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Account Executive, Existing Customers (DACH)

Sanity · Hybrid · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Posted
2mo ago

Still open · checked 13 min agoon Sanity's careers page

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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 61 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
13 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

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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 percent of reps hit quota last year?

    Not in the posting

  2. 2.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Explains the attainment number

  3. 3.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No pay listed

  4. 4.

    What's the annual quota, and how was it set?

    Not in the posting

  5. 5.

    What share of last year's closed deals did reps source themselves?

    Mostly self-sourced

  6. 6.

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

    Always ask

The role

Sell Sanity's AI content operating system to enterprise accounts in DACH, mixing net-new logos with expansion in existing customers. You build your own pipeline and run consultative cycles with technical and exec buyers.

Enterprise · Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you are selling to

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
At Sanity.io http://Sanity.io, we’re building the future of AI-powered Content Operations. Our AI Content Operating System gives teams the freedom to model, create, and automate content the way their business works, accelerating digital development and supercharging content operations efficiency. Companies like SKIMS, Figma, Riot Games, Anthropic, Spotify and Puma are using Sanity to power and automate their content operations. We're looking for a German speaker who's built and closed net-new enterprise deals in complex technical products, who blows past growth targets more often than they hit them, and who can turn what they learn about a customer into an account plan the whole team can act on. We care less about a perfect résumé match than clear communication, an entrepreneurial streak, and real curiosity about where your customers' industries are headed. What you would do - Grow a portfolio of enterprise accounts, mostly through net-new business: new teams, new use cases, business units that haven't bought Sanity yet. - Build your own pipeline instead of waiting for one, and be the advisor customers call before they've even decided to make a move. - Run consultative sales cycles start to finish and create expansion inside accounts you already own. - Treat renewals as one chapter in a bigger growth story, not the finish line. - Prove ROI to the exec who signs the contract and to the editor who lives in Studio every day. - Keep account plans current, with next steps tied to what the customer and the company actually need. - Partner with Product and other teams to surface opportunities and kill problems before they escalate. - Watch customer health and usage data, and act on it early, not at renewal time. - Follow your customers' industries closely enough to have a real point of view. About you - Sold net-new into enterprise organizations where a deal means procurement, security review, and half a dozen people who all need convincing, and built that pipeline yourself. - Can point to real numbers on revenue, expansion, and account growth. - Know how to find the actual decision-maker, earn executive buy-in, and build relationships that outlast any single deal. - Consultative, not pushy: read usage data and turn it into a business conversation, talking architecture with a technical lead in one meeting and ROI with a CFO in the next. - Ideally some CMS background, or experience selling API-based products in SaaS, CPaaS, or PaaS. - Clear, direct written and verbal communication. - Comfort working in Salesforce, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, Looker, and G-Suite. - Fluency in German and English. - Entrepreneurial mindset: hands-on, creative, team-oriented, happier building a process than waiting for one. WHAT WE CAN OFFER: - A highly-skilled, inspiring, and supportive team - Positive, flexible, and trust-based work environment that encourages long-term professional and personal growth - A global, multi-culturally diverse group of colleagues and customers - Comprehensive health plans and perks - A healthy work-life balance that accommodates individual and family needs - Competitive salary and stock options program WHO WE ARE: Sanity.io http://Sanity.io is a modern, flexible content operating system that replaces rigid legacy content management systems. One of our big differentiators is treating content as data so that it can be stored in a single source of truth, but seamlessly adapted and personalized for any channel without extra effort. Forward-thinking companies choose Sanity because they can create tailored content authoring experiences, customized workflows, and content models that reflect their business. Sanity recently raised a $85m Series C led by GP Bullhound and is also backed by leading investors like ICONIQ Growth, Threshold Ventures, Heavybit and Shopify, as well as founders of companies like Vercel, WPEngine, Twitter, Mux, Netlify and Heroku. This funding round has put Sanity in a strong position for accelerated growth in the coming years. You can only build a great company with a great culture. Sanity is a 200+ person company with highly committed and ambitious people. We are pioneers, we exist for our customers, we are hel ved, and we love type two fun! Read more about our values here! https://www.sanity.io/blog/our-sanity-values Sanity.io pledges to be an organization that reflects the globally diverse audience that our product serves. We believe that in addition to hiring the best talent, a diversity of perspectives, ideas, and cultures leads to the creation of better products and services. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
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