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We are looking for an Account Executive, to focus on developing of next strategic territory: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This position is based in Paris or in Germany. You will join a European Sales team composed of 8 Account Executives covering the region from our Paris office, 4 Sales Engineers and 2 Account Managers. The team is international, speaks native English and is highly technical. You will report to the Sales Manager for EMEA. You will report either to our EMEA Sales Manager or regional lead. Note that if you are in Germany, the employment will be done through our EOR partner.
Job Responsibility:
Handling the whole sales cycle from prospecting (50% of your week) to building a strong relationship with companies’ various stakeholders in order to sign your deals (other 50%)
Understanding and demonstrating our products to prospects
Adapting your speech to talk to high-level security professionals (CISOs, CTOs, VPs, …)
Using modern sales tools to map, prospect, follow and close your accounts
Reaching and exceeding your sales quota, to have a strong impact on GitGuardian expansion in Europe
Requirements:
Speaking natively German
Speaking fluently English
Autonomy as an Account Executive within a complex B2B sales cycle, over midmarket, corporate or enterprise prospects (long cycles 6+ months, multiple stakeholders)
Strong skills in pipeline generation to build your portfolio from scratch
Knowing how to size deals and assess the client’s needs with a strong methodology, knowing how to prioritize your prospects
Experience selling software to developers / security / devops engineers
Curiosity and willing to learn
Nice to have:
Knowledge of the DevSecOps or application security industry (being aware of different softwares and tools of the industry, their value proposition, ...)