Technical Sales Specialist - Visual SLAM Solutions (80-100%)

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:

Senior Key Account Manager


At the Sevensense office in Zurich, we push the frontiers of Visual SLAM and build the eyes and brains for ABB’s mobile robots. Our real-time tracking solutions provide warehouses and factories with instant visibility into their forklift traffic, utilization, and safety. We’re looking for a passionate Technical Sales Specialist to join our Marketing & Sales team in Zurich, Switzerland.

Your responsibilities:

  • Proactively identify new business opportunities and grow our customer base

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for all matters specific to your accounts

  • Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships

  • Develop sales opportunities by leveraging our success stories

  • Deeply understand the customer needs and derive a compelling value proposition for our Visual SLAM solutions

  • Coordinate commercial inquiries with our Account Managers

  • Focus your activities on our forklift tracking solution: identify key players and their needs, and generate leads to grow the sales in that domain

  • Support product evaluations and integrations in close collaboration with our Application Engineers and Project Managers, securing high sales volumes and customer satisfaction

Qualifications for the role:

  • Completed university degree in a technical discipline

  • Previous experience in a coordinating function (e.g. managing a research or development project) or an application engineering role

  • Analytical attitude with outstanding presentation and communication skills, in particular in situations of conflict and negotiations

  • Willingness to travel: 20-30 %

  • Knowledge of the logistics and material handling industry

  • Fluency in German and Englisch

Our offer:

  • A unique opportunity to join a young and agile team inside ABB Robotics

  • Multiple opportunities to develop your professional career and growth with the company

  • A competitive compensation package

  • A modern office in the center of Zurich

  • An ambitious, supportive and international team that is on a mission to change the world of robotics

If you are enthusiastic about bringing Sevensense to the next level, curious about the opportunity, and want to be part of our fast-growing team, apply online. We are interested in intellectually curious and highly motivated candidates, so please reach out to us if you have questions or feel unsure about some requirements.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.