New Business, Enterprise Account Executive (AE)

VONQ; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 44,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with commission

8% holiday allowance

MacBook provided

Phone subscription contribution

Travel expenses covered

Flexible vacation days

Fun team culture

Growth opportunities

Pension contribution

Job summary

VONQ in Rotterdam is looking for an experienced New Business, Enterprise Account Executive to drive growth by generating new business opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of experience in a B2B sales environment, preferably in Recruitment Marketing Technology. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, benefits, and commissions.

Join a dynamic team focused on innovative recruitment solutions in a fast-growing company!

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in a B2B, consultative sales environment.
• Experience within SaaS, Recruitment Marketing Technology or similar fields preferred.
• Strong self-motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy and execution plan for your territory.
• Lead discovery conversations to understand customer priorities.
• Communicate VONQ's value proposition clearly to customers.
• Build and maintain a sustainable new business pipeline.
• Manage the sales process from start to finish.

Skills

Quota-carrying sales experience

Customer empathy

Time and pipeline management

Excellent communication skills (English/Dutch)

Job description

• Full-time
• Compensation: EUR 44000 - EUR 57000 - yearly

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced New Business, Enterprise Account Executive (AE) to help us grow our business by tapping into potential client opportunities and generating new business.

Excited? Read on!

Your mission is to create and harvest opportunities with outbound activity. You will strategically target companies and prospective buyers to identify their goals, objectives, and pain points that will help you position our solutions. You are dedicated to meet and exceed your targets, and will always act in the best interest of the client. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with 2-5 years of sales experience. Imagine being part of a fast growing company within the recruitment marketing software industry. Here’s your chance to make a real impact!

The right candidate will:

• Own the strategy and execution plan for your territory.
• Lead thoughtful discovery conversations to understand customer priorities and align our solutions to their needs.
• Communicate the VONQ value proposition in a way that’s relevant and practical for each customer.
• Build and maintain a sustainable pipeline of new business opportunities.
• Manage the sales process end to end, keeping close track of progress at each stage.
• Create accurate forecasts and maintain transparent communication with management on pipeline status.

How do you fit into the VONQ picture?

At VONQ, we value a positive, self-starting, and can-do attitude. To support our growth ambitions, we believe the following characteristics and experience will help you succeed as an Account Executive:

• 2–5 years of experience as a quota-carrying sales professional in a B2B, consultative sales environment
• Experience within SaaS, Work Tech, HR Tech, Recruitment Marketing Technology, digital marketing, or agency environments is preferred
• Self-motivated and comfortable working in a fast-paced, constantly evolving scale-up
• Strong customer empathy with the ability to translate needs into commercial solutions
• Highly organized with solid time and pipeline management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and/or Dutch
• A strong drive to learn, grow, and develop in a technology-driven environment
• A sense of urgency, ownership, and persistence
• Extra points: Experience with recruitment marketing or AI-driven solutions is a strong plus, but not a requirement.

Why you can’t miss out on this opportunity

We take good care of our VONQies and that shows in our benefits package:

• A competitive salary with a commission-based bonus and the opportunity to overscore.
• Holiday money: 8% holiday allowance paid annually in May.
• A MacBook you can use for both work and personal needs.
• A phone subscription contribution!
• Travel expenses covered, including public transport or a kilometers allowance for car travel.
• Flexible vacation days - we will not define a specific number, though a fair-usage approach applies to keep all team members, partners, and our customers happy!
• Fun team culture with regular events, outings, and Friday drinks.
• Real growth opportunities in a fast-growing international company
• Fair contribution to your pension.

Get to know us!

VONQ is the next-generation agentic AI recruitment technology company, helping more than 350 global enterprises and staffing agencies attract, evaluate, and advance talent. With 20+ years of market expertise and deep integrations with 70+ ATS partners, VONQ combines AI-driven job distribution and expert insights to deliver high-quality candidates while elevating employer brands.

Through its EQO platform and specialised AI Agents, VONQ supports recruiters by engaging candidates, assessing them consistently, and providing transparent, comparable shortlists.

Headquartered in Rotterdam, VONQ operates offices in Groningen, Düsseldorf, and London and is a four-time Strategic Leader in the Fosway Group 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition.

With over 110 team members across the globe, we’re building the future of hiring together - and we’d love to make it happen with you.