On-site
SaaS
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🇩🇪 German
About this role
At Sanity.io, we’re building the future of AI-powered Content Operations. Our AI Content Operating System gives teams the freedom to model, create, and automate content the way their business works, accelerating digital development and supercharging content operations efficiency.
Companies like PUMA, Carhartt WIP, Anthropic, Just Eat Takeaway, Spotify, HiPP, and Mercedes AMG are using Sanity to power and automate their content operations. As an Enterprise Account Executive at Sanity, you'll own the full sales cycle, from identifying the right prospects to closing deals with some of Europe's most ambitious companies.
You'll work closely with SEs, SDRs, and marketing to build genuine relationships with enterprise customers and help them understand the real business value of structured content. It's a role with real autonomy, clear progression, and strong earning potential at a company that just raised $85M and is scaling fast.
What you would doTake warm opportunities from our SDR and Marketing teams and run with them, your job is to close, not to chase cold leads all dayGet under the skin of every prospect: understand their real business challenges and show them exactly how Sanity solves themPitch, negotiate, and close enterprise deals and get well rewarded when you doMap organisations from the inside out, building relationships across teams from developers to the C-suiteWork through procurement and contracts without losing your mind (we'll help)Be the voice of the customer internally - your feedback shapes product, messaging, and strategyKeep your pipeline tight: accurate forecasting, clean Salesforce data, and deal reviews that actually reflect realityAbout youYou're based in Germany and fluent in both German and English - You can close a deal in either language without breaking a sweatYou've sold a complex SaaS product before and you know how to navigate technical buyers, marketing leaders, and enterprise procurement all at onceYou have experience selling into larg
Tools & Tech Stack
Commission Structure
Base Salary
Not disclosed — ask in interview
Commission
Structure not specified
Ramp Period
Not mentioned — clarify timeline
Accelerators
Yes
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
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.
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 questionAs an Account Executive with Sanity, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment.
Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.
The German market values structured sales processes and typically offers strong base salaries alongside performance incentives.
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