French-Speaking Enterprise AE: Land & Expand SaaS

Contentful; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Contentful, now part of Salesforce, is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive fluent in French to drive growth in top-tier accounts in the UK. You will own the end-to-end sales cycle from outreach to closing, tailoring value propositions to developers and business leaders in the French markets, and collaborating with partnerships and customer success teams.

In this hybrid role based in Central London, you will generate pipeline, expand existing relationships, negotiate complex pricing, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience selling a technical platform in a senior AE role.
• 3+ years of individual quota-carrying experience.
• 2+ years of growing and expanding existing accounts.
• Proven track record closing $100k+ opportunities.
• Ability to generate own pipeline via outbound outreach.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sales with named enterprise accounts.
• Drive expansion with existing clients in French territory.
• Develop land-and-expand strategy with cross-functional teams.
• Negotiate contracts and pricing efficiently.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineers to address technical challenges.

Skills

Enterprise SaaS sales

Quota carrying

Account management

Outbound prospecting

French language

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Contentful, now part of Salesforce, is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive fluent in French to drive growth in top-tier accounts in the UK. You will own the end-to-end sales cycle from outreach to closing, tailoring value propositions to developers and business leaders in the French markets, and collaborating with partnerships and customer success teams.

In this hybrid role based in Central London, you will generate pipeline, expand existing relationships, negotiate complex pricing, and