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LightGuide

Produces optical fibers and laser delivery

Account Executive

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/24/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Wixom, MI, USA
HybridHybrid schedule; expected travel to client sites is 50%, mostly in North America.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Executive

About the job

Requirements
  • Demonstrated track record of breaking into and growing new accounts and achieving and exceeding SaaS recurring revenue objectives in complex solutions environments at Fortune 500 clients.
  • Exhibit Challenger attributes, including an entrepreneurial spirit, hunter mentality, and abstract reasoning ability to move between high-level strategic direction and detailed tasks.
  • Ability to work and sustain attention with distractions or interruptions.
  • Ability to interact appropriately with a variety of individuals, including customers and clients, and to deal with people under adverse circumstances.
  • Ability to work as an integral part of a team.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Advertising, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Ability to travel to client sites, with expected travel of 50%, mostly in North America.
Responsibilities
  • Focus on key accounts in assigned industries, including automotive, aerospace and defense, electronics, and diversified manufacturing.
  • Hunt for new accounts and generate opportunities that lead to sales.
  • Build rapport quickly and cultivate relationships based on trust, responsiveness, support, collaborative selling, and one-team values.
  • Evangelize the LightGuide software portfolio through product demonstrations, pilot programs, and integrated solutions definition.
  • Use Salesforce.com to track accounts, contacts, leads, opportunities, and quotes, and follow the embedded sales process based on MEDDIC principles.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ideally, have 3–5 years of experience in tech services, sales, or a professional consulting firm.

About the company

LightGuide International designs and manufactures optical components and systems, including optical fibers, fiber bundles, cables and laser delivery systems, for scientific, industrial and medical applications around the world. Its products work by transmitting light through specialized fibers and bundles and by delivering laser energy via laser delivery systems to enable precise work in research, industry and medicine. The company differentiates itself through its European base, breadth of integrated products (fibers, bundles, cables, and laser delivery systems), and global supply to sophisticated customers, focusing on high-end applications rather than generic components. Its goal is to provide reliable, high-performance optical components and laser delivery solutions that enable advanced light-based technologies worldwide.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Rheinbach, Germany

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • Kardex announced July 2026 joint pilots, demonstrations, and go-to-market support with LightGuide.
  • LightGuide says its platform improves quality 90%, productivity 50%, and training efficiency 70%.
  • LightGuide’s 2026 messaging targets AI-ready factories, expanding demand for frontline execution software.

What critics are saying

  • Amazon settled LightGuide’s patent fight in 2024, but competitors can imitate workflows fast.
  • LightGuide still depends on enterprise pilots; Kardex mentions collaboration, not large contracted revenue.
  • Any adverse patent ruling in the Amazon strategy could cripple licensing leverage and investor appeal.

What makes LightGuide unique

  • LightGuide’s platform links projected AR guidance, AI verification, sensors, and workflow logic.
  • Kardex partnered with LightGuide in July 2026 for warehouse execution intelligence.
  • LightGuide 25.3 added Copilot, SDK, and OPC UA connectivity for industrial workflows.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights

6 month growth

16%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

16%