Regional Sales Manager - DACH

    Elliptic

    🇩🇪 Frankfurt
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 3 weeks ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 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

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Master's/MBA·Required

    Typical Day — Sales Manager

    Executive deal support3–5/week
    Forecast & commit2×/week
    Strategic deal coaching3–5/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

    Sales
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    How do you coach underperforming reps?

    Template question
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    Describe your forecasting methodology.

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    How do you structure onboarding for new hires?

    Template question
    Research Elliptic'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.

    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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