Account Executive | Climate Tech startup

    Carbmee

    🇩🇪 Munich
    SaaS
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    Posted 6 days ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    IntroAt carbmee, we're building the environmental intelligence platform the world's largest industrial companies use to measure, manage, and reduce their carbon e

    missions. We work with companies like Maersk, Lufthansa, and Zeiss, and we're growing fast.As Account Executive, you'll own the full sales cycle for our largest enterprise prospects, from first conversation to signed contract.

    You'll have real ownership from day one, on deals that actually move the needle for us.Why this seat is differentOur deals are long-cycle, technical, and multi-stakeholder: you'll be selling into procurement, sustainability, and engineering teams at the same time, often against the inertia of "we'll just use a spreadsheet." 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 where you shape how we do it.Your tasksOwn the entire sales cycle end-to-end: prospecting, qualification, negotiation, closeBuild and run your own outbound strategy: LinkedIn, phone, email, your own network, to build pipeline in your target accountsLead demos and presentations that translate technical product value into business and compliance urgency for enterprise buyersNavigate multi-stakeholder enterprise deals (procurement, sustainability, technical) without losing momentumKeep your pipeline clean and current in our CRM: no last-minute pipeline archaeologyPartner 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 salesComfortable managing long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles with technical and non-technical buyersExperience selling into industrial or regulated sectors (automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, logistics, chemicals, or similar) is a strong plus, but we're just as interested in strong operators from adjacent co

    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

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    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

    This Account Executive position at Carbmee involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

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

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