Head of Sales (all genders) B2B SaaS for KMU

    mika

    🇩🇪 Berlin
    SaaS
    Base + Commission
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    Posted 3 weeks ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    Germany runs on its small and medium businesses, and far too much of their money and attention goes into staying compliant. Bookkeeping, VAT returns, annual accounts: unavoidable work that nobody wants and everybody overpays for. We take it off them. Because none of it is optional,

    what we are building is infrastructure rather than software, and the purpose is simple: make it cheaper to run a company in Germany. 100 to more than 700 customers in eight months, and still a small team. So these roles are broad by design. You own an area, not a slice of one, there is more to build than there are people, and the scope grows as fast as you do.

    We work in English internally, as the team is international, but the market is German. Tasks You own our sales engine: the team, the numbers and the motions we sell through.

    What you inherit on day one. Two sales people, one freelance closer, and everything our COO and CFO has been carrying alongside his actual job. So you are a playing coach for the first months: you carry your own book, you coach two people, and you hire the next ones yourself rather than being handed a team. Our pipeline today is almost entirely inbound.

    Outbound is a motion we expect to build, and we do not yet know how large a part of the mix it becomes. We need somebody who has run both, because the answer depends on

    what you find. We have deliberately not decided what the sales team should look like. There are too many sensible ways to build one, and the right shape depends on which motions prove out. You design that structure with us and then you hire it, which is why hiring experience is not negotiable in this role.

    what you will do

    Own win rate, cycle time and average contract value as your numbers, per motion rather than in aggregate Own sales operations and bring structure to a team that has grown without much of it: process, cadence, forecasting, routing rules, quota and commission design, a CRM somebody can trust Design the shape of the sales team wit

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    Not disclosed — ask in interview

    Commission

    Yes

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Typical Day — Sales Manager

    Team 1:1s5–8/week
    Pipeline reviewDaily
    Deal coaching3–5/week
    Forecasting1×/week

    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

    Management
    Team Leader
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    How do you coach underperforming reps?

    Template question
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    Describe your forecasting methodology.

    Template question
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    How do you structure onboarding for new hires?

    Template question
    Research mika'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

    Sales leadership roles require balancing individual contributor revenue with team performance management.

    Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.

    The German market values structured sales processes and typically offers strong base salaries alongside performance incentives.

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