Account executive enterprise, central europe

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Berlin, DEU
Hybrid
Senior level
Enterprise Web • Greentech • Software
The Role
Enterprise Account Executive responsible for selling Watershed’s sustainability platform to large DACH companies. Owns the full sales lifecycle, develops enterprise sales playbooks, opens new market segments, builds executive relationships, provides customer feedback to influence product strategy, and educates prospects on climate programs, carbon reduction, clean energy, and supply-chain decarbonization. The role also contributes to building the Berlin sales team and requires four days per week in the Berlin office.
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About Watershed

Watershed is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens use Watershed to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting including CSRD, and drive real decarbonization. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team.

We have offices in San Francisco, New York, Denver, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City, and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us!

The role

We’re looking for our a Berlin-based Enterprise Account Executive to bring Watershed to more companies in DACH. We’re at an inflection point: every large company is launching a sustainability program as pressure for action builds every day. You’ll do whatever it takes to get those companies on Watershed and help them be effective. As a member of our Berlin-based go-to-market organisation, you’ll help build the sales playbook, shape Watershed’s product and help us build a stellar team.

You will:

  • Be a founding Enterprise Account Executive for our Berlin office!

  • Sell Watershed. Find your way to the right people at leading DAX companies, educate them about effective climate programs, and help them succeed with Watershed. You’ll own the full lifecycle, from first outbound to contract signature.

  • Develop the Watershed sales playbook for winning lighthouse logos —what’s the best messaging? How do we triangulate through the org? What tools do we need?—into a repeatable machine.

  • Take Watershed into new market segments.

  • Shape Watershed’s product strategy by sharing feedback from customers on the front line.

  • Become an expert in climate, and educate companies on how they should navigate the world of carbon reduction targets, clean energy, and decarbonising their supply chain.

  • Help build the sales team.

You might be a fit if you have:

  • 5+ years of relevant account executive quota carrying experience in a SaaS organization

  • A track record of sales excellence, especially with enterprise customers (1,000-10,000 employees) at an executive level. 

  • Have experience prospecting new business in a new territory, specifically, DACH.

  • Are excited to lead from zero to one. You love to build things from scratch—new playbooks for navigating organizations and ways to tell the Watershed story.

  • Are an excellent consultative seller. You listen deeply to customers and excel by helping them solve their problems.

  • Love going deep on new domains. You’ve sold products in complex or technical fields, and relish becoming an expert on your subject matter. You’re voraciously curious. You’re excited to learn everything about climate and help companies navigate this space.

  • Have a track record of doing whatever it takes to get things done. You’ve accomplished things that others thought were impossible. You’re relentlessly resourceful.

  • Want to join a startup, take responsibility for the fate of the company, and move fast.

  • Are an exceptional communicator.

  • Native German speaker, bilingual in English.

Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week (except for remote roles)

Watershed has hub offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Mexico City and satellite offices in Denver, Sydney, Paris, and Berlin. Where we have offices, employees are expected to be in office for 4 days per week. Certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description if so.

What’s the interview process like?

It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience interview (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.

What if I need accommodations for my interview?

At Watershed, we are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health needs, religious observances, neurodivergence, or pregnancy-related support requirements. If you need assistance during your process, please contact your recruiter.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of quota-carrying Account Executive experience in a SaaS organization
  • Track record of sales excellence with enterprise customers, particularly companies with 1,000–10,000 employees
  • Experience prospecting for new business in the DACH territory
  • Experience selling products in complex or technical fields
  • Consultative selling and strong customer problem-solving skills
  • Experience building sales playbooks or launching new territories and markets
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Native German speaker and bilingual English proficiency
  • Willingness to work from the Berlin office four days per week
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
200 Employees
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

Watershed is the enterprise climate platform. Leading companies like Walmart, Stripe, Spotify, Klarna, and Twitter use Watershed's software to measure, reduce, and report their carbon emissions. With its state-of-the-art carbon data engine, in-house climate experts, and marketplace of high-quality decarbonization initiatives, Watershed provides audit-grade emissions data to power business value creation, regulatory compliance, and global climate impact. Watershed’s advisors and investors include Mark Carney, Christiana Figueres, Al Gore, Sequoia, and Kleiner Perkins. Watershed is based in San Francisco, Calif., and London, U.K.

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