On-site
SaaS
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🇩🇪 German
About this role
At Statista, we’re all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, Berlin and Tokyo.
And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for
who you are, no matter where you come from,
what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts.
Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team.Are you ready to join us?Your Job Take ownership of new-business development for Statista logo licences across the DACH region, converting a defined portfolio of relevant companies and organisations into new customers across national and international projects.Drive the full outbound sales cycle within your assigned accounts: identify the right decision-makers, initiate contact through cold calling and personalised outreach, generate meetings, follow up consistently, negotiate commercial terms and close new business.Make proactive telephone outreach a core part of your daily sales activity, using calls to reach decision-makers, qualify opportunities and move prospects towards meetings and commercial conversations.Research additional contacts and stakeholders within assigned accounts where needed, ensuring you reach the people responsible for marketing, communications, employer branding and related functions.Build trusted relationships with decision-makers, understand their communication and branding objectives, and clearly demonstrate the commercial value of using Statista awards, seals and logo licences.Create and deliver compelling customer presentations, proposals and
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Outbound-Heavy
Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Sales Manager
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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Template questionSales 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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