Remote
SaaS
himalayas
🇩🇪 German
About this role
About KestraKestra is the universal orchestration platform — open source, declarative, and designed to orchestrate data pipelines, IT automation, business workflows, and AI/agentic systems.Trusted by over 10,000 organizations worldwide — including JPMorgan Chase, Bloomberg, FILA, and Crédit Agricole — Kestra orchestrates mission-critical workloads at scale.
The open-source project has close to 30,000 GitHub stars, hundreds of contributors, and a fast-growing global community.In March 2026, we closed a $25M Series A led by RTP Global, with participation from Alven, ISAI, and Axeleo – backed by founders from Datadog, dbt Labs, and Hugging Face.The RoleWe're looking for an Account Executive based in Germany to drive enterprise sales across the DACH region.
You'll own the full sales cycle for Kestra's Enterprise Edition, from prospecting and qualification through negotiation and close.This is a fully remote position. Because the role requires regular engagement with German-speaking enterprise buyers, we're hiring specifically from Germany.
What You'll Do Own the full sales cycle for enterprise accounts in the DACH region, from outbound prospecting to contract close. Build and manage a qualified pipeline through a mix of outbound efforts, inbound leads, and community-sourced opportunities from Kestra's open-source user base.
Run discovery calls, product demos (in partnership with Solution Engineers), and commercial negotiations with technical and business stakeholders. Develop account strategies for target organizations, mapping decision-makers across engineering, data, and IT leadership.
Collaborate closely with Solution Engineers, Developer Advocates, and Product to align messaging with what Kestra delivers in practice. Provide accurate pipeline forecasts and maintain disciplined CRM hygiene.
What We're Looking For Proven track record in B2B enterprise software sales, ideally selling to technical buyers (engineering leaders, platform teams, data teams). Experience selli
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
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Warm leads provided
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.
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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 Kestra Technologies 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 DE provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.
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