A Full Stack Account Executive's mission at Spendesk is to drive revenue growth by managing the entire sales process, from prospecting to closing deals. Their role involves a blend Challenger sales methodology & MEDDPICC sales process. You will actively partner with side departments to ensure consistency across the customer journey from first contact to usage (Marketing, Onboarding Team…).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Generation and Prospecting: Identify and qualify potential clientsthrough research, networking, and outreach strategies, targeting key decisionmakers within prospective organizations.
- Sales Pipeline Management: Build and manage a robust sales pipeline, ensuring a consistent flow of qualified leads and opportunities to meet acquisition targets.
- Targeted Outreach: Develop and execute personalized outreach campaigns to engage prospects, leveraging email, phone calls, social media, and in-person meetings to initiate conversations and build interest.
- Needs Assessment and Solution Alignment: Conduct in-depth discovery calls to understand the specific needs and pain points of prospects, aligning the company’s solutions to address those needs effectively.
- Sales Presentations and Demos: Prepare and deliver compelling presentations and product demos tailored to the prospect’s industry, showcasing the value and ROI of the company’s offerings.
- Objection Handling: Skillfully address and overcome objections from prospects, providing clear and persuasive responses to move the sales process forward.
- Closing Deals: Drive the sales process to close, ensuring all legal andfinancial terms are agreed upon, and securing signed contracts from new clients.
- Market Research and Feedback: Stay informed about industry trends, competitor offerings, and prospect feedback to continuously refine and optimize acquisition strategies.
- CRM and Reporting: Maintain accurate records of all sales activities, opportunities, and client interactions in the CRM, providing regular updates on acquisition progress to senior management.
Requirements
- 2 years of professional experience in Sales with a strong track record of navigating within mid-market organizations
- Proven Experience of Prospection and Closing in a competitive landscape on SMB business with sales cycle between 1-4 months
- Commercial mindset: strong sales instincts, demonstrated assertiveness, autonomy and a strong track-record of hitting and exceeding quota, as well as proven negotiation and closing skills
- Organization & portfolio management: strong organizational skills and disciplined in daily activity planning & prioritizing. Ability to manage a high number of opportunities simultaneously at various stages of the buying process
- Great Communicator: excellent verbal and written communication skills in (English & French/German)Leadership and Charisma: Strong ability to build trust, connect with stakeholders on a personal level, and inspire them to embrace our vision
- Customer First focus and consultative mindset: take an active interest in understanding their customer context and pains to position oneself as a business consultant
- Resiliency and Extra Miles Mindset: we expect a company-first mindset and the ability to embrace challenges and navigate through uncertainty
As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.
About Spendesk
Spendesk is the 7-in-1 spending solution built for finance teams to make faster, smarter spending decisions. Founded in 2016, Spendesk is now one of the fastest-growing fintechs in Europe, with over 4,000 customers and an international team of 300+ employees based in Paris, Berlin, London, Hamburg, and remote. We’ve raised over €260M from leading investors, and been named a French tech unicorn. And we’re not stopping there!
About our people & culture
We believe that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. That’s why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.
About our benefits
Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!
- Lunch 60% funded by Spendesk (Swile Card)
- Alan Premium health insurance
- A Gymlib pass to let off steam after a productive day at work
- Access to Moka.care for emotional and mental health wellbeing
- Access to Vendredi allowing us to change the world
- Latest Apple equipment
- Great office snacks to fuel your day
- A positive team to work with daily!
Diversity & Inclusion
At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
What We Do
Spendesk is the complete spend management platform that gives 100% visibility into company spend. With Spendesk, you get a 7-in-1 solution with corporate cards, invoice payments, expense reimbursements, budgets, approval, reporting, compliance, and pre-accounting in one simple, scalable solution. Trusted by thousands of businesses from start-ups to established brands, Spendesk is designed to save time and money across the entire spending process with 100% visibility, built-in automation, and an easily adopted approval process. Ultimately businesses that use Spendesk empower every employee to be accountable for the financial fitness of the company.
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