Sr. Account Manager, Sales - Audio Market

About Niron

Niron Magnetics is commercializing the first new magnetic material in decades powered by its breakthrough material formulation and advanced manufacturing process. The company’s proprietary magnet technology based on Iron Nitride enables magnets that are inherently high magnetization, free of rare earths and other critical materials, and solve supply chain reliability challenges, will drive innovation in various industries. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Niron Magnetics is comprised of a team of professionals with a desire to make a positive impact on the global community.

We were named one of “America's Top Green Tech Companies” for 2024 and 2025 by TIME Magazine and the “Innovation of the Year” at the 2025 mHUB Fourth Revolution Awards.

Niron Magnetics is seeking a Senior Account Manager, Audio Market to drive customer engagement and commercial growth within the audio industry. This role will serve as the primary commercial lead for strategic audio customers, helping bring Niron's breakthrough magnet technology into next-generation speaker, headphone, microphone, and audio system applications. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in the audio industry, strong technical acumen, and a proven ability to develop relationships with engineering, sourcing, and product teams from concept through production launch.

• Develop and execute account strategies for key audio customers and target accounts.
• Build trusted relationships with engineering, product management, sourcing, and executive stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to expand Niron's presence across customer product portfolios.
• Lead commercial negotiations and manage the customer relationship throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drive revenue growth through successful design wins and production program conversions.

• Act as the primary commercial interface for technical discussions with audio customers.
• Leverage knowledge of speaker systems, transducers, acoustic design, and magnetic materials to support customer evaluations.
• Communicate Niron's technical advantages and application benefits to customer engineering teams.
• Translate customer requirements into clear technical and commercial action plans.
• Partner closely with customer engineering teams during product development and qualification activities.
• Coordinate with Niron's Applications Engineering, R&D, Product Management, and Operations teams to support NPI programs.
• Drive design-in opportunities from concept through validation, qualification, and production launch.
• Manage timelines, milestones, risks, and customer expectations throughout the development process.
• Ensure Voice of Customer feedback is incorporated into product and technology roadmaps.

• Identify opportunities to position Niron technology in early-stage development programs before design decisions are finalized.
• Influence technical specifications and architecture decisions that support adoption of Niron materials.
• Help customers evaluate performance, sustainability, cost, and supply chain advantages of Niron's technology.

• Monitor industry trends, competitive technologies, and emerging audio applications.
• Represent Niron at industry conferences, customer events, and trade shows.
• Identify new customers, applications, and strategic partnerships within the audio ecosystem.
• Provide market intelligence and customer insights to support Niron's commercial strategy.

• 8+ years of experience in account management, technical sales, business development, or applications engineering within the audio industry.
• Direct experience working with audio OEMs,…