Founding Account Executive

Clera

Berlin Full-time today
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On-site
Location
Berlin
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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage procurement technology team as its first commercial hire. You will lead enterprise sales across the DACH region, building on early customer traction and creating a repeatable go-to-market playbook for future sales hires.

What You'll Do

* Close new business with enterprise and mid-market companies across the DACH region, including industrial organizations.

* Own the full sales cycle, from discovery and demos through business cases, pilot scoping, procurement, security reviews, contract negotiation, and upsells.

* Build relationships across complex buying committees, including procurement leaders, IT, Finance, and category managers.

* Partner with deployment specialists from the demo onward, leading the commercial process alongside their implementation work.

* Share pricing, product, and ideal customer profile insights with company leadership and the product team.

* Document a sales playbook for future account executives.

What We're Looking For

* At least 3 years of experience closing complex enterprise B2B SaaS deals.

* A record of personally closing six-figure annual contract value deals and consistently attaining meaningful quotas across multiple sales cycles.

* Experience selling enterprise software for supply chain management, vendor or supplier management, or finance functions such as accounts payable or budget control.

* Strong judgment in mapping stakeholders and navigating complex enterprise buying committees.

* Full professional proficiency in German and English.

* Experience owning the complete enterprise sales cycle, from discovery through negotiation and expansion.

* Interest in procurement and sectors such as energy, automotive, and chemicals.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive base salary with uncapped variable compensation and equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Berlin, Germany.

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€100,000 – €228,000 a year for the middle half of the 67 job ads from 38 employers that state a salary in euros (median €132,000). This is base pay as advertised, not total compensation. Account Executive salary in Germany
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  • Prospecting 47%
  • SaaS 46%
  • Negotiation 40%
  • Forecasting 38%
  • Quota attainment 37%

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