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Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.
About This Role
As a Commercial Service Account Manager, you will be responsible for growing Carrier Commercial Service by identifying, developing, and advancing opportunities across service agreements, repairs, modernizations, controls, digital solutions, rentals, and other lifecycle-based offerings. This role is ideal for a high-energy, customer-focused sales professional with strong knowledge of commercial HVAC equipment and systems, the ability to understand customer business priorities, and the discipline to convert technical needs into measurable business outcomes.
The successful candidate will build trusted advisor relationships with customers by helping them optimize the performance, reliability, sustainability, and lifecycle value of their building assets. This individual will connect Carrier services and solutions to outcomes that support capital renewal planning, reduce operating expenses, improve equipment uptime, and minimize operational risk.
Role Location
This role will predominantly be out in the field with customers and based in Columbus, OH and surrounding areas and support customers and Carrier growth in any of these areas.
This Role Offers
- Lucrative Earnings & Vehicle Program: Lucrative commission plan paired with a company car program (stipend/mileage reimbursement or dedicated vehicle).
- Comprehensive Support & Training: Access specialized technical sales training and dedicated lead generation programs to drive both new acquisitions and account growth.
- Global OEM Backing: The strength and resources of an industry-leading global OEM, paired with an experienced local support team.
- Career Advancement: Structured development paths built to advance your career into leadership or other business areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Account Planning & Growth: Develop territory plans, expand relationships with new and existing clients, and present at customer seminars to generate leads.
- Pipeline & CRM Management: Track all sales activities, prioritize high-impact leads, and accurately manage your pipeline within the CRM to consistently hit annual targets.
- Consultative Closing & Renewals: Assess customer buying stages to deliver tailored proposals, secure timely bookings, and negotiate service agreement renewals.
- Sell the full portfolio of Carrier HVAC Service products and solutions (i.e. service agreements, repairs and modernizations).
- Create and maintain Sales Territory and Account plans where necessary.
- Promote Carrier value proposition linking customer objectives to Carrier solutions.
- Utilize CRM to manage customer interactions, activities, and opportunity pipeline.
- Experienced seller in attracting new customers as well as building share value with existing customers.
- Ability to seek out and access new service agreement opportunities both with existing customers and new prospect customers.
- Ability to seek out or respond to repair opportunities.
- Establishing and building credibility with knowledge of Carrier products/solutions.
- Strong ability to develop and sustain customer relationships.
- Clearly articulate the value of Carrier’s value offerings and how they map to the customers’ needs.
- Ability to detect the Customer’s buying stage and adjust selling accordingly.
- Effective presentation and communication skills.
- Prioritize on best opportunities.
- Responding to the customer requirements in a timely manner.
- Gaining the booking/order in a timely manner.
- Ability to consistently achieve sales metrics and Annual Targets.
- To effectively negotiate service agreement renewals when required.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 2+ years of commercial HVAC sales experience, commercial HVAC service contractor experience, technical sales, sales engineering, or account management experience in HVAC, building systems, mechanical services, controls, or energy services.
- Ability to lift/carry 20 lbs., climb ladders/stairs, and work safely around rooftops, mechanical rooms, and elevated platforms as required.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company driving requirements, where applicable.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or a related field.
- Demonstrated success selling directly to end-user customers in commercial HVAC, mechanical services, controls, building technologies, facilities, energy services, or related technical environments.
- Experience selling service agreements, planned maintenance, repairs, modernization projects, controls, digital offerings, or lifecycle solutions tied to operational and financial outcomes.
- Ability to create trusted advisor relationships with customers by understanding business objectives, facility priorities, asset conditions, budget drivers, and risk factors.
Sales at Carrier
- Lucrative Commission Plan Structure with unlimited potential.
- Company Car Program including monthly stipend and mileage reimbursement or company vehicle program.
- Technical Sales Training Programs.
- Lead Generation Programs focused on identifying and supporting sellers in customer engagements and expanded selling opportunities.
