Account Executive (Enterprise) (Fluent In German) (Remote in Germany)

Free resume; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses tied to monthly sales targets

Tuition reimbursement

Certification reimbursement

Employee referral bonuses

Adoption assistance

Job summary

KnowBe4 in Germany is seeking an Account Executive (Enterprise) fluent in German to identify and win large enterprise logos while working remotely within Germany. You will manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to close and coordinate with channel partners to accelerate deals.

The role emphasizes strategic prospecting, building a robust pipeline, negotiating multi-year subscriptions, and maintaining Salesforce records.

Qualifications

• 3+ years selling to Enterprise-sized businesses
• Bachelor Degree or higher education equivalent
• Familiarity with IT, Security, Cybersecurity industry desirable
• Salesforce experience is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Fluent in German
• Motivated, energetic self-starter
• Strong collaborative and teamwork skills
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision

Responsibilities

• Acquire Enterprise-sized new logo accounts within assigned territory to meet and exceed monthly sales quota.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of Enterprise-sized business opportunities by deploying strategic prospecting techniques and conducting product walkthroughs.
• Articulate the value proposition of KnowBe4’s full suite of products and educate the customer how each product will improve their human firewall.
• Manage the full sales cycle of Enterprise-sized business opportunities by identifying key decision makers and following up on next steps.
• Negotiate subscription levels and multi-year deals to increase ARR.
• Maintain accurate records of daily sales statistics via Salesforce.
• Collaborate with the Channel sales representative to close new logos through Partner channels

Skills

Enterprise sales

German fluent

Communication

Self-starter

Teamwork

Minimum supervision

Education

Bachelor degree or higher

Tools

Salesforce

Gmail

Google Docs

MS Office

Job description

Account Executive (Enterprise) (Fluent In German) (Remote in Germany)

Job Description

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.

The Account Executive (Enterprise)(International) position is responsible for identifying and acquiring new logos within the Enterprise business segment to meet and exceed their monthly sales quota. This can be achieved by creating opportunities through various prospecting methods, following up on inbound leads, as well as reigniting open, outstanding customer opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Acquire Enterprise-sized new logo accounts within assigned territory to meet and exceed monthly sales quota.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of Enterprise-sized business opportunities by deploying strategic prospecting techniques, following lead cadence best practices, and conducting walkthroughs of our suite of products.
• Articulate the value proposition of KnowBe4’s full suite of products and educate the customer how each product will improve their business’s human firewall.
• Manage the full sales cycle of Enterprise-sized business opportunities by identifying key decision makers, potential roadblocks and persistently follow up on next steps to accurately forecast open opportunities.
• Act strategically in offering subscription levels, multi-year deals and/or negotiating discounted pricing to increase ARR.
• Maintain accurate and thorough records of daily sales statistics via Salesforce.
• Collaborate with the assigned Channel sales representative to seamlessly close new logos through our Partner business channels.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years selling to Enterprise-sized businesses
• Bachelor Degree or higher education equivalent, desirable
• Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT, Security, Cybersecurity industry, desirable
• Experience with Salesforce, a plus
• Experience with Gmail and Google Docs
• Experience with MS Office (Word and Excel)
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Fluent in German
• Motivated, energetic self-starter
• Strong collaborative and teamwork skills
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits .

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.