On-site
SaaS
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🇩🇪 German
About this role
About BoWattBoWatt is building agentic
requirements and system engineering software for manufacturing. We believe AI will reach PhD-level engineering capability within the next 10 years. This will unlock massive value across several complex manufacturing industries. Cars. Planes. Rockets. Factories. Chips. Medical devices. All will be engineered with agents. We bootstrapped BoWatt to €500k+ ARR before raising our first round.
BoWatt is backed by tier-1 investors, including Atlantic Foodlabs, Buildery (CDTM affiliates), and Prequel Ventures, along with angels from Cohere and Luminovo. You’ll join a small, exceptional team of startup builders, driven by innovation and execution. Over half the team are former founders across DeepTech AI, psychedelics, and gaming.
We’ve studied and worked at top institutions and companies like Stanford, TUM, Google, EA, and YC-backed AI startups.
The roleResponsible for qualifying and closing new pilot customers, from large Mittelstand companies to Tier-1 enterprises in the DACH region and beyondRun product demos tailored to each customer's specific pain pointsBuild the business case and quantify the ROI for each demo clientOwn and manage your pipeline end-to-endDevelop deep expertise in BoWatt's software, customers, and target industriesWork with BDRs who help feed the top of your funnelFirst 6 months: intensive training and close collaboration with the CEO to build the industry knowledge and context needed to succeed in the role YouYou are able to easily shake off rejectionYou write clearly, speak confidently, and know how to get to the pointYou are able to adapt and develop practical solutions for each situation - every customer has unique challenges and goalsYou want to grow into a domain expert - software, customers, and industryYou are ambitious, proactive, and willing to go the extra mile to achieve results
RequirementsAt least 1 year of closing experience in B2B software sales, ideally in an industrial or technical environmentAl
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 questionThis Account Executive position at Bowatt involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
The German market values structured sales processes and typically offers strong base salaries alongside performance incentives.
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