On-site
SaaS
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🇩🇪 German
About this role
Build & Lead Our First Team in RegionThis is a rare one: the chance to be the founding Sales Manager for Elliptic's DACH region. You won't be inheriting a team or a playbook — you'll be building both.
If you want ownership over how a market gets built, not just a territory to run within someone else's structure, this is that role.As Sales Manager, you'll be a foundational force in building and scaling both new logo acquisition and expansion across DACH.
Leading a team of motivated quota-carrying Account Executives that you'll help hire and shape from day one, you'll be accountable for creating an elite sales culture, establishing sales discipline from scratch, and helping your team win complex enterprise deals across high-potential markets.You will embody what it means to be a bar-raiser — not just holding high standards, but operationalizing them through coaching, process, and execution, in a region where you get to decide what "the way we do things" actually looks like.
What you will do:Champion Elite Sales ExecutionLead from the front by coaching AEs through long, complex enterprise sales cycles — from outbound opportunity generation through to multi-threaded stakeholder engagement, PoCs, and contract negotiationReinforce a rigorous, AE-led approach to pipeline creation and account strategyDrive and Scale New Logo Acquisition and ExpansionBuild and execute the go-to-market strategy for DACH — breaking into high-value accounts across the crypto, fintech, financial services, and regulatory ecosystemForecast accurately, deliver against team quota, and maximise GTM efficiency in regionEmbed Sales Rigour & MethodologyRoll out and reinforce powerful sales hygiene — from qualification and forecasting, to next-step discipline and CRM hygieneAct as a process enabler, ensuring not just methodology knowledge, but mastery in execution underpinning MEDDPICC and Value-Based SellingLeverage AI-powered sales tools to support qualification, pipeline health, and deal strate
Commission Structure
Base Salary
Not disclosed — ask in interview
Commission
Structure not specified
Ramp Period
Not mentioned — clarify timeline
Quota
$,
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
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 questionThis leadership position involves both strategic planning and hands-on coaching of the sales team.
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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