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Enterprise Account Executive UKI (f/m/d)

Contentful · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
5h 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?”

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What Contentful sells

Content tailored to visitors on every channel

A company wants its content to reach visitors on many websites and apps, and each visitor should see something that fits them. Contentful helps teams build that content, tailor it to each visitor, and send it out across every channel. That way, the same message can reach people wherever they look.

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The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

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

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Brand new.
Company hiring
Ramping up: posted 8 sales roles in the last 30 days.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags 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.

    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.

  2. 2.

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

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    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.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

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

  5. 5.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the 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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The role

Sell Contentful's technical SaaS/PaaS content platform to large UK and Ireland organizations, owning prospecting through close and expanding existing accounts with BDR and Solution Engineer support.

Enterprise · Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Not stated in the posting.Ask: “Who's the economic buyer, and who else is in the deal?”
Company size:
Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
About the opportunity As an Enterprise Account Executive (f/m/d) for UKI , you’ll drive Contentful’s growth by spearheading the end-to-end sales process from prospecting to close. You’ll be instrumental in driving net new revenue and uncovering upsell opportunities with existing and new Customers. You’ll drive Customer enablement initiatives and follow a consultative sales process by speaking the language of both professional technologists and business leaders. Working in partnership with our Customer Experience, BDR, Partnerships and Marketing teams, you’ll foster and grow a regional Customer base. What to expect? - Work with our cross-functional sales team to help drive new and existing Customers to different Contentful capabilities. - Position, negotiate, and close expansion opportunities with existing customers. - Meet quarterly and annual sales goals by developing an account strategy and pipeline, overseeing internal and client processes, maintaining sales reports, developing market and competitor knowledge, delivering presentations to Customers, and creating sales proposals. - Collaborate with BDR to identify potential customers, qualify leads - Prospect and develop new business opportunities across a dedicated territory. Conduct research, identify key players, and qualify inbound leads to drive new business relationships. Then sustain value-add relationships with key decision makers by becoming a trusted advisor. - Oversee RFI/RFQ requests with Contentful internal and Customer teams. - Refine and evolve our "land-and-expand" model in collaboration with Sales, Partnerships, Marketing, and Customer Experience teams. - Seek to identify the digital experience problems of prospects and customers while aligning the ROI of Contentful with those difficulties to ensure a value based selling approach. - Work closely with Solution Engineers to uncover technical problems and opportunities. - Develop proposals, position complex pricing structures and negotiate contracts and deal-closing requirements efficiently. - Work closely with Customer experience & marketing teams to ensure that best practices of Contentful are shared and implemented at the respective Customers. What you need to be successful - 4+ years of experience selling a technical platform - 4+ years of quota carrying experience in the UKI market - Working knowledge of selling and positioning to customers a technical SaaS and/or PaaS platform - 2+ years of growing and expanding existing customer accounts in a SaaS and/or PaaS environment - Demonstrated knowledge of how to sell transactions of $150k+ to organizations with $1b+ in revenue Nice to have: - Knowledge of API first, cloud native technologies - Previous CMS (content management system) experience More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com. To view more career opportunities, visit https://www.contentful.com/careers/ Contentful is now officially part of Salesforce. Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world. If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your Recruiter know. Equal Opportunity Statement Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education. Please be aware of scammers who may fraudulently claim to be from Contentful. 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