Enterprise Account Executive

    mongodb

    Posted 6 days ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    We’re looking for a hardworking, driven individual with superb energy, passion and initiative for new business acquisition. The Enterprise Account Executive role focuses exclusively on formulating and executing a sales strategy within an assigned territory , resulting in revenue growth and new customer acquisition.

    This role can be based out of our Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt office or remotely in the Germany region.

    Impact you will have

    • Proactively, identify, qualify and close a sales pipeline
    • Strategically prospect into CTOs, Engineering/IT Leaders, & technical end users
    • Build strong and effective relationships, resulting in growth opportunities
    • Partner with our Solution Architects and work closely with the Professional Services team to achieve customer satisfaction
    • Work closely with the enterprise ecosystem partner sales and channel partner to maximize deal sizes
    • Participate in our sales enablement trainings, including our comprehensive Sales Bootcamp, sophisticated sales training, and leadership and development programs

    What you bring to the table

    • 3+ years field experience of quota-carrying experience in a fast-paced and competitive market with a focus on closing net new logos and expanding accounts. Demonstrated ability to open new accounts and sell horizontally across the organization into different business units
    • A proven track record of overachievement and hitting sales targets
    • Ability to articulate the business value of complex enterprise technology
    • Co-selling with cloud service providers (AWS, GCP and Azure) and large GSIs (Accenture, KPMG, etc)
    • Skilled in building business champions
    • Driven and comp

    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

    Greenfield

    Build territory from scratch — net-new logos

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill

    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.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Remote Friendly

    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

    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 Growth EMEA
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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 mongodb'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.

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