Account Executive, Commercial - German Speaking

Fivetran Fivetran · Data AI · United Kingdom · Remote · Sales Department

Commercial Account Executive for Fivetran, a data infrastructure company. The role focuses on outbound prospecting, pipeline generation, and closing deals within the commercial sector in the DACH region. Responsibilities include identifying and engaging new customers, leading discovery conversations, and collaborating with internal teams and partners. Requires SaaS sales experience, quota overachievement, and fluency in German.

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
  • Familiar with Command of the Message or other value based selling techniques
  • Good organisation and follow-through across longer sales cycles
  • A collaborative mindset and interest in being an active part of a growing team
  • Fluent in German

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 stack

What the JD emphasized

  • Fluent in German