Senior Enterprise Account Executive, Public Sector

ServiceNow ServiceNow · Enterprise · Düsseldorf, Germany · Sales

Senior Enterprise Account Executive for ServiceNow, focusing on selling SaaS licenses to public sector clients. The role involves account planning, territory management, and developing C-suite relationships. While the company heavily utilizes AI, this role is sales-focused and does not involve building AI models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop relationships with multiple C-suite personas (e.g., CFO, CIO, COO, CDO) across all product sales
  2. Oversee client relationship mapping to the account team, orchestrating an account strategy while leading across a broad virtual team (Solutions Consultants, Solutions Specialist, Success resources, Partners and Marketing, etc.)
  3. Be a trusted advisor to your customers by understanding their business and advising on how ServiceNow can help help their IT roadmap
  4. Identify the right specialist/ support resources to bring into a deal, at the right time

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of sales experience within software OR solutions sales organization
  • Experience establishing trusted relationships with current and prospective clients and other teams
  • Experience producing new business, negotiate deals, and maintain healthy C-Level relationships
  • Experience achieving sales targets
  • Fluency in German and English

Nice to have

  • Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
  • The ability to understand the "bigger picture" and our plans around IT
  • Experience promoting a customer success focus in a "win as a team" environment
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%

What the JD emphasized

  • Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving