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Chainguard

Making the software supply chain secure by default.

Enterprise Account Executive – DACH

Location

Germany

Posted

78 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree6 yrs expGermanEnglishAWSAzureDockerJenkinsKubernetesSDLC

Job Description

Enterprise Account Executive – DACH

Chainguard

• Define and execute sales plans for your assigned territory • Convey value prop and product differentiators to prospects and customers • Forecast, meet, and exceed quota • Through a combination of inbound and outbound leads, develop and manage leads funnel • Manage business and track opportunities through CRM and other supporting tools • Collaborate on and improve all aspects of the sales cycle, including product, support, and sales engineering • Understand the competitive market, being familiar with competing companies and their offerings

Job Requirements

  • Native or fluent German speaker
  • Based in Germany
  • 6+ years of Enterprise Sales Experience required
  • Domain experience with one or more of the following required: Compute platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), DevOps Tooling, CICD platforms (Github, Gitlab, jenkins) and overall SDLC.
  • Strong track record consistently overachieving sales targets
  • Ability to learn new products and processes quickly
  • Competitive/Driven
  • Excellent communication skills verbal and written
  • Team player
  • Must be willing to travel to clients to support sales relationships (if required)
  • Entrepreneurial – Willing to go the extra mile, strong work ethic, resourceful.

Benefits

  • Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
  • Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
  • 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
  • ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
  • 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

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