Account Executive - DACH

Location

Germany + 2 moreAll locations: Germany | Italy | Spain

Posted

45 days ago

Salary

€140K - €180K / year

Seniority

Mid Level

Job Description

Account Executive - DACH

QuoIntelligence

About the Role Most companies in DACH have never bought Threat Intelligence. They know the threat landscape is getting worse. They know NIS2 and DORA compliance deadlines are approaching. But they haven't acted because no one has shown them how intelligence translates into lower financial risk. QuoIntelligence sells Unified Risk Intelligence: Threat Intelligence, Digital Risk Protection, and Risk Intelligence delivered through our Mercury platform and Agent Karla, an AI-powered analyst. You already know the buyer. You've sold cybersecurity to CISOs across DACH for years. What you haven't had is a regulatory window this wide, a product this differentiated, and a territory this open. If you want to own DACH at a company where your deals define the playbook, keep reading. If you're looking for an established sales machine, this is the wrong seat. What You'll Do - Own DACH market, end-to-end. Your CISO network is your first pipeline. You generate at least 50% of your opportunities through your own relationships and prospecting. NIS2 gave 30,000 companies a reason to take your call; you know how to turn that into urgency. SDR support exists, but you drive your territory: who to target, how to sequence, when to bring in partners. - Run complex sales cycles. Typical deal: CISO as champion, CFO as economic buyer, 5 stakeholders total. You coach the champion to build the internal business case and translate threat intelligence into risk-loss avoidance and compliance ROI. - Co-sell with partners. Work alongside DACH resellers and system integrators to reach accounts you can't crack alone. Position our intelligence as the oversight layer for mid-market and enterprise companies managing outsourced security. - Maintain pipeline discipline. Keep HubSpot clean: deal stages, activity notes, forecasts, all current. Maintain 3-4x pipeline coverage. Use LinkedIn and sales tools for account research and multi-threading across buying committees - Get coached and grow. Participate in sales coaching, call reviews, and methodology training. The CRO is building this team to win; you'll be expected to absorb feedback and iterate fast AI-First in Sales AI is an operating principle here. The products are built on it; the sales process should reflect that. AI as your operating system. You use AI tools daily for account research, proposal drafting, call preparation, and competitive analysis. This is how you work, not something you add when convenient. Product fluency, not slide decks. Mercury and Agent Karla are AI-driven intelligence products. You need to run the first 30 minutes of a prospect call without SE support. That means understanding what the AI does, where it's strong, and where it isn't. Responsible positioning. We sell to government agencies and regulated financial institutions. In a market full of AI hype, accurate claims are a competitive advantage. You protect that. What You'll Bring Must-haves: - Native or near-native German and fluent English (English is the internal company language) - An existing CISO network in DACH, built over years of selling into the cybersecurity ecosystem. Day-one relationships, not a plan to build them - Cybersecurity vertical experience: CTI, DRP, GRC, or closely adjacent. You can explain why a company needs proactive intelligence in a conversation with both a CISO and a CFO. - HubSpot and LinkedIn proficiency (you use them daily, not reluctantly) - Coachable, resilient, and hungry. You'll be creating a category in a startup, not running an existing playbook - AI fluency beyond basic ChatGPT usage: you actively use AI tools in your sales process and can explain how Nice-to-haves - DACH partner ecosystem experience: resellers, system integrators, MSPs/MSSPs - Experience at a company under 200 people, where you built a process, not inherited it - Familiarity with MEDDPICC or a similar value-based selling methodology What Success Looks Like Month 1: Territory plan reviewed with the CRO. First qualified meetings booked from your own network. Product fluency at a level where you run prospect calls independently. HubSpot is clean Month 3: Pipeline building toward 3-4x coverage across network-sourced, self-generated, and SDR-supported opportunities. First deals past discovery and into evaluation. Competitive objection handling documented from live deals Month 6: First close(s). Pipeline engine repeatable: your network, outbound, and partner channels are producing consistent opportunities. DACH playbook documented for the team: buyer personas validated, deal progression patterns captured What We Offer - Territory ownership. Full ownership of DACH market. No internal territory splits, no other QI reps in your accounts. You define how we sell here - Product worth selling. Finished intelligence, not raw data feeds. 6+ years of AI-native infrastructure and human analyst curation - Direct access. Small team, CRO access, direct input into commercial strategy. No layers between you and decisions Frequently Asked Questions How experienced do I need to be? This is a mid to senior level AE seat, not an SDR step-up. 3-5+ years closing in cybersecurity or adjacent verticals. You should feel comfortable operating independently from day one. Do I need CTI experience specifically? Cybersecurity vertical experience is required. CTI or DRP product experience is a strong advantage that accelerates ramp, but GRC, endpoint, SIEM, or other cybersecurity sales experience counts if you can credibly engage CISOs on threat intelligence. What's the growth path? You'll be one of the first senior AEs. What that turns into depends on your results and the company's growth. What's certain: you shape the DACH playbook and influence who gets hired next. The Process - Recruiter Screen: Career motivations, role fit, AI fluency. - Team Interview: Meet our CSM who will work alongside you. - CRO Interview: Sales depth, deal walkthroughs, territory planning. - Role-Play / Case Exercise: Live prospecting or discovery scenario. - Offer and Background Check. We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, or sexual identity. Diversity is key to producing high-quality intelligence.

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