Remote
SaaS
himalayas
🇩🇪 German
About this role
Title: Account Executive (f/m/d)Location: Germany, VirtualPosition summary:In this exciting role, you will be responsible for account and opportunity planning to maintain and grow accounts within your assigned territory.
The main focus is to be developed profitable sales of NCR’s Retail portfolio into retail customers including our full solutions encompassing hardware and software, professional services and managed services.
In addition to a sales target, your main performance metrics are to manage and develop your accounts ensuring the highest level of customer service and support to NCR’s Retail customers in the Germany.
This role requires strong relationship management, sales support and account development and management skills in order to achieve your targets and a high level of customer satisfaction.Key Areas of Responsibility: Understand the retail industry (including competitor landscape) and articulate the business value of NCR’s Retails solution portfolio to our customers Capturing and updating opportunities for the sales funnel.
Manage the sales funnel opportunities from pipeline to closure Maintaining and building strong relationships with customers to increase customer satisfaction and account profitability Matching customer business objectives with NCR self service solutions that deliver value to the end customers.
Work to build a business case with the customer and internally Developing strategic account plans, customer opportunity plans and presenting high quality, professional presentation and proposal materials Responsible for customer relationships ensuring that all customer
requirements are identified and met driving volume and growth into these user accounts Key liaison between the customer, sales support teams, the factory, product management and other internal resources Responsible for any prospect opportunity within their assigned account base Schedule and conduct regular customer meetings to discuss customer-specific issues, review performan
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
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.
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Walk me through your discovery process.
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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 questionAs an Account Executive with NCR Corporation, 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.
This remote-friendly role based in DE provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.
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