["Full-Time"]
Remote
SaaS
jobicy
🇫🇷 French
About this role
About Alma
At Alma, we believe sustainable commerce depends on fair, well-balanced trade. Because finance plays a pivotal role in business, our mission is to put it back in its rightful place: serving merchants and consumers.
Our installment and deferred payment solutions help merchants boost sales by 20% or more, increase customer loyalty and deliver a seamless shopping experience, without encouraging bad debt. As the buy now, pay later leader in France and an active player in 10 European countries, we have empowered more than 25,000 merchants and 10 million consumers.
With 380+ Almakers and €100M+ in ARR, Alma is scaling rapidly across Europe as a member of the Next40, and we are just getting started! About the team This position is for a CDR based in Paris. You will join Alma’s SMB Sales team, made up of more than 20 people, and more specifically our four-person Inbound team.
As the team continues to grow alongside Alma, you will have the opportunity to leverage your sales skills while continuing to learn, develop and receive support from experienced teammates. Your goal will be to become the best sales professional you can be, with the support of the wider Revenue organization.
You will also work alongside a European, multilingual and multi-country Revenue organization of more than 80 people, giving you the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across markets and cultures. About the job Since Alma was founded in 2019, the Inbound team has been a key pillar of our commercial growth.
As an Inbound Account Executive, you will play a central role in helping SMB merchants across France and Europe discover, adopt and grow with Alma. Your mission will be to turn inbound opportunities into long-term commercial relationships, from the first conversation to the first transaction.
Own the inbound sales cycle: qualify, understand and convert leads from different sources, focusing on merchants with less than €5 million in annual revenue. Build and manage your pipeli
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
SMB / Transactional
Under 1 month, high-velocity closing
Prospecting
Inbound-Led
Marketing-generated leads and demo requests
Deal Size
$,
Typical contract value
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
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.
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 questionThis Account Executive position at Alma involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
This remote-friendly role based in FR provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.
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