Commercial Account Executive - Acquisition

Snowflake Snowflake · Data AI · Zurich-MSO, Switzerland · Sales

This role is for a Commercial Account Executive focused on acquiring new customers for Snowflake's AI Data Cloud in the Swiss market. The role involves identifying, engaging, and onboarding commercial segment clients, working with sales engineering, and understanding customer needs to position Snowflake as their solution. The ideal candidate has sales experience, fluency in German and French, and strong communication and problem-solving skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Research, identify, and generate new sales opportunities on a weekly basis via the phone and web based solutions.
  2. Methodically qualify, build, and manage an accurate sales funnel and pipeline.
  3. Maintain a high volume of activity including outbound calls, emails and social selling.
  4. Skillfully deliver web based presentations using best practices.
  5. Sell our solutions with a consultative approach in a high energy environment.

Skills

Required

  • 2+ year experience in full cycle sales
  • Prior experience closing deals
  • Fluency in German (native-level)
  • Fluency in French
  • Demonstrated success in achieving sales goals
  • Strong in-person, phone, and written customer communication skills
  • Ability to make formal and informal presentations to staff and clients
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Creative solutions thinker
  • Detail oriented
  • Flexible

Nice to have

  • Experience working in a high-paced tech industry

What the JD emphasized

  • Fluency in German (native-level)
  • French (fluent)