On-site
SaaS
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🇳🇱 Dutch
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 expansion of the Ideals VDR in the Netherlands, we are looking for our first on-the-ground Account Executive (net new logo sales) based in the Amsterdam area.
Joining our Key Accounts team, you will focus on high-value target accounts - building the kind of relationships that turn prospects into long-term customers. As a front-line, quota-carrying team member, you will actively reach out to new customers and oversee a pipeline of opportunities to close deals.
Engaging proactively with C-suite and key account decision-makers across Finance, Banking, and other sectors, you will contribute directly to our growth story in the Netherlands market.Tech stack we use: LinkedIn Sales Navigator, HubSpot, Amplemarket.Compensation package: 50% base salary; 50% performance-based variable, uncapped.Why Ideals?Industry-leading sales culture: Ideals ranks among the top companies on RepVue, as rated by sales professionals.
You’ll be empowered with dedicated Sales Enablement, RevOps, Marketing support, and a structured onboarding ramp.Stable growth: You’ll join a profitable, bootstrapped SaaS company that is positioned to deliver 5x revenue expansion and reach unicorn status in the next 5 years.
The deals you close will shape Ideals' footprint in the Netherlands and feed into our global scaling ambition.Sales motion built on regional nuance: You’ll be part of a European-headquartered org, with over 18 years of selling in the VDR busi
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
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.
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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 Ideals involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
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