Corporate Account Executive

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Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DEU
In-Office
Mid level
Information Technology
We provide an internal communications platform to unite companies and their employees behind a common purpose.
The Role
Manage complex B2B sales processes, spearhead customer acquisition, develop strategic client relationships, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to optimize sales outcomes.
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About Staffbase

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI-native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry-leading and award-winning agentic AI communications channels - intranet, employee app and email solutions - create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.

Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, our diverse team of 750+ employees supports 2,000+ customers—reaching over 16.4 million employees—in transforming their employee experience.
We are proud to be a Unicorn company—privately valued at over $1 billion—demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.

This role can be filled in one of our Germany based office locations (Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin, Munich, Cologne) or remote within Germany. 

What you’ll be doing

  • Managing complex sales processes with multiple external and internal stakeholders and leveraging all available resources efficiently
  • Full circle sales responsibility, managing end-to-end process from outbound to final contract closing
  • Strategic development of existing customers, identifying upsell and cross-sell potential
  • Pitching the Staffbase vision to decision makers in Communication, HR and IT teams
  • Representing Staffbase as an enthusiastic brand ambassador
  • Acquisition of new customers, focusing on companies with 1,000+ employees
  • Close collaboration with marketing, customer success, renewal and product teams to optimize sales strategy
  • Contributing your own ideas and strategies to further develop our company culture, values, and vision

What you need to be successful

  • At least 3 years of experience in a B2B sales role – ideally in software/SaaS sales 
  • Experience managing and owning complex sales projects with internal and external stakeholders 
  • Strong closing abilities and a track record of consistently meeting or exceeding targets
  • Previous collaboration with customer communication departments, IT, HR, and C-level decision-makers
  • Strong outbound mentality and advanced pitching skills 
  • High emotional intelligence and strong ability to identify and understand customer needs
  • Passion, humor and enthusiasm
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Experience in a scale-up environment is a plus
  • Fluent German (C2) and business-proficient English skills

What you'll get

  • Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)
  • Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560
  • Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August
  • Support - we’re offering a company pension scheme
  • Volunteers Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project

Top Skills

SaaS
Sales
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
315 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Company communicators want a single place where they can reach and engage all employees across every channel. Employees want a simple and user friendly way to connect with their company no matter if they are desk, frontline, remote or distributed workers. We connect companies with their employees through a branded app, desktop browser, email, or chat, with the goal of establishing community and shared purpose at work.

Why Work With Us

We are quickly taking over the Internal Communications industries and have been named the 2021 Global Employee App Choice by ClearBox Consulting. We have a very collaborative international culture that loves to grow together as much as we love to win together! Join our team during these exciting times of a recent merger and our series D!

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