- Balance of Account Management and New Customer Engagement.
- Strength of an experienced local team backed by the resources of a global leader and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
- Development path for Sellers to skyrocket their career into other areas within the business.
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $79,000.00 - $158,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.
Other Compensation
This position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
- Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives.
- Retirement Benefits.
- Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation.
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability.
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment.
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account.
- Tuition Assistance.
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here.
Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process
Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at Carrier.Recruiting@carrier.com. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 17 September 2026.
Job Applicant's Privacy Notice
Please click on the link to review the Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Use of AI
Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.
About Carrier
Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.
About This Role
As a Commercial Service Account Manager, you will be responsible for growing Carrier Commercial Service by identifying, developing, and advancing opportunities across service agreements, repairs, modernizations, controls, digital solutions, rentals, and other lifecycle-based offerings. This role is ideal for a high-energy, customer-focused sales professional with strong knowledge of commercial HVAC equipment and systems, the ability to understand customer business priorities, and the discipline to convert technical needs into measurable business outcomes.
The successful candidate will build trusted advisor relationships with customers by helping them optimize the performance, reliability, sustainability, and lifecycle value of their building assets. This individual will connect Carrier services and solutions to outcomes that support capital renewal planning, reduce operating expenses, improve equipment uptime, and minimize operational risk.
Role Location
This role will predominantly be out in the field with customers and based in Columbus, OH and surrounding areas and support customers and Carrier growth in any of these areas.
This Role Offers
- Lucrative Earnings & Vehicle Program: Lucrative commission plan paired with a company car program (stipend/mileage reimbursement or dedicated vehicle).
- Comprehensive Support & Training: Access specialized technical sales training and dedicated lead generation programs to drive both new acquisitions and account growth.
- Global OEM Backing: The strength and resources of an industry-leading global OEM, paired with an experienced local support team.
- Career Advancement: Structured development paths built to advance your career into leadership or other business areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Account Planning & Growth: Develop territory plans, expand relationships with new and existing clients, and present at customer seminars to generate leads.
- Pipeline & CRM Management: Track all sales activities, prioritize high-impact leads, and accurately manage your pipeline within the CRM to consistently hit annual targets.
- Consultative Closing & Renewals: Assess customer buying stages to deliver tailored proposals, secure timely bookings, and negotiate service agreement renewals.
- Sell the full portfolio of Carrier HVAC Service products and solutions (i.e. service agreements, repairs and modernizations).
- Create and maintain Sales Territory and Account plans where necessary.
- Promote Carrier value proposition linking customer objectives to Carrier solutions.
- Utilize CRM to manage customer interactions, activities, and opportunity pipeline.
- Experienced seller in attracting new customers as well as building share value with existing customers.
- Ability to seek out and access new service agreement opportunities both with existing customers and new prospect customers.
- Ability to seek out or respond to repair opportunities.
- Establishing and building credibility with knowledge of Carrier products/solutions.
- Strong ability to develop and sustain customer relationships.
- Clearly articulate the value of Carrier’s value offerings and how they map to the customers’ needs.
- Ability to detect the Customer’s buying stage and adjust selling accordingly.
- Effective presentation and communication skills.
- Prioritize on best opportunities.
- Responding to the customer requirements in a timely manner.
- Gaining the booking/order in a timely manner.
- Ability to consistently achieve sales metrics and Annual Targets.
- To effectively negotiate service agreement renewals when required.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 2+ years of commercial HVAC sales experience, commercial HVAC service contractor experience, technical sales, sales engineering, or account management experience in HVAC, building systems, mechanical services, controls, or energy services.
- Ability to lift/carry 20 lbs., climb ladders/stairs, and work safely around rooftops, mechanical rooms, and elevated platforms as required.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company driving requirements, where applicable.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or a related field.
- Demonstrated success selling directly to end-user customers in commercial HVAC, mechanical services, controls, building technologies, facilities, energy services, or related technical environments.
