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Lead Enterprise Account Executive (French-speaking)

Culture Amp · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
26d 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 1 min agoon Culture Amp's careers page

What Culture Amp sells

Software to help workers engage, perform, and grow

A company wants its workers to feel engaged, perform well, and keep growing, but it is hard to know where to begin. This software gives bosses a clear way to work on those things, using people science and a large set of employee data. The team can then focus on what helps its people do their best work.

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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
Open 25 days. Normal, but not fresh.
Company hiring
This is their only open sales role.

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

Sells Culture Amp's employee experience platform to enterprise accounts in France, split 70% new-logo acquisition and 30% expansion and retention. Requires native-level French and English.

French speaking · Enterprise · Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
People LeadersIn their words: “Run tailored product demonstrations for People Leaders, establishing credibility and highlighting Culture Amp’s competitive differentiators.”
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
We’re big believers in the power of IRL, so for most roles we ask Campers to work from their local Culture Amp office an average of 2 days a week to unlock connection, pace and culture together. Join us on our mission to make a better world of work. Culture Amp is the world’s leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,000 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day. Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world’s top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company. For more information visit cultureamp.com. About the Role: This role bridges the responsibilities of acquiring new customers and fostering growth within an existing book of business across the France region. As a consultative, strategic advisor, the Enterprise Account Executive will leverage deep product knowledge, customer insights, and a results-driven approach to drive new business acquisition (70%) while ensuring customer retention and expansion (30%). The role amplifies Culture Amp’s mission by creating impactful partnerships and delivering measurable ROI to clients. In this role you will: New Business Acquisition (70%) - Proactively identify and engage potential customers through a mix of outbound calls, emails, LinkedIn, and attendance at marketing events (virtual and in-person). - Creation of specific points of view (POV’s) on their identified ‘lighthouse accounts’. - Run tailored product demonstrations for People Leaders, establishing credibility and highlighting Culture Amp’s competitive differentiators. - Build and manage a robust sales pipeline, expertly guiding prospects through the sales process from discovery to close. - Develop and present compelling business cases for prospects to adopt Culture Amp’s platform, leveraging insights and ROI calculations. - Collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g., legal, procurement, and security teams) to remove barriers and streamline deal closure. - Maintain accurate pipeline and forecasting data in Salesforce and other tools to meet quarterly new business quotas. Customer Expansion (30%) - Serve as a trusted advisor for existing customers, driving retention by proactively identifying risks and implementing tailored mitigation plans. - Creation of tailored Account Plans that help serve as a north star for the GTM functions. - Conduct regular strategic reviews, leveraging data-driven insights to uncover expansion opportunities and optimize customer engagement with the platform. - Build a sustainable pipeline of upsell and cross-sell opportunities, converting them into closed-won deals to achieve expansion targets across a rolling 6 month period. - Establish multi-threaded relationships with key stakeholders, fostering deeper connections to ensure long-term loyalty. You have: - 5-7+ years of sales experience (closing) with a focus on both new and expansion driven revenue targets. - Proven experience in the SaaS space, particularly within HR Tech or related fields. - Strong ability to identify and self-source both new and expansion opportunities, employing innovative strategies. - Exceptional executive presence with polished presentation and communication skills, particularly when engaging with VP and C-suite executives. - Experience building and navigating relationships within Enterprise environments. - Familiarity with sales methodologies, such as MEDDPICC, and a solid understanding of deal stage progression. - Proficiency in leveraging data for decision-making and influencing others. - Skilled in assessing business opportunities and understanding diverse buyer personas. - Proven track record in orchestrating the closure of business deals with a clear understanding of customer needs. - Experience coordinating cross-functional teams (Solution Consulting, Security, Legal) through complex sales cycles. Must have: - Fluency in French (ideally native) and English You are: - Resilient. You maintain high activity and creativity despite rejection, and treat a stalled deal as a problem to solve, not a reason to move on. - Intellectually curious. You go beyond surface-level discovery, understanding business drivers and connecting problems to measurable impact. - Assertive and commercially in control. You lead the deal, challenge assumptions, create urgency, and drive clear next steps. - A skilled multi-threader. You read stakeholders and power dynamics, and tailor your approach across roles and levels within an account. - A team player who views enterprise selling as a team sport, collaborative with peers, cross-functional partners, and your sales leader. Perks & Benefits At Culture Amp, our people are at the heart of our success. We offer competitive pay and a total rewards package designed to support you at work and in life. This includes: - Equity through our Employee Share Option Program, so you can share in our long-term success - Learning programs and coaching to help you thrive and grow - Quarterly refresh days, an extended end-of-year break and a monthly allowance to support your wellbeing and lifestyle - Inclusive parental leave from day one - A MacBook and budget to set up your home workspace, enabling flexibility - Five annual social impact days to to give back to causes that matter to you - Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only) Our rewards are designed to support different needs and life stages, recognising that what matters most can vary from person to person. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement, but your unique experience matters. If you’re interested in joining us, we strongly encourage you to apply and help us build a more diverse and impactful team. Accommodations & Data Privacy If you require reasonable accommodations or adjustments due to a disability to complete the online application or to participate in the interview process, please contact accommodations@cultureamp.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. Culture Amp will retain your CV & personal information for a period of two years (four years for the US) from the date of your application process completion. Culture Amp may contact you in relation to future job opportunities during this time period. For further information please see our privacy policy here or contact privacy@cultureamp.com.
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