Key Account Manager

About Signify

Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.

At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.

Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world.

More about the role

Job Summary

As a Key Account Manager Architects & Specifiers you will develop the specification business by building strong relationships with architects, lighting designers, consultants, and other influencers in the professional lighting value chain.

The role focuses on promoting Signify’s lighting innovations, influencing project specifications, and ensuring that Signify’s products, systems, and technologies are included in tender documents and design briefs.

This role combines deep technical knowledge with consultative engagement, acting as a bridge between lighting design vision and Signify’s innovative solutions

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Promotes Signify’s full professional lighting portfolio — including connected systems, human-centric lighting, 3D-printed luminaires, and sustainability innovations — through presentations, workshops, and design consultations.

• Engages with architects, consultants, and lighting designers to influence the inclusion of Signify products and systems in project specifications and tender documents.

• Creates demand and future sales opportunities by securing Signify specifications and influencing lighting project designs.

• Provides expert guidance on lighting applications, design principles, and standards. Collaborates with Lighting Application and Product teams to propose technically sound, compliant, and aesthetic lighting solutions.

• Works with Sales Managers and Commercial Leaders to ensure conversion of specification pipeline to order intake and coordinates with Marketing teams to align specification activities with business objectives.

• Creates awareness of latest innovations from Signify offerings by engaging frequently with specifier accounts in the form of events, seminars, webinars, visits to LACs, training programs and knowledge sharing sessions. Educates the market on lighting trends, technologies, and sustainability topics. Represents Signify in professional events and lighting design forums.

• Ensures all project and specification activities are accurately tracked and updated in CRM systems to maintain transparency and pipeline visibility. Tracks project creation, influence-to-order conversion, and contribution to overall pipeline growth.

• Monitors lighting design trends, new technologies, and competitor specifications to identify opportunities for differentiation and thought leadership.

• Continuously develops product knowledge, lighting design expertise, and presentation skills. Takes ownership of personal learning journey through participation in product, design, and sustainability training programs. Keeps current on industry standards, certification requirements, and sustainability trends.

Critical Experiences

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, or a sustainability related technical field.

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in lighting specification, architectural lighting design, or sales support within the lighting industry, demonstrating strong relationships with specifiers and knowledge of lighting technologies.

• Professional certifications related to lighting application design or sustainability - as a great advantage

• Great communication and building relatoonship skills - you are passionate in working with clients

• Achievement focus - appetite for success and drive sales

• Strong team player

What you’ll get in return… ?

• Competitive salary & benefits ?

• Performance bonus ?

• Working for a global market leader in a highly innovative environment ?

• Be-Well social platform access ?

• Spotlight Recognition Program ?

• 1/2 day holidays to celebrate your Birthday ?

• Kind colleagues & 21st century work atmosphere ?

• Career advancement opportunities ?

• Wide learning & development opportunities ?

• Team building and integration activities ?? ??

Everything we’ll do for you

You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 27,000+ people. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce present in 70+ countries, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.

Come join us, and together we can light up the future.

Originally posted on Himalayas