Account Director - DACH (Public Sector)

TRM Labs; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TRM Labs is seeking a Sales Account Director to drive the crypto go-to-market strategy for Public Sector customers in the DACH region. You will own the full sales cycle with new and existing customers, navigating the cryptocurrency ecosystem to close multi-figure deals.

You will map accounts, prospect within territories, nurture relationships, and develop strategic territory plans while building deep product and subject matter expertise. Join a fast-paced, autonomous team at TRM Labs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of SaaS sales to Public Sector accounts in the DACH region.
• Strong presentation and listening skills with the ability to establish credibility with senior executives.
• A knack for storytelling — ability to understand customer needs and build compelling value propositions.
• Autonomous, collaborative and an excellent communicator.

Responsibilities

• Account Mapping — Connect with all the current key stakeholders within your territory.
• Prospecting — Discover new stakeholders within your territory.
• Nurturing — Own, plan, execute, and/or quarterback activities to nurture client relationships, feedback loops, referrals, renewals, upsells, cross-sells, expansions.
• Account Planning — Create and execute strategic plans for your territory.
• Product and Subject Matter Expertise — Hone TRM product and customer vertical subject matter expertise.
• Customer Advocacy — Proactively gather and prioritize customer feedback and champion it within TRM.
• Loyalty — Develop a roster of happy customers that will refer new prospects, champion TRM, and provide crucial feedback.

Skills

SaaS sales

Public Sector

DACH region

Executive storytelling

Strong communication

Job description

Build a Safer World.

TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. TRM’s platforms enable investigators to trace illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threat networks. Leading agencies and businesses worldwide rely on TRM to make the world safer and more secure.

The Sales Account Director will join a team driving TRM’s crypto go-to-market strategy for Public Sector customers in the DACH region. Your goal will be to increase and strengthen our foothold in the space. We’re looking for a customer-focused , consultative salesperson to own the entire sales process with new and existing customers. This person will be knowledgeable about the cryptocurrency ecosystem and feel comfortable navigating complex processes to close six and seven figure deals.

The impact you will have here:

• Account Mapping — Connect with all the current key stakeholders within your territory

• Prospecting — Discover new stakeholders within your territory

• Nurturing — Own, plan, execute, and/or quarterback activities to nurture client relationships, feedback loops, referrals, renewals, upsells, cross-sells, expansions

• Account Planning — Create and execute strategic plans for your territory

• Product and Subject Matter Expertise — Hone TRM product and customer vertical subject matter expertise

• Customer Advocacy — Proactively gather and prioritize customer feedback and champion it within TRM

• Loyalty — Develop a roster of happy customers that will refer new prospects, champion TRM, and provide crucial feedback

What we’re looking for:

• At least 5+ years of experience selling SaaS products into Public Sector accounts in the DACH region

• Strong customer-facing presentation/listening skills with the ability to establish credibility with senior executives

• A knack for storytelling — ability to understand customer needs and build compelling value propositions

• Adaptable. Goals can change fast. You anticipate and react quickly.

• Autonomous, collaborative and an excellent communicator

About the Team:

TRM’s EMEA Sales Team has a fast paced, positive and open culture. Team members are given a high degree of responsibility and autonomy. The team gets together for calls regularly. Your manager tries to be available to assist you with questions, problems or at customer meetings.

Life at TRM

We are building a safer world. That promise shows up in how we work every day.

TRM moves quickly. We are a high velocity, high ownership team that expects clarity, follow-through, and impact. People who thrive here are energized by hard problems, experimentation, and continuous feedback. If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days.

Our work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime. The problems are complex, the stakes are real, and the environment evolves quickly. The pace and intensity of the work reflect the importance of the mission. As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.

At TRM, you should expect:

• Priorities and targets to change quickly as we experiment and iterate

• Work that often requires operating with a high degree of ambiguity

• A high level of personal ownership and accountability

• Close collaboration across teams and functions

• Frequent, high-touch communication

• Creative problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking

• A pace that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes

This environment is energizing for people who enjoy building, solving hard problems, and making progress in situations that are not always fully defined. It also requires comfort navigating ambiguity, adjusting course as new information emerges, and maintaining focus and positivity in a fast-moving and intense environment.

We also recognize that this style of operating is not for everyone. If you are primarily optimizing for predictability or a consistently balanced workload, we encourage you to use the interview process to pressure test whether this environment is truly the right fit. We want teammates who thrive here, not just survive here.

At the same time, many people find this work deeply rewarding. If you are excited by meaningful problems, motivated by ambitious goals, and energized by working alongside mission‑driven colleagues, there is a good chance you will find TRM to be an exceptional place to grow and contribute. Learn more: Interviewing at TRM: How We Hire and What Success Looks Like

AI Fluency at TRM

AI fluency is a baseline expectation at TRM.

We believe AI meaningfully changes how top performers operate. We expect every team member to use AI to accelerate and reimagine their craft, not just automate surface tasks.

At TRM, AI fluency means you are among the top 10 percent of operators in your function in how you apply AI to:

• Accelerate repeatable workflows

• Structure and solve problems

• Improve output quality

• Increase speed and leverage

You will be evaluated on applied AI fluency during the interview process.

Leadership Principles

We hire and grow against three leadership principles. They’re the standards for how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions.

• Impact-Oriented Trailblazer: We put customers first and move with speed, focus, and adaptability. We treat every plan like an experiment – test, ship, measure, and iterate quickly.

• Master Craftsperson: We care deeply about our craft. We balance speed with high standards, own outcomes end‑to‑end, and invest in getting better everyday.

• Inspiring Colleague: We add clarity and energy, not noise. We bring humility, candor, and a one‑team mindset — giving and receiving feedback to make the team stronger.

Join our Mission

At TRM we care deeply about our craft. We are looking for individuals who want their work to matter, who experiment with speed and rigor, and who take pride in building a safer world for billions of people. If you’re excited by TRM’s mission but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply — we hire for slope, judgment, and the will to learn fast.

TRM is a Series C company with $220M in total funding, backed by Blockchain Capital, Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, and others. Headquartered in San Francisco, TRM operates as a distributed‑first company with hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore.

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