Account Executive working closely with the founder at a FinTech startup. Identifying and closing high-impact enterprise customers and managing strategic relationships in Europe.
Responsibilities
Work closely with the Founder to identify, win, and grow strategic enterprise customers.
Own the end-to-end enterprise sales process from outreach to closing.
Close a limited number of strategic enterprise customers focusing on quality.
Manage complex B2B sales cycles of up to 6 months with multiple stakeholders.
Identify and engage prospects for high-value annual turnover accounts.
Develop tailored value propositions aligned with customer needs.
Drive commercial negotiations and deal structuring.
Represent Finperks in customer meetings and industry events across Europe.
Build and maintain a focused enterprise pipeline with realistic forecasting.
Continuously gather insights to refine sales approaches.
Requirements
Structured and disciplined working approach with effective prioritization and management of sales processes.
Hungry, ambitious, and goal-driven mindset to win meaningful enterprise customers.
High frustration tolerance, resilience, and persistence through long sales cycles and rejections.
Genuine passion for selling, interpersonal skills, and building trust.
Willingness to execute hands-on sales including outreach, follow-ups, demos, and negotiations.
Strong commercial and negotiation skills, ability to close significant enterprise deals.
Ability to work closely with founders as a trusted partner in discussions.
Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, suitable for C-level interactions.
Willingness and flexibility to travel within Europe approximately 2–3 times per month.
High level of ownership, self-organization, and accountability in an early-stage startup environment.
Several years of experience in management or strategy consulting (nice-to-have).
Experience in B2B enterprise sales, business development, or partnerships (nice-to-have).
Proficiency in German or other languages like French, Spanish, or Italian (strong advantage).
Benefits
Directly working with the founder on important enterprise deals.
Owning a small number of high-impact enterprise accounts with significant strategic and revenue relevance.
Playing a key role in shaping the enterprise sales motion from an early stage.
Gaining hands-on exposure to complex enterprise negotiations and long-cycle B2B sales across Europe.
Help in building sales processes and structures from the ground up in a fast-growing startup.
Experience fast personal and professional growth in a high-ownership, high-autonomy environment.
Competitive compensation with performance-based upside.
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