Lead/ Head of Sales Europe (f/m/d)

    Upvest

    🇩🇪 Berlin
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    At Upvest, we are on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. Upvest empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning.

    Upvest’s Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business.We are proud to partner with Europe's leading Fintechs and Financial Institutions such as DKB, Revolut, N26, and Raisin. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, Upvest now brings together over 330 talented professionals from more than 70 nationalities.

    Upvest is backed by €280M in total funding from world-class investors, including Tencent, Sapphire Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, Notion Capital, and Motive.

    Our latest €105M funding round in March 2026 - led by Sapphire and Tencent - serves as a massive catalyst for our growth, allowing us to offer premier investment experiences.As Upvest enters the next stage of growth, we are looking for an exceptional sales leader for continental Europe.

    You will work directly with our Director of Growth Alexander Reichhardt owning the topics most critical to Upvest's expansion beyond its current home markets:

    About the role:Own the go-to-market for Europe's next investment marketsWe aim high at Upvest. Over the last years we have built one of Europe's most relevant B2B fintechs: an Investment API on top of a self-developed core banking engine, with full regulatory licences and investment operations included.

    Germany and the UK are proven, with more than 20 clients live and over 110 million trades processed in 2025. Our licences are passported across 20+ EEA countries, which means the infrastructure for the rest of Europe is already in place.

    From here we’re on a journey to enter market by market in Europe, starting with France, Spain, and Italy.This is your opportunity to turn our foundation into a flywheel for new markets. You w

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Notion

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Sales Manager

    Team 1:1s & coaching5–8/week
    Pipeline & forecastDaily
    Deal reviews3–5/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

    Growth
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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 Upvest'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
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This leadership position involves both strategic planning and hands-on coaching of the sales team.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

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

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