- Experience selling service agreements, planned maintenance, repairs, modernization projects, controls, digital offerings, or lifecycle solutions tied to operational and financial outcomes.
- Ability to create trusted advisor relationships with customers by understanding business objectives, facility priorities, asset conditions, budget drivers, and risk factors.
Sales at Carrier
- Lucrative Commission Plan Structure with unlimited potential.
- Company Car Program including monthly stipend and mileage reimbursement or company vehicle program.
- Technical Sales Training Programs.
- Lead Generation Programs focused on identifying and supporting sellers in customer engagements and expanded selling opportunities.
- Balance of Account Management and New Customer Engagement.
- Strength of an experienced local team backed by the resources of a global leader and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
- Development path for Sellers to skyrocket their career into other areas within the business.
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $79,000.00 - $158,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.
Other Compensation
This position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
- Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives.
- Retirement Benefits.
- Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation.
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability.
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment.
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account.
- Tuition Assistance.
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here.
Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process
Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at Carrier.Recruiting@carrier.com. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 17 September 2026.
Job Applicant's Privacy Notice
Please click on the link to review the Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Use of AI
Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in HVAC
Verify your degree maps to the role
USCIS requires a direct connection between your degree field and the HVAC position. A mechanical or environmental engineering degree typically satisfies this, but a general technology degree may trigger a Request for Evidence. Pull the O*NET profile for your target job title before applying.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government-affiliated entities are exempt from the 85,000 H-1B cap. HVAC roles at hospital systems or university facilities departments often qualify, letting you start without waiting for the annual lottery in April.
Search LCA filing history on Migrate Mate
Filter by HVAC and mechanical engineering job codes to see which employers have filed Labor Condition Applications for roles matching yours. This reveals real sponsorship history, not just career-page promises, before you spend time on applications.
Benchmark your wage against the prevailing rate
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your specific occupation and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search using your SOC code before your offer stage so you can negotiate a salary that clears the threshold without surprises.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before signing
Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify to legally employ you on H-1B status. Ask your recruiter directly during the offer stage. If they aren't enrolled, they'll need to complete that step before USCIS will approve the petition, which adds time to your start date.
File for premium processing when timing is tight
If your OPT or current status expires close to your intended start date, request premium processing through USCIS when your employer files the I-129. USCIS adjudicates premium petitions within 15 business days, which matters when construction project timelines and contract start dates are fixed.
H-1B Visa HVAC: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an HVAC technician role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
It depends on how the position is defined. H-1B requires the role to be a specialty occupation, meaning it normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. An HVAC technician role that emphasizes hands-on installation without requiring an engineering degree typically won't qualify. An HVAC engineer, systems designer, or building automation specialist with a mechanical engineering requirement usually does.
Which employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for HVAC professionals?
Engineering and consulting firms that handle large commercial or industrial HVAC systems, hospital and university facilities departments, and federal contractors with mechanical systems projects are the most consistent sponsors. To find employers with actual LCA filing history in HVAC and mechanical engineering roles, browse Migrate Mate, which surfaces DOL Labor Condition Application data by occupation code.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm laid off from my HVAC employer?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new sponsoring employer, file for a change of status, or depart the U.S. Your new employer must file a new H-1B petition before that window closes. USCIS does not automatically extend the grace period, so starting your job search the day your layoff is confirmed matters.
Can my HVAC employer transfer my H-1B if I change companies?
Yes. H-1B portability allows you to start working for a new employer as soon as the new employer files a transfer petition with USCIS, without waiting for approval, as long as you're maintaining valid H-1B status and haven't violated your terms of employment. The new employer files a separate I-129 and LCA for the new role and location.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect HVAC job offers?
DOL requires your employer to pay you the prevailing wage for your occupation in your work location, as certified on the LCA. For HVAC engineers, this varies significantly by metro area and job complexity level. If an employer's offered salary falls below the DOL threshold for your SOC code and location, they can't legally file the H-1B petition without adjusting the offer upward first.