Account Executive

Posted 7 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Copenhagen, Capital, DNK
Remote
Mid level
Big Data • Digital Media • Marketing Tech • Social Media • Analytics • Business Intelligence
The Role
Own the full sales cycle from qualification through closing, converting inbound leads and generating outbound opportunities. Build relationships with senior stakeholders, conduct discovery meetings and demonstrations, negotiate commercial terms, maintain pipeline accuracy, use MEDDPICC, collaborate with SDRs and Marketing, and consistently achieve revenue targets.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate. 
 
Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow. 
 
Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen, be understood, be you. 

The opportunity 

We’re looking for an Account Executive to join our team in Copenhagen and take ownership of the full sales cycle — from initial qualification and discovery through to negotiation, close, and handover.

You’ll work across both inbound and outbound opportunities, build trusted relationships with prospects and customers, and help organisations understand how Cision’s solutions can support their communication, media intelligence, and audience engagement goals. You’ll be responsible for creating and converting pipeline, managing complex sales processes, and consistently delivering against revenue targets.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role for someone who combines strong sales discipline with curiosity, confidence, and a genuine interest in solving customer problems.

What you'll do

  • Own the full sales cycle across inbound and outbound opportunities, from qualification and discovery through to negotiation, close, and handover.
  • Build and convert pipeline through timely inbound follow-up, targeted outbound prospecting, account research, networking, referrals, LinkedIn, events, and other relevant channels.
  • Partner closely with SDRs to prioritise target accounts, develop account strategies, improve messaging, and maximise conversion from meeting to opportunity.
  • Lead high-quality discovery meetings, demonstrations, presentations, and commercial conversations that connect customer priorities to the right Cision solution.
  • Build relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, qualify opportunities rigorously, and use MEDDPICC to manage complex, multi-threaded deals through to close.
  • Maintain a healthy pipeline, accurate CRM records, and reliable forecasts while consistently delivering against revenue targets.
  • Work with Marketing, Sales Leadership, Customer Success, Product, and other teams to maximise opportunities, share market feedback, and continuously improve the customer journey and sales process.

What success looks like

  • You create and convert qualified pipeline through a balanced mix of inbound, outbound, and self-sourced activity.
  • You run well-prepared sales conversations that uncover a compelling business case and engage the right stakeholders.
  • Your opportunities progress with clear mutual action plans, defined next steps, and strong commercial alignment.
  • Your forecast is reliable, your CRM hygiene is excellent, and there are no surprises late in the quarter.
  • You consistently deliver against revenue targets while contributing positively to the wider sales team.

What you'll bring

  • 3–4 years of sales experience, preferably in a B2B SaaS, technology, media, data, or consultative sales environment.
  • A proven track record of managing a full sales cycle, generating pipeline, and delivering against revenue targets.
  • Strong discovery, presentation, demonstration, negotiation, and closing skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders.
  • Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales processes using MEDDPICC or a similar structured methodology.
  • A proactive, organised, and commercially curious approach to prospecting, pipeline management, and forecasting.
  • A collaborative mindset, resilience, and a continuous improvement mentality.
  • A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
  • Fluency in English and another Scandinavian language (preferably Danish or Swedish)

Our team 

You’ll join an ambitious, social, and collaborative team made up of colleagues from across the Nordics and wider Europe. We work hard, support one another, and enjoy spending time together both in and outside of the office. We’re looking for someone who brings energy, builds strong relationships, and wants to contribute actively to the team — not just deliver individually.

Benefits

  • Clear and thorough onboarding process with supporting team to set you up for success.
  • A competitive compensation package featuring a solid base salary and an uncapped commission model designed to drive and reward your success.
  • A place in a high performing sales team at a growth-driven company.
  • An open, informal, diverse and multinational working environment.
  • 25 days of PTO per year to promote a healthy work-life balance, plus 1 Wellness Day per quarter on top of your holiday allowance. 
  • Full Headspace subscription and 24/7 Employee Assistance program; 
  • Hybrid working model - 2-3 in-office days per week at our Copenhagen office. Our Copenhagen office is situated in the Danish Design Center, in the heart of a vibrant area filled with cafés, restaurants, and convenient access to public transport.
Cision is the global leader in consumer and media intelligence, engagement, and communication solutions. We equip PR and corporate communications, marketing, and social media professionals with the tools they need to excel in today's data driven world. Our deep expertise, exclusive data partnerships, and award-winning products, including CisionOne, Brandwatch, and PR Newswire, enable over 75,000 companies and organizations, including 84% of the Fortune 500, to see and be seen, understand and be understood by the audiences that matter most to them.
 
Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
 
Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.
 
Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]
 
Cision, Inc. "the Company" only communicates with candidates and extends job offers through direct channels, not third parties.
 
Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process. 


Skills Required

  • 3-4 years of sales experience, preferably in a SaaS environment
  • Bachelor's degree
  • English and at least one additional Scandinavian language

Brandwatch Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Brandwatch and has not been reviewed or approved by Brandwatch.

  • Flexible Benefits — Work is remote-optimized with hybrid options, flexible core hours, and a home-office stipend that support varied working styles. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a notable strength relative to other elements of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO plus additional wellness days and paid holidays/volunteer time provide generous time-away policies. Feedback suggests these policies are attractive on paper, with usage shaped by team norms.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Medical, dental, vision, FSA, mental-health resources (EAP, Headspace), and learning access/stipends indicate a broad wellbeing offering. Feedback suggests these benefits can help offset cash-pay concerns for some roles.

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The Company
HQ: Brighton
5,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Brandwatch is the world’s leading digital consumer intelligence company, allowing users to analyze and utilize conversations from across the web and social media. It is the perfect platform to make sense of your consumers, their needs, wants, and interests. With official access to Twitter, Reddit, and Tumblr's firehose, plus data coming from 100 million other sites, our historical archive includes over a trillion conversations, with 501 million new ones added every day. Our platform then combines queries and AI to help you parse and analyze the data that's useful to you. From there it can be chopped, sliced, and combined to find insights you can put into action.

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