On-site
SaaS
arbeitnow
🇳🇱 Dutch
About this role
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Account Executive based in Netherlands. As an Account Executive, you will drive business growth across Europe by selling cutting-edge cloud infrastructure technology to enterprise customers, cloud providers, and fast-growing AI and developer platforms.
You will own the entire sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery to technical evaluations, pilot programs, commercial negotiations, and closing deals. Working closely with the founding team and technical experts, you will help customers understand how next-generation microvirtualization can improve workload isolation, security, and infrastructure efficiency.
You will build a qualified pipeline through strategic outbound campaigns, industry networking, and targeted account development. As an early sales hire, you will have a direct influence on the go-to-market strategy, sales processes, and future growth of the commercial organization.
This fully remote opportunity combines entrepreneurial ownership, technical learning, and uncapped earning potential in a rapidly evolving AI and cloud infrastructure market. Accountabilities
Build, manage, and grow a European sales pipeline targeting enterprise infrastructure teams, cloud and hosting providers, and high-growth AI and developer technology companies.
Own the full sales cycle, from identifying and qualifying prospects to conducting discovery calls, coordinating technical evaluations, negotiating commercial terms, and securing signed contracts.
Develop and execute targeted outbound strategies in collaboration with go-to-market engineers, identifying priority accounts, key decision-makers, and effective messaging to generate qualified opportunities.
Lead customer conversations and engage economic buyers early, building relationships with CTOs, platform engineering leaders, security teams, procurement professionals, and other sta
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
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.
Role Signals
Green Flags
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
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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