Enterprise Account Executive – France

    sifflet

    🇫🇷 France
    SaaS
    Base + Commission
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    Posted Yesterday
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇫🇷 French

    About this role

    Build a Territory. Build a Category.Enterprise sales is changing. AI is reducing layers, raising expectations and increasing individual ownership. The best Enterprise Account Executives don't wait for pipeline; they create it. This isn't a role where you inherit customers or opportunities.

    You'll build a strategic territory across France, identify your target accounts, develop executive relationships, create pipeline and close complex enterprise deals. If that excites you, we'd like to talk.Why SiffletEvery organisation is investing in AI.

    Few fully trust the data behind it.Sifflet helps enterprises understand what their data represents, who owns it, how it flows through the business and whether it can be trusted for critical decisions.As AI adoption accelerates, trusted data is becoming a board-level priority. We're building the control plane that gives enterprises confidence in the data powering their business and AI.

    What you'll doBuild and own a strategic territory of 40–50 enterprise accounts across France, selecting organisations aligned to our ICP.Develop account strategies based on business priorities, data maturity and organisational context.Generate pipeline through outbound, partnerships, executive networking and market signals.Own complex end-to-end sales cycles (€50K–€1M+ ARR), including multi-year enterprise agreements.Build relationships across technical, operational and executive stakeholders.Partner with AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft, GCP and leading consulting partners to create and accelerate opportunities.Expand successful customers into long-term strategic accounts.

    What we're looking for5–10 years' experience selling B2B SaaS.Proven progression into Enterprise sales with experience closing complex six- and seven-figure opportunities.A track record of creating and converting your own pipeline.Experience navigating multi-stakeholder enterprise buying groups.Comfortable engaging with CDOs, Heads of Data, Data Platform and Analytics leaders.E

    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

    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

    Sales
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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?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research sifflet'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
    Research typical OTE splits for this role level and negotiate accordingly
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    As an Account Executive with sifflet, 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.

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