Account Executive, French Market

Responsibilities

• Hunting & Closing: identify, pursue, and sign new key accounts in the French market.
• Account Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to ensure growth and satisfaction.
• Full Sales Cycle Ownership: Manage the entire sales process independently, from prospecting to closing.
• Sales Strategy: Develop and implement effective sales strategies tailored to the French market.
• Reporting & Insights: Track performance metrics, provide regular updates to the Head of Sales, and collaborate closely with the founders.
• Market Feedback: Gather insights from prospects and clients to inform product and go‑to‑market decisions.

Requirements

• Experience: at least 3 years in Sales, ideally at a tier 1 startup.
• Network: you have already worked with CFOs of startups, scale‑ups or SMBs.
• Mindset: extremely ambitious and eager to help build a best‑in‑class sales machine for the French market.
• Autonomy: capable of running a full sales cycle independently from prospecting to account management.
• Resilience: people who get things done, rather than people who make excuses.
• Tech‑savvy: experienced with CRMs and familiar with sales tools like Aircall, Kaspr, Lusha, etc.
• Excellent communication: native speaker in French, fluent in English.
• Nice to have: graduated from a top academic institution.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in full sales cycle ownership, from prospecting to closing, with a strong focus on the French market. Capable of developing effective sales strategies and building lasting client relationships to drive growth and satisfaction.