Account Executive (German Speaking, SMB)

• Join Salesforce, the #1 AI CRM, as an Account Executive focusing on the German, Austrian or Swiss (SMB) market. Based in our Dublin hub, you will lead the “agentic era” of technology, helping German, Austrian or Swiss businesses transform through AI, Data, and CRM
• As an Account Executive for the German, Austrian or Swiss SMB team, you own the end-to-end sales cycle. You aren’t just selling software; you are selling the Salesforce Customer 360 platform and Agentforce—the future of autonomous AI. You will balance “whitespace” prospecting (new business) with strategic expansion within existing accounts
• Full Cycle Sales: Lead a dedicated customer set in the German, Austrian or Swiss market, managing complex sales projects from lead generation to closing
• Strategic Growth: Drive performance against key metrics with a primary focus on new business acquisition and expansion
• Solution Selling: Utilize a consultative approach to identify business challenges and align Salesforce AI and Data solutions to customer goals
• Relationship Building: Develop trusted relationships with C-level decision-makers through regular digital engagement and face-to-face meetings
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Business Development, Pre-sales, and Marketing to optimize your market funnel

Benefits

• Medical Care
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings
• Employee Assistance Programs
• With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year- Territory & Account Planning Strategies: Create territory and account plans to achieve sales objectives by effectively identifying and qualifying prospects and opportunities
• Research and Discovery: Uncovers a prospect’s current processes, business challenges, and strategic goals based on customer use cases and value hypotheses
• Demonstrated success of quota carrying, technology solution-based direct sales experience
• Language: Full professional fluency in German and English is mandatory
• Solutioning: Identifies compelling value propositions that address customer needs by demonstrating an understanding of technology solutions
• Fluency in German and English
• Resource Application: Continuously runs toward results using the full capabilities of available resources and tools
• Team Selling: Aligns with the full capacities of the account team and partners to support the deal and customer success
• Customer Communication: Interacting with customers in a clear, concise, and timely manner using a variety of communication methods (writing, speech, presentation) and tools (Whiteboarding, Slack, Google Slides, Zoom)
• Ability to develop cases and service requirements, while crafting and leading strategic alliances
• Sales Methodology education (like MEDDIC, Challenger, or Value Selling.)
• Track record of consistently achieving or surpassing quota
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Experience will be evaluated based on alignment to the core competencies for the role