Virtual Account Executive -Berlin Area

    Extreme Networks

    🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 4 days ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before and with double digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver better outcomes on scale, than Extreme.

    Come become part of something big with us! We are a global leader, with hubs in Europe, North America, South America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

    Virtual Account Executive is sales professional focused on acquiring and developing business within assigned territories and verticals, while looking for new logo prospects and developing existing accounts.

    Candidates will effectively be spending 70% of the time on active selling and 30% on supporting tasks such as network quotes, agreeing conditions with partners and other tasks related to sales.Virtual Sales Tasks Acquire new logo business, build strong pipeline. Actively seeks out and develops new customers, new opportunities.

    Proactively contacting the existing clients to maximize business potential – active upsell/cross sell .

    Engaging with new leads provided by Operations Team, maximize MQL conversion into real opportunity Generate new sales leads and opportunities Acquisition and developing own customer portfolio – direct touch with end users is requirement Provide consistent interaction with existing customers – upsell/cross sell initiatives Ensures that information about new products, services, and operational changes are communicated to customers on a timely basis Maintain and builds account relationships.

    Represents the Company at industry trade shows and conferences – travel

    requirements is a must Other tasks Manage the day to day client meetings. Maintains all information about customers, including all contact information and call reports, accurately and timely in CRM (Salesforce). Managing the jobs from quotation stage to booking in line wi

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Salesforce

    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

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Demos & presentations4–6/week
    Prospecting calls20–30/day
    Proposal writing2–3/week
    Pipeline review2×/week

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

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Existing Book

    Inherit existing accounts

    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

    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 Extreme Networks'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

    Account 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.

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

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