On-site
SaaS
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🇨🇭 German/French
About this role
Get to know usIdeals is a global B2B SaaS product company recognized as the most highly rated and customer-centric brand in the secure business collaboration market.
Trusted by over 2,000,000 users from 300,000 companies globally, we help people run high-stakes processes and make important decisions with less stress, higher quality, and shorter hours.Ideals Virtual Data Room (VDR): Secure document sharing and collaboration for due diligence, fundraising, corporate reporting, licensing, clinical trials, and other complex transactions.The roleTo support the rapid expansion of the Ideals VDR line of business in Zurich, we are looking for a Business Development Manager / Enterprise Account Executive to focus on our Corporate segment.
Unlike our advisory-focused motions, you will sell directly to a wide variety of enterprise corporations across diverse industries (such as energy, pharma, biotech, and telecommunications).As a quota-carrying strategic seller, your primary goal will be to grow sales and revenue through the acquisition of new strategic enterprise accounts and the expansion of existing ones.
You will act as an impactful industry expert, generating demand, navigating complex 6 to 9-month sales cycles, and displacing incumbents by utilizing deep discovery and consultative selling frameworks.Compensation package: 50% base salary; 50% performance-based variable.Why Ideals?High trust from sales peers: Ideals ranks among the Top-10% of companies on RepVue, as rated by sales professionals.
Great Place To Work® Certified in the UK and the US (2026).
You’ll join a team of 20+ teammates in the DACH region.Growth opportunity: Accelerate your growth with a bootstrapped SaaS that's scaled revenue 4x (5x more projected in the next 5 years) with our flagship VDR product.Proven track record: Be part of an established org with over 18 years in the VDR business, 30% + YoY revenue growth, powering 10%+ of global M&A activity.
What you will doProactively build and manage a pi
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
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 questionAccount 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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