(Senior) Account Executive - France

    Lobster Data Gmbh

    🇫🇷 France Office Paris
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇫🇷 French

    About this role

    Position Overview:This is a vacancy for a hybrid role based at our coworking office in Paris (9th arrondissement, Opéra). We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender identity. You will be on-site in Paris 2 days per week for close collaboration and alignment; the remaining 3 days can be worked remotely.We're a small, fast-moving French team backed by a German HQ.

    We need someone genuinely entrepreneurial who thrives on ownership rather than process, and who is both commercially sharp and technically curious – a strong communicator able to translate technical value into business outcomes.Ready to make an impact?You’ll get to take ownership of:Full sales cycle: owning qualification through close on the French market.

    Typical deals run €33–40k ACV, with occasional enterprise opportunities above €150k.Net-new business in a lean setup: driving new-logo pipeline generation in a 3-person French sales team, where sourcing outside your own network matters as much as closing.Partner-led scaling: building and activating the strategic partner ecosystem (Hardis, Horus, Acelys, CGI, Devoteam) as a lever for sourcing and co-selling – partner-sourced deals count at a 1.2× accelerator toward quota.Technically credible selling: running discovery and value conversations around data integration, EDI and IT/SI architecture, engaging both business and technical stakeholders (IT, architecture, CISO).Cross-functional deal-shaping: working closely with Sales Engineering and Partnerships on complex, multi-stakeholder deals, RFPs and consortia.We’d love to meet someone with:Proven track record: consistently closing software/SaaS deals with a documented win history – not just pipeline.New-logo generation: a track record of opening new business outside your own existing network, through mapping, partners, events or an installed base.Technical affinity: strong understanding of data, integration and IT system architecture; able to hold your own in a technical dis

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    Not disclosed — ask in interview

    Commission

    Structure not specified

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Quota

    $.

    Accelerators

    Yes

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Deal Size

    $,

    Typical contract value

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Greenfield

    Build territory from scratch — net-new logos

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Remote Friendly

    Location flexibility

    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

    SaaS
    Account Executive
    France
    Data Integration
    EDI
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Lobster Data Gmbh'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 Account Executive position at Lobster Data Gmbh 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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