Account Executive | Automotive - Enterprise SaaS

    Carbmee

    🇩🇪 Munich
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted Today
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    IntroEvery industrial company on our customer list, ZF, Schaeffler, Miele, Maersk, Lufthansa, is fighting the same challenge: margin erosion from tariffs, CBAM, and supply chains nobody fully understands anymore. We're not another SaaS tool competing for budget. We're the difference between a board that knows its cost exposure and one that finds out the hard way.

    As Account Executive, you own that conversation end to end, first call to signed contract, for the deals that actually move the needle.Why this seat is differentThe deals are long-cycle, technical, and multi-stakeholder, procurement, sustainability, and operations all in the room, often with conflicting priorities.

    If you've sold complex B2B SaaS where the win depends on translating technical value into board-level urgency, this is that seat, at a stage early enough that you'll shape how we do it, not just execute a playbook someone else wrote.Your tasksOwn the entire sales cycle: prospecting, qualification, negotiation, closeBuild and run your own outbound strategy across LinkedIn, phone, email, and your own networkLead demos and presentations that translate technical product value into business urgency for enterprise buyersNavigate multi-stakeholder enterprise deals (procurement, sustainability, technical) without losing momentumKeep your pipeline clean and current in our CRMPartner closely with Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to keep

    what we sell aligned with

    what we can deliverBring market and competitor intel back to the team to sharpen our positioning

    Your profileProven track record running full-cycle enterprise B2B SaaS sales, with a strong trajectory (quota overachievement, fast progression) weighted more heavily than years aloneComfortable managing long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles with technical and non-technical buyersExperience selling into industrial or regulated sectors (automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, logistics, chemicals) is a strong plus; we're equally interested in strong

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Vertical-Specific

    Focused on a single industry vertical

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Account Executive
    Sales
    revenue
    SaaS
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Carbmee's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    As an Account Executive with Carbmee, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment.

    Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.

    The German market values structured sales processes and typically offers strong base salaries alongside performance incentives.

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