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    Account Executive (Germany)

    DUVE

    🇩🇪 Germany
    Remote
    SaaS
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    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    himalayas

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    DescriptionDuve (duve.com) is a fast-growing hospitality tech company helping hotels modernize the guest experience through a personalized Guest Experience Suite. With customers in 70+ countries, Duve empowers hotels, vacation rentals, and hospitality brands to digitize and personalize every step of the guest journey.

    Duve is scaling growth in multiple markets, and Germany is a key growth focus as we expand our presence across the region.Location: Remote (Germany)Travel: Attend local events and visit properties to connect with potential customers Department: Sales Type: Full-timeWhat to Expect – Your Journey with UsIn this role, you’ll help build Duve’s Germany presence from the ground up—running consultative sales cycles with hotel leaders and turning market feedback into wins and learnings that shape our go-to-market.About this RoleAs an Account Executive (Germany), you’ll own the full sales cycle for new customers across Germany—from discovery to close and handoff.

    You’ll run a consultative process with hospitality stakeholders, build pipeline through outbound, inbound and local field activity, and collaborate closely with BDRs and Marketing to accelerate growth.

    RequirementsMust-have

    4+ years experience closing B2B SaaS / technology deals (new business), including 2+ years closing Midmarket/Enterprise deals ; hospitality tech exposure is a strong plus Proven consultative selling skills: discovery, demo storytelling, objection handling, negotiation Comfortable building pipeline through outbound efforts (not only inbound)

    Fluency in German and English (spoken and written) Experience working with a CRM (Salesforce preferred) Nice-to-have Experience selling into hotels, multi-property groups, or chains Familiarity with hospitality workflows and/or systems (PMS, guest messaging, payments, digital check-in/out) Experience navigating procurement and legal processes

    What you'll do Own the full sales process: outreach, discovery, demo, solution design, proposal, negoti

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Salesforce
    Outreach

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Experience·4+ years required
    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Negotiation·Required skill
    Consultative Selling·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.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Remote Friendly

    Location flexibility

    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
    B2B-SaaS-Sales
    Enterprise-SaaS-Sales
    Hospitality-Tech-Sales
    Hotel-Technology-Sales
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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 DUVE'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
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Account 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.

    This remote-friendly role based in DE provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

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