Senior Account Executive, Upmarket [DACH]

    Vanta

    🇬🇧 London, UK
    Remote
    FullTime
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Job Type

    FullTime

    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    ashby

    About this role

    At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.

    Vanta is looking for a Commercial Account Executive to take full ownership of the sales cycle in the UK market — bringing in new upmarket logos and helping shape the commercial sales playbook as we scale our EMEA presence.Vanta is growing quickly, we're profitable, and we're consistently outpacing our growth targets while maintaining exceptionally strong NPS scores.

    Our Sales team is leading the charge in growing market share as the category leader in compliance automation and trust management — and our EMEA commercial motion is a major part of that story.As an Senior DACH Upmarket AE, you'll be one of the key contributors to establishing Vanta's footprint in this market, converting both outbound and inbound pipeline into long-term customers and helping define how we sell to upmarket companies across the region.

    What you’ll do as a Senior DACH Account Executive, Upmarket at Vanta:Identify high-potential business verticals and execute outbound strategies to engage upmarket prospects across the DACH regionOwn the full sales cycle — from initial outreach through discovery, demo, negotiation, and closeConvert inbound demand into closed-won business and long-term Vanta customersManage and grow your pipeline, contributing to the maturation of Vanta's commercial sales process and playbookTailor demos and sales materials to communicate the specific value of Vanta for each upmarket buyerForecast accurately on a monthly and quarterly basis, maintaining strong pipeline hygiene in SalesforceCollaborate cross-functionally with SDRs, Solutions Engineering, GRC specialists, Legal, and Deal Desk throughout the sales processSurface prospect insi

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Outreach

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill

    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.

    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

    Revenue
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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.

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    Research Vanta'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
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Vanta involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

    This remote-friendly role based in GB provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.

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