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The Account Executive, Commercial will be responsible for developing/closing business indirectly with a number of private, corporate customers in their assigned market through working with the partner sales community. The primary focus is aimed at closing sales opportunities and is achieved by collaborating with partners to identify, develop, accelerate, up-sell and close transactions.
Location: Preferably based in North Rhine-Westphalia (e.g. Cologne, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg)
What You'll Do- Develop and close business with defined corporate, private accounts
- Leverage partners to close sales with their end customers
- Cold calls to develop sales activities with a large number of new mid-market and high-segment end users
- Up-sell and cross-sell to the existing customer base
- Forecasts and account/opportunity details in Salesforce
- Propose, coordinate and participate to marketing activities in the defined territory
- Direct, new business sales experience
- Experience with vendors associated with Virtualization, Cloud & SaaS technology is a plus
- Have experience of selling through channel and direct
- Track record of accomplishment selling to the IT infrastructure specialists
- Proven ability to develop new sales
- Be a self-starter with the ability to learn quickly
- Be a high-energy salesperson
- Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where roles and responsibilities change quickly
- Be comfortable travelling for at least 50% of the time
- Current full driving license
- Business proficient language skills in German & English
- Comprehensive Financial Security – Company-sponsored retirement savings, life insurance, and accident coverage to help protect you and your family.
- Generous Time Off – Enjoy 30 vacation days per year, plus company-wide VeeaMe Days dedicated to rest, wellbeing, and self-care.
- Wellbeing & Mental Health Support – Access confidential counseling and professional support services through our Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families.
- Make an Impact Beyond Work – Receive paid volunteer time each year through the Veeam Cares program to support causes that matter to you.
- Healthcare & Wellness Benefits – Benefits include healthcare support and wellbeing-focused programs designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
- Additional Lifestyle Perks – Enjoy benefits that support your everyday wellbeing, including lifestyle-focused programs and employee-friendly perks.
Please note: If an applicant is permanently located outside of Germany, Veeam reserves the right to decline the application for this position. #LI-CA1 #LI-REMOTE
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Skills Required
- Direct new business sales experience
- Experience selling through channel and direct
- Track record selling to IT infrastructure specialists
- Proven ability to develop new sales (cold calling, pipeline generation)
- Forecasting and managing accounts/opportunities in Salesforce
- Experience with vendors/technologies associated with Virtualization, Cloud and SaaS
- Comfortable travelling for at least 50% of the time
- Current full driving license
- Business proficient language skills in German and English
- Self-starter who learns quickly and performs in fast-paced environments
Veeam Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Veeam and has not been reviewed or approved by Veeam.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is comprehensive with options that include employee-only no-cost tiers, plus mental-health support through an assistance program. Feedback suggests these offerings compare well in tech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes unlimited PTO in the U.S., paid company holidays, quarterly company-wide recharge days, and paid volunteer time. Feedback suggests team norms influence how fully this flexibility is utilized.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Sales and pre-sales roles feature meaningful on-target earnings with competitive base and variable structures. Feedback suggests these plans provide strong upside for high performers.
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