Technical Sales Team Manager (Refrigeration)

Location: Aachen-Oberforstbach, Germany; regular travel to Aachen 1–2 days per week

Company

hirify.global develops sustainable HVACR, refrigeration, cold chain, software, and monitoring technologies for residential, commercial, and industrial applications.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop a distributed team of Technical Sales Engineers across Europe and the Philippines.
• Manage the international function, ultimately overseeing up to 11 team members.
• Support technical sales strategies, sales support targets, and operational objectives.
• Guide the team in delivering tailored refrigeration and cold chain solutions based on customer requirements.
• Participate in high-opportunity sales pursuit calls and strengthen collaboration between Sales and Technical Sales Engineering.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, customer engagement, and technical support delivery.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience managing technical or sales support teams.
• Experience with refrigeration systems, cold chain, or related cooling technologies.
• Strong technical understanding of refrigerant systems.
• Commercial, customer-facing, coaching, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently within an international remote team structure.
• Fluent English and legal authorization to work in Germany required; visa or work authorization sponsorship is not provided.

Nice to have

• Experience leading distributed or international teams.
• Background in technical sales, application engineering, or customer technical support.
• Experience in industrial refrigeration, HVAC, or cold chain industries.
• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Purpose-driven work focused on sustainability, energy efficiency, and reducing carbon emissions.
• Collaborative and inclusive culture with employee resource groups.
• Development opportunities from onboarding through senior leadership.
• Flexible benefits plans, parental leave, vacation, holiday leave, and flexible time off.