On-site
SaaS
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🇨🇭 German/French
About this role
About UnbluUnblu helps the world's leading banks and insurance companies deliver conversational finance solutions. We provide highly secure engagement and collaboration software, enabling financial institutions to enrich the digital experience of their clients.By choosing a career with Unblu you choose to join an international, and innovation-savvy company.
With our head office situated in Basel, Switzerland and additional offices in Bulgaria, Germany, the UK, Canada and the USA, you’ll be joining an international team dedicated to shaping the future of digital engagement. While Unblu is run as an independent company with global scope, we are fortunate to have Swiss Post as our anchor shareholder, providing long term support and vision to the company.
The RoleAs a Senior Account Executive, you are responsible for executing a strategic go-to-market approach and representing Unblu to customers, prospects, and partners. In addition, you are responsible for laying the foundation for rapid and sustainable growth of the customer base and revenues.
This is primarily driven by your large and well established network in the financial sector and your refined skills in account-based selling within the B2B space.
You will work closely with all functions across the company, selling both directly and indirectly to financial institutions, while driving new business with strategic accounts as well as upsell opportunities within our existing customer base.This is a senior, quota-carrying role for someone who already has the relationships at CxO, Head of Digital, Head of Private Clients / Private Banking / Wealth Management level.
The role requires regular travel across EMEA, with occasional travel to APAC (expect 40–50% of your time on the road)If you would like to be part of a growing and modern company, you are a team player and you appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the digital future of the financial services industry, then this role is for you! We are lookin
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
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
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.
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Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionAs an Account Executive with Unblu, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment.
Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.
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