Vice President Sales - Americas

The role

The Vice President of Sales, Americas will own the Americas P&L and drive commercial success across North America, Latin America, and Canada. This role involves building a sales organization, executing go-to-market strategies, and managing strategic partnerships with OEMs and ODMs.

What you will do

• Own the Americas P&L and deliver against annual and quarterly revenue targets
• Define and execute a regional go-to-market strategy
• Build a robust pipeline through strategic account development and new logo acquisition
• Recruit, develop, and lead a regional sales team
• Represent the Americas region in executive leadership forums
• Establish and deepen relationships with top-tier OEMs, ODMs, and distributors
• Lead executive-level engagements and QBRs with key accounts
• Work with Global Sales, Engineering, Product, and Marketing teams
• Align with FAE and applications engineering teams to accelerate design wins
• Partner with Sales Operations to implement scalable processes and forecasting rigor

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive B2B sales experience in the semiconductor, embedded systems, or IoT industries
• 5+ years in a senior sales leadership role (VP, Sr. Director, or equivalent)
• Track record of meeting or exceeding $50M+ annual revenue targets in a technology hardware or semiconductor environment
• Deep expertise in complex, consultative sales cycles with OEMs, ODMs, and Tier 1 electronics manufacturers
• Experience building and scaling regional sales organizations across North America
• Strong technical fluency in semiconductors, SoCs, microcontrollers, or edge AI
• Exceptional executive communication and negotiation skills
• Data-driven approach to forecasting, pipeline management, and sales performance analytics
• Track record of thriving in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Proficiency with Salesforce CRM and modern sales enablement tools
• Willingness to travel up to 40% domestically and internationally

Nice to have

• Latin America experience
• Experience selling ultra-low-power ICs, MCUs, or AI inference silicon into wearables, hearables, or industrial IoT applications
• Existing senior-level relationships with major consumer electronics or industrial OEMs headquartered in the Americas
• Familiarity with SPOT®-class power optimization technology and competing MCU/SoC platforms
• MBA or advanced technical degree (BSEE, BSCS, or equivalent)

Before you apply

• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer
• We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future)

About the company

Ambiq is a semiconductor company that powers the AI edge revolution with low-power solutions. They have shipped over 300 million units since 2010 to customers building wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.