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Account Executive - SaaS Sales, EMEA (202610)

Digify · Remote · UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
9d 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 2h agoon Digify's careers page

The job

What you'd do
Turn incoming trial sign-ups and quote requests from small and mid-size businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa into paying customers, giving product demos and following up until they buy. Leads come to you.
Who you'd sell to
Not stated in the posting.Ask: “Who's the economic buyer, and who else is in the deal?”
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 9 days.
Company hiring
This is their only open sales role.

Red lights

None spotted.

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.

    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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Full posting
Digify is a cloud-based virtual data room and digital rights management software provider. Our platform helps companies control, protect and track important documents after they have been shared. Companies use Digify to protect confidential information for fundraising, M&A transactions, due diligence, intellectual property sharing and sensitive business communications. Today, Digify is used in 138 countries by more than 700,000 users worldwide. THE ROLE We are expanding our sales team and are looking for an Account Executive to support and grow our EMEA business. This is an inbound-led SaaS sales role focused on SMB and mid-market customers. The first priority of the role is to manage and convert inbound demand from EMEA, including trial signups, general enquiries, quote requests and RFPs. As lead volume across EMEA can be high, the Account Executive must be strong at qualification, prioritisation and identifying the opportunities with the highest potential. The ideal candidate is a commercially minded SaaS salesperson with 2–3+ years of experience and notable success in a sales or closing role. You should enjoy speaking with prospects, understanding their pain points, recommending suitable solutions, conducting product demos and following up closely to move deals towards close. We are also open to exceptional candidates from an SDR/BDR background if they have demonstrated closing experience and are ready to take ownership of customer conversations through to close. This is a remote role. Candidates should be based in a time zone that allows meaningful overlap with EMEA prospects and the Digify team. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: - Manage inbound leads from EMEA, including trial signups, general enquiries, quote requests and RFPs. - Qualify leads effectively to understand fit, urgency, use case, buying intent and commercial potential. - Prioritise high-potential opportunities while managing a steady volume of inbound demand. - Speak with prospects over calls, emails and video meetings to understand their business needs and pain points. - Recommend suitable Digify solutions based on each prospect’s use case, requirements and buying context. - Conduct clear and effective product demos, with enough product understanding to address common technical and workflow-related questions. - Communicate Digify’s value proposition clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Follow up consistently and professionally to maintain deal momentum and move opportunities towards close. - Manage opportunities in HubSpot, keeping records accurate and up to date. - Share customer feedback, objections, market trends and competitive insights with the sales, product and marketing teams. - Work closely with the existing sales team to support territory transition, shared learning and EMEA sales growth. Requirements - 2–3+ years of SaaS sales experience with notable success, preferably in a closing role. - Experience selling SaaS or cloud-based software products to SMB and/or mid-market customers. - Excellent lead qualification skills, with the ability to quickly assess fit, urgency and deal potential. - Strong commercial judgment and the ability to prioritise effectively in a high-volume inbound environment. - Excellent communication skills, especially the ability to understand customer pain points and explain product value clearly. - Ability to build rapport and trust with prospects through calls, emails and online meetings. - Confidence conducting product demos and explaining technical concepts in a simple, practical way. - Ability to make sound and reasonable product recommendations based on customer needs. - Strong follow-up discipline and the ability to create urgency and maintain deal momentum in a professional, consultative way. - Strong written and spoken English. Additional European languages, such as German or French, are a plus. - Comfortable selling across different EMEA markets, with sensitivity to different business cultures, languages and buying contexts. - Familiarity with CRM tools, preferably HubSpot. - Comfortable using AI tools to improve sales productivity, including call preparation, prospect research, follow-up drafting and CRM updates. NICE TO HAVE - Experience selling document security, data room, cybersecurity, legal tech, fintech, investment, M&A, or other B2B software solutions. - Experience handling inbound trial-led or product-led growth sales motions. - Familiarity with data protection, document security, due diligence or compliance-related buyer concerns. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE A successful Account Executive in this role will be able to: - Quickly identify which inbound leads are worth prioritising. - Understand the prospect’s real business problem, not just respond to surface-level requests. - Recommend the right Digify solution in a consultative and credible way. - Deliver effective product demos independently. - Maintain strong follow-up discipline and keep deals moving. - Convert qualified EMEA inbound demand into paying customers. - Build trust with SMB and mid-market prospects across different EMEA markets. - Contribute useful market and customer insights back to the wider team. Learn more about Digify by visiting our website.
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