Account Executive — Industrial Technology

    Onhires

    🇩🇪 Germany
    SaaS
    Base + Commission
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    Posted 1 week ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    Germany | Remote / Field-Based | Full-time | PermanentOur client is a Swiss technology company developing an AI-powered industrial monitoring solution that combines thermal imaging hardware and software.

    The technology helps industrial facilities prevent fires, detect equipment issues early, and reduce costly unplanned downtime.As the company continues to expand across the DACH market, our client is looking for an experienced Account Executive to join the team in Germany.

    This is a hands-on sales and account development role for someone who can build their own pipeline, win new industrial customers, and grow those relationships over time — from an initial deployment at one facility to broader, multi-site partnerships.The role is remote and field-based, combining home-based work with regular customer site visits across Germany.

    What you'll doOwn the full sales cycle — from prospecting and discovery to site visits, proposals, negotiation, and closingBuild your own pipeline and actively develop new businessSell to industrial customers, working with Plant Managers, Operations, Maintenance & Reliability, Safety, Procurement, and executive stakeholdersOwn your accounts after the initial sale and grow them over timeExpand successful deployments from one area to the whole facility and across multiple customer sitesBuild strong business cases around fire prevention, equipment reliability, downtime, and ROIMaintain accurate CRM, forecasting, and account plansRegularly visit customer sites and attend relevant industry events

    What we're looking forProven experience in complex B2B sales of technical or industrial solutionsExperience selling directly to factories, plants, or other industrial facilitiesStrong new business / hunter skills and experience generating your own pipelineStrong account development experience — upselling, expansion, or multi-site growthExperience working with operational and technical decision-makersComfortable with regular travel and face-to-face custom

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    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.

    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

    Sales/marketing
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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 Onhires'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
    Research typical OTE splits for this role level and negotiate accordingly
    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.

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

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