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SaaS
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About this role
About Rubrik
Rubrik is on a mission to secure the world’s data. We are the pioneer of Zero Trust Data Security™, helping organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik’s Centralized Data Management and Protection platform keeps enterprise data safe, discoverable, and always available.
As a Major Account Executive for Germany, you will drive new and existing business across specific verticals within the region, focusing on top-tier, large Enterprise accounts. You will achieve this through strategic partner planning, direct pipeline generation, and executing a sophisticated cyber-resilience sales strategy.
Where You Can Make An Impact
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Territory Strategy: Define and execute comprehensive sales plans within your assigned German territory to consistently meet and exceed quota through rigorous prospecting, qualifying, managing, and closing of complex sales opportunities.
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Pipeline Management: Develop and manage a robust sales pipeline, effectively moving high-value, strategic transactions through the enterprise sales cycle.
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Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
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 Rubrik involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
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