Commercial Account Executive- German speaking (f/m/d)

Contentful; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital experience platform provider in London seeks a Commercial Account Executive for the DACH region. You will manage the sales process, drive client engagement, and expand existing accounts. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of sales experience in technical platforms and is fluent in German and English. This role offers a hybrid work model with comprehensive benefits, including stock options and personal development budgets.

Benefits

Stock Options

Flexible paid time off

Annual education budget

Wellbeing stipend

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience selling a technical platform.
• 1+ years of individual quota-carrying experience.
• Proven track record of closing $60-100k+ sales opportunities.
• Ability to generate your own pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end sales process with top-tier clients.
• Expand existing accounts and develop account strategy.
• Work with Sales Engineers on technical challenges.
• Manage RFI/RFQ requests.

Skills

Sales Development

Account Expansion

Fluent in German

Fluent in English

Job description

Commercial Account Executive- German speaking (f/m/d)

London, England, United Kingdom

About the Opportunity

As a Commercial Account Executive - DACH (f/m/d), you’ll drive Contentful’s growth by leading the end-to-end sales process with our top-tier clients. You’ll be instrumental in driving adoption and engagement, finding new revenue opportunities, and creating customer enablement initiatives within a few named accounts. You’ll work closely with our partnership and customer success team to lead a consultative sales process by speaking to professional developers and business leaders in the DACH markets. This role will require you to be in our Central London office 2 or 3 times a week.

What to expect?

• Self-generation of the pipeline through outbound motions in conjunction with marketing and BDR teams to help create new opportunities in regional accounts
• Drive expansion opportunities with existing clients in the DACH (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) territory.
• Grow existing accounts by leveraging relationships and following our comprehensive “land and expand” sales model
• Meet quarterly and annual sales goals by developing an account strategy and pipeline, managing internal and client processes, maintaining sales reports, developing market and competitor knowledge, delivering presentations to customers, and creating sales proposals
• Manage RFI/RFQ requests with Contentful internal and customer teams
• Refine and evolve our "land-and-expand" model in collaboration with Sales, Partnerships, and Customer Success teams
• Seek to understand the digital experience challenges of prospects and clients while aligning the ROI of Contentful with those challenges to ensure a value-based selling approach
• Work closely with Sales Engineers and Solution Architects to uncover technical challenges and opportunities
• Develop innovative proposals, position complex pricing structures, and negotiate contracts and deal-closing requirements quickly and efficiently
• Work closely with customer success & marketing teams to ensure that best practices of Contentful are shared and implemented at the respective customer

What you need to be successful

• 3+ years of experience selling a technical platform working as a Sales Development Representative (SDR), Business Development Representative (BDR), and/or Account Executive
• 1+ years of individual quota-carrying experience
• 1+ years of growing and expanding existing customer accounts
• Demonstrated expertise in closing $60-100k+ opportunities
• Ability to drive your own pipeline generation with outbound capabilities
• Fluent German and English language skills

Nice to have:

• Experience working with Partner ecosystems to work with customers.
• Understanding and experience working in product-led growth sales motions

What’s in it for you?

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
• Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
• We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, education days, compassion days for loss, and volunteer days
• Time off to care for and focus on your growing family
• Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
• Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
• An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health
• A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
• New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.

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Who are we?

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging, personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities, Contentful enables dynamic personalization, automated content delivery, and real-time experimentation, powering next-generation digital experiences across brands, regions, and channels for more than 4,200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver, San Francisco, London, New York, and distributed worldwide.

Everyone is welcome here!

“Everyone is welcome here” is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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