Account Executive - SMB/Mid-Market

    Malt

    🇩🇪 Berlin
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted Yesterday
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    🪐 Discover our galaxy

    Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 1,000,000 talented freelancers with 100,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:

    A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently

    Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of

    missions and

    responsibilities are non-exhaustive.The Mission (Situation & Task) 🪐

    The Situation: Malt is transforming how work gets done as Europe’s leading freelance marketplace. While we have historically excelled at developing deep client relationships, we have identified a strategic, high-priority gap in our Go-To-Market engine: aggressive, net-new client acquisition. The Task: We are not hiring you to maintain a warm book of business.

    We are bringing you on to architect our zero-to-one acquisition strategy targeting the backbone of the German economy: German SMBs and high-growth companies (500 to 2,000 FTEs). You - as a team of 3 - will operate as the autonomous founder of your territory, designing your own outreach methodology and conquering major local players to drive our next phase of hyper-growth.

    Key

    Responsibilities (Action & Output) ✨ Pillar 1: Proactive Territory Architecture & Hunting

    Action: Build and execute an intelligent outbound strategy targeting 15-20 key accounts per quarter, leveraging cold outreach, marketing intelligence, and strategic network mapping (including tracking alumni who used Malt at previous employers). Output: A localized, highly qualified pipeline of net-new Mid-Market logos. Metrics of

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Outreach

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Mid-Market

    1–6 month cycles, moderate deal complexity

    Prospecting

    Outbound-Heavy

    Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Greenfield

    Build territory from scratch — net-new logos

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    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.

    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

    SMB Sales & Account Management
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

    Template question
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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

    Template question
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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

    Template question
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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

    Template question
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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Malt'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
    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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