Strategic Account Executive Enterprise - DACH

    Malt

    🇩🇪 Munich
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 1 week ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    🪐 Discover our galaxy

    Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 1,000,000 talented freelancers with 100,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:

    A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently

    Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of

    missions and

    responsibilities are non-exhaustive.The Mission 🪐 The Situation: Malt is cementing its position as the undeniable leader in the European freelance economy. While our tech-powered platform connects over 1,000,000 top-tier freelancers with 100,000+ companies, the DACH Enterprise sector presents a massive, untapped frontier.

    This market is dominated by complex, multinational corporate structures with deeply entrenched procurement protocols that are ripe for disruption. The Task: We are not hiring you to manage an existing portfolio or farm warm leads. You are being brought in to architect and own the zero-to-one enterprise acquisition strategy for the DACH region.

    Operating as the "founder" of your territory, your mandate is to systematically penetrate massive global accounts, navigate labyrinthine procurement structures, and secure highly scalable, multi-country Master Service Agreements (MSAs) that will cement Malt's dominance in the German-speaking market and beyond.

    Key

    Responsibilities ✨ Pillar 1: Strategic Territory Architecture & Hunting

    Action: Map out complex, global enterprise accounts within the DACH region, aggressively designing and executing surgical prospecting strategies to breach heavily fortified mul

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    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
    Master's/MBA·Required
    Prospecting·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

    Enterprise Sales
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

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

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

    Template question
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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

    Template question
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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Malt'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 Malt involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

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

    The German market values structured sales processes and typically offers strong base salaries alongside performance incentives.

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