Account executive in EdTech

Maxwell Bond; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working – 4 days in Berlin

Fast-growing international AI/SaaS

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is seeking an ambitious Account Executive to drive growth in Germany for a fast-growing, AI-powered EdTech business. You will build your own pipeline, own the full sales cycle, and develop relationships with schools, government stakeholders and senior decision-makers.

Hybrid role with four days in the Berlin office and Fridays from home. You will work with MD and international sales leadership to shape Germany’s market growth and attend conferences, exhibitions and industry events

Qualifications

• Ambitious, commercially driven people seeking the next step in their careers.
• Experience in SDR/BDR/BA/AE, ideally within SaaS, technology or education.
• Open to education/public sector backgrounds with commercial ability.
• Fluent in German (native or C1 level) with good English communication.

Responsibilities

• Building your own pipeline and generating new business opportunities across Germany.
• Owning the full sales cycle from initial prospecting through to negotiation and closing.
• Developing relationships with schools, educational institutions, government stakeholders and senior decision-makers.
• Representing the business at conferences, exhibitions and networking events across Germany.
• Identifying new commercial opportunities and contributing to the wider go-to-market strategy.
• Working closely with the Managing Director and international sales leadership to drive market growth and ownership over territory, pipeline and results.

Skills

German (C1)

English communication

SaaS/B2B sales

Relationship building

Prospecting & pipeline

Job description

Описание

A fast-growing, international AI-powered EdTech business is expanding into Germany and is looking for an ambitious Account Executive to play a key role in establishing its presence in the market. Having launched in Germany earlier this year, the business is at an exciting stage of growth, with a huge amount of untapped opportunity and the chance for you to make a genuine commercial impact.

Задачи

• Building your own pipeline and generating new business opportunities across Germany
• Owning the full sales cycle, from initial prospecting and discovery through to negotiation and closing
• Developing relationships with schools, educational institutions, government stakeholders and senior decision-makers
• Representing the business at conferences, exhibitions and networking events across Germany
• Identifying new commercial opportunities and contributing to the wider go-to-market strategy
• Working closely with the Managing Director and international sales leadership to drive market growth real ownership over your territory, pipeline and commercial results, with the freedom to help shape the business's success in Germany

Требования

• We're interested in ambitious, commercially driven people who want to take the next step in their careers.
• You could currently be working as an SDR, BDR, Business Development Executive, Business Development Manager or Account Executive, ideally within SaaS, technology or education.
• We're also open to candidates from education, teaching or public sector backgrounds who can demonstrate strong commercial ability and the ambition to build a career in sales.
• Fluent in German (native or C1 level) with good English communication skills.
• Ideally bringing 2+ years' sales experience, preferably within SaaS or B2B sales.
• Confident generating opportunities and building relationships with decision-makers.
• Entrepreneurial, ambitious and proactive, with a genuine hunger to succeed.
• Comfortable taking ownership and working in a fast-paced, growing business.
• An excellent communicator with strong relationship-building skills.
• Passionate about education, technology and making a genuine impact.
• Excited by the opportunity to build something rather than simply inherit an established sales territory.

Условия

• €50,000–€60,000 basic salary
• €100,000–€120,000 OTE
• Hybrid working – 4 days in the Berlin office, Fridays from home
• Opportunity to join a fast-growing international AI and SaaS business
• Ownership of the full 360° sales cycle, from prospecting through to close
• The chance to help build the German market from the ground up
• Direct exposure to senior commercial leadership
• Opportunities to attend conferences, networking events and industry exhibitions across Germany
• Significant scope for career progression as the German team expands
• An innovative AI-powered product making a genuine difference to education