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Jobs for Humanity is collaborating with Contentful to build an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. We support individuals coming from all walks of life.Company Name: ContentfulAbout The OpportunityAs a Commercial Account Executive - DACH (f/m/d), you’ll drive Contentful’s growth by leading the end-to-end sales process with our top-tier clients. You’ll be instrumental in driving adoption and engagement, finding new revenue opportunities, and creating customer enablement initiatives within a few named accounts. You’ll work closely with our partnership and customer success team to lead a consultative sales process by speaking to professional developers and business leaders in the DACH markets. This role will require you to be in our Central London office 2 or 3 times a week.What to expect?Self-generation of the pipeline through outbound motions in conjunction with marketing and BDR teams to help create new opportunities in regional accountsDrive expansion opportunities with existing clients in the DACH (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) territory.Grow existing accounts by leveraging relationships and following our comprehensive “land and expand” sales modelMeet quarterly and annual sales goals by developing an account strategy and pipeline, managing internal and client processes, maintaining sales reports, developing market and competitor knowledge, delivering presentations to customers, and creating sales proposalsManage RFI/RFQ requests with Contentful internal and customer teamsRefine and evolve our “land-and-expand” model in collaboration with Sales, Partnerships, and Customer Success teamsSeek to understand the digital experience challenges of prospects and clients while aligning the ROI of Contentful with those challenges to ensure a value-based selling approachWork closely with Sales Engineers and Solution Architects to uncover technical challenges and opportunitiesDevelop innovative proposals, position complex pricing structures, and negotiate contracts and deal-closing requirements quickly and efficientlyWork closely with customer success & marketing teams to ensure that best practices of Contentful are shared and implemented at the respective customerWhat do you need to be successful?3+ years of experience selling a technical platform working as a Sales Development Representative (SDR), Business Development Representative (BDR), and/or Account Executive1+ years of individual quota-carrying experience1+ years of growing and expanding existing customer accountsDemonstrated expertise in closing $60-100k+ opportunitiesAbility to drive your own pipeline generation with outbound capabilitiesNice To HaveExperience working with Partner ecosystems to work with customers.Understanding and experience working in product-led growth sales motionsFluent German language skillsWhat’s in it for you?Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiencesFull-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our companyFertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, education days, compassion days for loss, and volunteer daysTime off to care for and focus on your growing familyUse your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your careerEnjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work dutiesAn annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional healthA monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.Who are we?Contentful is the intelligent composable content platform that unlocks all of an organization’s digital content to deliver impactful customer experiences, making content a strategic business asset. The Contentful Platform, Contentful Studio, and the Contentful Ecosystem combine the flexibility of composable content with the intelligence of AI, empowering digital teams to drive business momentum through collaboration, speed, and scale. Contentful powers innovative content experiences across brands, regions, and channels for organizations around the world, including nearly 30% of the Fortune 500. Nearly 800 people from more than 70 nationscontribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver and distributed around the world.Everyone is welcome here!“Everyone is welcome here” is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiting coordinator know.Please be aware of scammers who may fraudulently allege to be from Contentful. These types of fraud can be carried out through copycat websites, fake email addresses claiming to be from our company, or social media. We do not ask for your personal information such as bank account numbers, identification numbers, etc through social media or chat-based apps, nor do we request or send money for the purchase of business equipment. 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