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Account Manager

Adyen · Berlin, Germany

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
11mo ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked 1h agoon Adyen's careers page

The job

What you'd do
Look after a shared group of medium-size, fast-growing businesses, keeping them happy and helping them grow. You'll also look for new ways to sell more to them. The job is based in Berlin.
What you'd sell

Payments, bank accounts and credit for online and store businesses

When a business sells online or in a store, it has to take payments and keep its money in order. The problem is, that money side often gets split across several providers, each with its own setup. Adyen handles payments, bank accounts, cards and credit in one place, so a business can get paid and manage its money without juggling separate tools.

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Who you'd sell to
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Where deals come from
Mostly handed to you: inbound leads or a set list of customers.

The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Time on market
Open 331 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
Ramping up: posted 5 sales roles in the last 30 days.

Red lights

None spotted.

Yellow lights

  • German required. The posting asks for fluent German. Worth knowing before you apply if you only sell in English.
  • Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.

Green lights

  • SDR or inbound support. You won't be building all of your own pipeline from zero.

Based only on what the posting says. Lights are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?

    The answer tells you what candidates saw that made them walk.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  3. 3.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  4. 4.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  5. 5.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

› When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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Full posting
This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster. Why you should join the Adyen Account Management team At Adyen, the Account Management team is critical to the growth and success of our business, as well as expanding the Adyen brand across the globe. Being part of our Account Management team, you’ll manage relationships with innovative international merchants, covering multiple industries and channels. You’ll have the opportunity to work on cross-functional initiatives and projects in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial environment with a great deal of autonomy. You’ll become an expert in the global payments landscape and level up your skills through our AM Academy. We are looking for a proactive and adaptable Account Manager to join our team in Berlin. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a hands-on mentality; someone who is eager to help the world’s biggest brands grow while changing an industry. You are excited to work with a global, multicultural team in a collaborative manner and help your team succeed. Your focus will be on delivering an outstanding customer experience to our mid-sized, fast-growth merchants, finding new opportunities, and driving mutual success for Adyen and our customers. Account Manager Our Account Managers are encouraged to challenge each other and sharpen ideas as a team, because winning is more important than ego. In this role, you’ll get excited by working on a wide portfolio of mid-sized, fast-growth merchants across a variety of verticals. Through a pooled Account Management approach, you’ll work alongside a group of talented and driven Account Managers. Together, you’ll focus on efficiency and proactivity whilst developing customer relationships and driving commercial growth for your accounts. What You’ll Do: - Collaboration: As an Account Manager, you will work closely with other Account Managers; collaborating on many different accounts across a wide range of industries. - Relationship management: Responsible for ramping and growing customers with a focus on commercial growth, customer satisfaction, and reducing churn. - Commercial acumen: Drive commercial discussions for joint accounts, while striving to meet strategic and financial targets. - Project management: Prioritize and manage short and long term projects with varying timelines across multiple accounts, leveraging internal support teams where relevant. - Technical Affinity: Analytical and data-driven thinker who feels comfortable with spreadsheet analysis and technical discussions about the nuances of payments. - Feedback: Serve as a feedback loop for your customers internally. Who You Are: - Enjoy engaging others and developing strong working relationships internally and externally with customers. - You're a natural-born networker and self-starter, and your communication skills make it easy for you to organize and lead customer meetings in person, over the phone, or online. - Passionate about working on a wide portfolio of accounts and having the opportunity to learn about many aspects of the payments industry - Eager to challenge yourself to identify commercial opportunities and drive commercial discussions with customers - Strong time management skills and constantly looking for ways to work efficiently Additional Requirements: - You have 1-3 years of full-time work experience in a client-facing, commercial role, like account management, consulting, or in the payments industry from a merchant side (bonus if in complex enterprise software, technical infrastructure or financial services) - This role is based in our Berlin office. We have a hybrid workplace and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles. - You have full professional written and verbal proficiency in German and English (other languages are a plus). - Some domestic and international travel is required. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application! What’s next? Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.
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