Account Executive - Enterprise (japan)

DeepL DeepL · AI Frontier · Tokyo, Japan · Sales

This role is for an Account Executive at DeepL, a company that offers AI-powered language solutions like translation, writing assistance, and voice translation. The AE will focus on growing the enterprise business in Japan, building relationships with clients, managing the sales cycle, and meeting revenue goals. While the company is AI-focused, the role itself is sales-oriented.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will be at the forefront of DeepL’s rapid growth and present our market-leading translation service to clients in order to eliminate their language barriers
  2. Become an ambassador for DeepL’s products and an expert on our customers’ needs in order to troubleshoot and rapidly resolve inquiries
  3. As a trusted partner to potential new business and incoming customers, you will qualify and convert leads and manage the entire sales cycle
  4. You strive to meet and exceed monthly activity, pipeline, and revenue goals. Additionally, you'll provide regular reporting of your pipeline and accurate forecasting through Salesforce
  5. Build a pipeline of new business, and pursue upselling and cross-selling opportunities

Skills

Required

  • Enterprise software sales experience
  • Selling emerging technologies
  • Winning new logos
  • Consistently over-achieving against sales quotas
  • Collaborate with and orchestrate cross-functional teams
  • Fast-paced start-up environment adaptability
  • Full fluency in Japanese
  • Advanced level English abilities

Nice to have

  • Passionate about our vision of a world without language barriers

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of Enterprise software sales experience
  • Experience selling into and expanding large Enterprise accounts as well as selling emerging technologies and winning new logos
  • You are known for consistently over-achieving against sales quotas