Business Development & Account Manager (Zürich, 100%)

    Loki

    🇨🇭 Zürich
    SaaS
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    Posted Yesterday
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇨🇭 German/French

    About this role

    Location: Zürich, Switzerland (on-site preferred)Start date: ASAPEmployment: Full-time

    Your RoleAs our Business Development & Account Manager, you will sit at the front line of commercial growth. You will be responsible for winning new business, managing strategic customer relationships, and helping define how Loki approaches sales, account management, and customer success in the early stages.

    What You’ll Be DoingIdentify, approach, and win new business across target verticalsManage client relationships as the primary point of contact within LokiDrive account expansion by building stakeholder relationships and identifying new opportunitiesGather customer feedback, then work closely with engineering and product to turn insights into actionDrive customer discovery and help guide integration of our end-to-end deployment productOversee onboarding and ongoing success for new accounts

    What We’re Looking For5+ years of experience in business development, enterprise sales, account management, or similar commercial rolesExperience in a startup environment, ideally in technology, SaaS, automation, or roboticsProven track record of owning complex B2B and enterprise customer relationshipsStrong commercial judgment and the ability to balance closing, relationship building, and executionComfortable working in a startup environment: extreme agency and ownership, comfortable with uncertainty, intrinsically motivatedExcellent communication skills in English; German, Italian, or French is a plusWhy Join Us?Join a company at the frontier of useful physical AI, deploying one of the fastest-growing robot fleets across the worldDrive growth of Loki's GTM functions as one of the first commercial hires, working directly with the foundersTake real ownership of company growth and customer successBe part of a talented, high-agency team combining extreme speed, ownership and ambition to define the future of physical servicesDon't worry if you don't hit every checkmark.

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    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Experience·5+ years required
    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Account Management·Required skill

    Typical Day — Account Manager

    Executive business reviews1–2/month per account
    Strategic planning2–3/week
    Renewal proposals2–3/month

    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

    Go-to-Market
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    How do you coach underperforming reps?

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    Describe your forecasting methodology.

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    How do you structure onboarding for new hires?

    Template question
    Research Loki'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

    This leadership position involves both strategic planning and hands-on coaching of the sales team.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

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