On-site
SaaS
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🇫🇷 French
About this role
About lemlistlemlist is the AI-powered sales engagement platform helping sales teams build pipeline smarter, not harder.Bootstrapped from day one, we’ve grown from 0 to $50M+ ARR in 8 years without raising a single dollar.
Today, 40,000+ sales teams use lemlist to book more meetings and close more deals.We’re building the next generation of outbound: AI-first, multi-channel, highly personalized, and deeply integrated into the way modern sales teams work.And we’re just getting started.We are looking for a french native speaker who will be mostly focusing on the French market that said english fluency is mandatory as this is our working language.Please read carefully and only apply if you speak French fluentlyMissionYour mission is to acquire high-quality customers for lemlist - our Sales Engagement Platform - and, more generally, lemlist's product.You will be in charge of the full sales cycle, including prospection, negotiation, the closing phase, and even customer onboarding.You will focus on companies with 200 to 10,000 employees in various industries and sales teams between 5 to 100 people in various industries.You'll be both leveraging Inbound (Demo Requests and Product-Led Sales teams) and Outbound (using lemlist to find prospects) - "eat your own dog's food"Key ResultsAfter 3 months, you will haveShow you can follow the process and well manage high quality inbound leadShown you are capable of building an outbound pipeline and closing some higher velocity deals (5-10 seats)Closed some Inbound / Product-Led-Sales customersOverall, generated some revenueAfter 12 months, you will haveAchieved quotas for most monthsBecame an expert with the productBuild relationships with multiple customers, using referrals as a lever to acquire more customersSkillsFluency in French & English4+ Years of experience in a Sales role with closing and are a top performer (top 20%)Pipeline generation : you know how to find new prospect & create interest in order to generate 50% of
Selling Motion
Prospecting
Hybrid
Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Warm leads provided
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.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionAccount Executives are the revenue engine of any sales organization — this role will require strong pipeline management and closing skills.
Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.
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