K/yr
  • California median$160–210K/yr41 salary ranges
  • US median$146–201K/yr334 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $214K, is 20% above the California median midpoint ($178K) — in the middle half of Account Director salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 47 open Account Director jobs in California and 417 across the US. 17% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Account Director postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 359 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 59 of the 417 open Account Director jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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