Enterprise Account Executive

AvePoint
Munich, Germany
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced enterprise software sales professionals who thrive in collaborative, virtual team environments and can manage large accounts in Germany.

Best fit for

  • Experienced enterprise software sales professionals with a track record of managing large accounts and driving revenue.
    — “bringing in new business with our largest customers”
  • Individuals with a strong sense of urgency and accountability, capable of executing full sales cycles independently.
    — “Accountability, Sense of urgency, execute the full sales cycle”

Things to consider

  • The role requires 5+ years of enterprise software sales experience, which may be a barrier for less experienced candidates.
    — “5+ years of enterprise software sales experience”
  • Candidates must be prepared to engage in consultative selling and provide industry-specific insights to clients.
    — “using consultative selling techniques to teach customers about their industry”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with virtual team collaboration and consultative selling in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Working with a virtual account team to deploy the customer engagement lifecycle”
  • Emphasize your ability to drive revenue through strategic account planning and relationship management.
    — “developing and executing account & opportunity plans leading to the generation of software license, maintenance and services revenues”
  • Demonstrate your fluency in both English and German, and how it has helped you in client-facing roles.
    — “must be fluent in English & German”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • developing and expanding enterprise accounts
  • generating software license and services revenues
  • facilitating customer engagement lifecycle
Typical background
enterprise software salesconsultative sellingaccount management

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise Software SalesConsultative SellingCompetitive AnalysisAccount Management

Preferred

Virtual Account Team SellingCustomer Success ManagementIT Needs Analysis

Stack & domain

Enterprise Software SalesConsultative SellingCompetitive AnalysisSales Cycle ExecutionVirtual Account Team SellingCustomer Engagement LifecycleCustomer SatisfactionIndustry PartnershipsPost-sales SupportCommunication SkillsTeamworkProblem-solvingTime ManagementUrgencyAccountabilityCollaborationCompetitivenessWork EthicEnterprise SoftwareITSales

About the role

Original posting from AvePoint

About the position:

Are you looking for a role where you can truly influence and manage your own book of business in a collaborative sales environment? We believe in entrepreneurship and empowering you to make decisions that will grow our business, and we’ll provide you with all of the resources you need to be a successful high-earning sales executive.

Key responsibilities:

The Enterprise Account Executive participates in a team-selling environment and will assume the ownership role for their assigned enterprise accounts. You will be driving the identification and qualification of opportunities, developing and executing account & opportunity plans leading to the generation of software license, maintenance and services revenues. In addition, you will facilitate and maintain successful relationships with customers, which will be measured by their reference ability, customer satisfaction levels and increased revenue levels.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing new prospects and expanding existing accounts with enterprise level clients
  • Using consultative selling techniques to teach customers about their industry and offer insights and perspectives on IT needs that are fulfilled by our solutions
  • Using competitive analysis to educate customers on the value of our solutions
  • Continuously pursuing quota goals by working directly with the customer during negotiations
  • Working with a virtual account team to deploy the customer engagement lifecycle, that include; Marketing for lead generation, Business Development Representatives for lead qualification, Pre-sales Engineers for technical support, and Customer Success Managers for renewals after the initial sale.
  • Attending and participating in customer team meetings and communicating regularly with professional 

services and engineering staff to ensure customer satisfaction

  • Leveraging existing industry partnerships to grow AvePoint’s presence in your region and establishing 

proactive relationships with influential people, both with the customer and other third parties

  • Handling post-sales support issues for customers, e.g. escalation of support calls, identifying additional 

training needs, etc.

What you will bring to our team: 

We look for people who value agility, passion and teamwork; those who can bring fresh ideas to the table and want the opportunity to learn, grow, and expand their careers. Bring your aptitude and build upon what you do best for our customers, partners, team, and you.

As a Enterprise Account Executive, you are tasked with bringing in new business with our largest customers. You need to be highly competitive and a strategic thinker with the ability to spot new opportunities that generate revenue. You are someone who has a strong sense of urgency and accountability to execute the full sales cycle, and you take pride in seeing your hard work and strategy development pay off when you see the final results.

Other qualities you’ll need to be a fit for this role include:

  • University degree 
  • 5+ years of enterprise software sales experience
  • Exposure to virtual account team selling environment 
  • Executive level relationship selling experience
  • Strong communication skills - must be fluent in English & German
  • General familiarity with selling methodologies and processes
  • Accountability
  • Sense of urgency
  • Collaborative
  • Highly competitive
  • Strong work ethic

AvePoint is proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We believe that 

diversity and inclusion drives our success and is at the core of how we hire, communicate, and collaborate to deliver value and excellence. We are committed to fostering an environment where people can bring their whole selves to work and feel a sense of belonging, and we continue to work toward creating a workforce that represents the diversity of our customers and communities.

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Source: AvePoint careers

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