Account Executive, Commercial - Dach

Fivetran Fivetran · Data AI · London, United Kingdom · Sales Department

Fivetran is seeking a Commercial Account Executive for their DACH region, based in London. The role involves outbound prospecting, pipeline generation, and closing deals for Fivetran's data infrastructure solutions, which support analytics and AI. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of SaaS sales experience, a track record of overachievement, and comfort with technical discussions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Proactively identify and engage new commercial customers through outbound prospecting
  2. Build and close your own pipeline of opportunities across your territory
  3. Lead discovery conversations to understand customer data challenges and translate them into Fivetran solutions
  4. Collaborate closely with Sales Development, Solutions Engineering, Marketing and Partner teams
  5. Build productive relationships with technology partners and system integrators

Skills

Required

  • At least 2 years of closing experience in a SaaS or technology sales role
  • A proven track record of consistent overachievement against quota in previous roles
  • Comfort and motivation in outbound-led sales, including prospecting and early-stage conversations
  • Ability to navigate technical discussions and build credibility with data and engineering stakeholders
  • Clear, confident communication and strong relationship-building skills
  • Good organisation and follow-through across longer sales cycles
  • A collaborative mindset and interest in being an active part of a growing team

Nice to have

  • Experience selling data, analytics, infrastructure or developer-focused products
  • Exposure to partner-led sales or co-selling motions
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms or modern data stacks
  • Experience selling into the DACH Market
  • Fluency in German

What the JD emphasized

  • closing experience
  • consistent overachievement against quota