On-site
SaaS
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About this role
At Sanity.io, we’re building the future of AI-powered Content Operations. Our AI Content Operating System gives teams the freedom to model, create, and automate content the way their business works, accelerating digital development and supercharging content operations efficiency.
Companies like SKIMS, Figma, Riot Games, Anthropic, Spotify and Puma are using Sanity to power and automate their content operations.We're looking for a German speaker who's built and closed net-new enterprise deals in complex technical products, who blows past growth targets more often than they hit them, and who can turn what they learn about a customer into an account plan the whole team can act on.
We care less about a perfect résumé match than clear communication, an entrepreneurial streak, and real curiosity about where your customers' industries are headed.
What you would doGrow a portfolio of enterprise accounts, mostly through net-new business: new teams, new use cases, business units that haven't bought Sanity yet.Build your own pipeline instead of waiting for one, and be the advisor customers call before they've even decided to make a move.Run consultative sales cycles start to finish and create expansion inside accounts you already own.Treat renewals as one chapter in a bigger growth story, not the finish line.Prove ROI to the exec who signs the contract and to the editor who lives in Studio every day.Keep account plans current, with next steps tied to what the customer and the company actually need.Partner with Product and other teams to surface opportunities and kill problems before they escalate.Watch customer health and usage data, and act on it early, not at renewal time.Follow your customers' industries closely enough to have a real point of view.About youSold net-new into enterprise organizations where a deal means procurement, security review, and half a dozen people who all need convincing, and built that pipeline yourself.Can point to real numbers on revenue, expansion,
Commission Structure
Base Salary
Not disclosed — ask in interview
Commission
Structure not specified
Ramp Period
Not mentioned — clarify timeline
Accelerators
Yes
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Territory
Greenfield
Build territory from scratch — net-new logos
Typical Day — Account Executive
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
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
Walk me through your discovery process.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionAccount Executives are the revenue engine of any sales organization — this role will require strong pipeline management and closing skills.
Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.
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