The Role
We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Account Executive based in Germany to join our team. The right candidate for this position will have a demonstrated history of success and quota over-achievement selling to enterprise organizations (preferably selling software applications, but software sales experience is not required for consideration). Ideally, you have sold Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, or Analytics applications and/or are familiar with the data market. The ability to work independently in a rapidly growing environment is important. We also value the ability to evangelize an evolving product that provides real value to both technical and non-technical audiences.
What You'll Do:
- Build and maintain an active deal pipeline and quota coverage (experience with tools such as LinkedIn, Salesforce, and Clari is a plus)
- Manage complex deal cycles, from lead origination to closing and expansions
- Consistently close net-new business and expansions by leveraging a “land-and-expand” strategy
- Collaborate with customers, partners, and the larger ecosystem in a consultative sales process
- Maintain strategic oversight of assigned accounts, ensuring engagements achieve their intended outcomes
- Leverage generative AI and advanced automation to personalize customer engagements at scale, using real-time data to dynamically tailor messaging, demos, and proposals
- Continuously experiment with emerging tools (e.g., conversational AI, autonomous agents, predictive analytics, and AI-powered deal coaching) and share best practices across the organization
- Harness AI-driven insights to craft highly personalized messaging that resonates with each prospect’s unique business challenges, industry context, and decision-making priorities
- Utilize advanced AI tools to analyze customer data, market trends, and competitive landscapes, enabling the rapid development of differentiated value propositions tailored for each account
- Continuously refine and optimize sales messaging by leveraging AI-powered analytics on engagement metrics, ensuring communications are data-informed and outcome-focused
What You'll Bring:
- A hunter’s mentality and a consistent track record of achieving and/or overachieving your sales quota
- Experience selling within the Business Insights & Analytics Industry is highly desirable
- Experience orchestrating complex direct and indirect sales cycles with multiple technical and business stakeholders, with a focus on SaaS and disruptive technologies
- Proven track record of selling net-new business and expansion opportunities, with excellence in pipeline generation and opportunity progression
- Experience building champions and nurturing / developing long-term relationships
- Experience partnering with AI/ML product teams or participating in early-access / beta programs for new AI technologies
- Track record of driving measurable results through the creative application of AI and automation in sales
- Strong business acumen and familiarity with MEDDICC and/or Challenger sales methodologies, with the discipline to execute a proven sales process from beginning to end
- Ability to engage both high and wide in accounts and effectively communicate with C-level and business line executives
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**Mandatory and Required Skills for All ThoughtSpot Roles **
Spotters are expected to demonstrate AI literacy and workflow integration to include to ability to:
- Comfortably and confidently integrate artificial intelligence into their daily workflow to increase productivity and quality.
- Hands-on experience to leverage AI tools (industry-leading LLMs) to increase productivity, automate routine tasks, and improve work quality.
- Speak to the experience of using AI for research, content creation, and document summarization while maintaining ownership of judgment and final decisions.
- Write effective prompts to get the most accurate and creative results from AI tools.
Spotters are expected to exemplify these key traits and AI Mindset:
- Curiosity in exploring new AI tools
- Adaptability to quickly learn and implement new, emerging AI technologies
- Critical thinking to know when to identify when AI should be used versus when human judgement is necessary
This combination of curiosity, adaptability, and discernment defines the AI mindset, and it’s required for every role at ThoughtSpot.
AI Mindset for All Spotters
At ThoughtSpot, we believe AI is a necessary and essential part of how we work. Every role, across every team, is expected to be fluent and comfortable with using AI to do their best work.
All Spotters are expected to experiment with ThoughtSpot’s AI tools (like Spotter and SpotterViz) and leading industry LLMs to streamline workflows, enhance output, and uncover new insights. Whether drafting content, analyzing data, or summarizing documents, AI is a daily partner. We value curiosity, openness to learning, and thoughtful application of AI to create real value. Training and resources are provided so every Spotter can confidently create with AI.
ThoughtSpot for All
At ThoughtSpot, diverse teams build better products. Complex data problems need many perspectives, not just one. We welcome different backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we work to create a place where everyone can be themselves and do their best work. If this role excites you and you believe you’re a strong match, we encourage you to apply.
What Makes ThoughtSpot a Great Place to Work?
ThoughtSpot is the Agentic Analytics Platform that empowers every enterprise to transform insights into action, on a mission to make the world more fact driven. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives - this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Trust, Customer Obsession, Innovation and Intensity, ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you.
About ThoughtSpot
The world’s most innovative companies turn to ThoughtSpot’s AI-Powered Analytics to put data in the hands of everyone, from the C-suite to the frontline. With simple, natural language search and AI, anyone can ask questions, discover insights, and act with confidence. Unlike legacy tools that sacrifice performance for complexity, ThoughtSpot is intuitively designed for every business user while being built to handle the most complex, large-scale data, wherever it resides. This unique combination of speed and simplicity is why enterprise leaders trust ThoughtSpot to transform decision-making into a truly data-driven culture.
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