Corporate Account Executive

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 550+ employees supports 1,500+ customers—reaching over 14 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 isn't a general sales role. You'll own a demanding pipeline of mid-market deals, positioning our mission-critical platform as a must-have for HR, Communications, and IT leadership. If you're energized by juggling multiple deals at once, creating urgency, and relentlessly pushing toward five-to-six-figure ARR, we want to talk to you.

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

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 first contact to final contract closing
• Acquisition of new customers, focusing on companies with 1,000+ employees
• Pitching the Staffbase vision to decision makers in Communication, HR and IT teams
• Strategic account and territory planning by industry and ICP, incorporating key insights (challenges, etc.)
• Close collaboration with marketing, customer success, renewal and product teams to optimize sales strategy
• Representing Staffbase as an enthusiastic brand ambassador
• 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 multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Strong closing abilities and a track record of consistently meeting or exceeding targets
• Previous collaboration with communication departments, IT, HR, and C-level decision-makers
• Advanced pitching skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders
• High emotional intelligence and strong ability to identify and understand customer needs
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Fluent German (C2) and business-proficient English skills
• Fluency in a third language such as French, Spanish or Italian is a plus
• Passion, humor and enthusiasm
• Experience in a scale-up environment is a plus

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 offer offering a company pension scheme
• Volunteers Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project

Additional conditions from the actual employer application form

Staffbase involves a multi-stakeholder SaaS sales process. How complex were the solutions you previously sold, and what did your typical sales cycle look like from outreach to close?

What's the average deal size (ARR) you've closed in your current or most recent role?

Please select which Staffbase office you are applying to below:

What is your work permit status in Germany?

Please indicate the level of your German language skills.

Please indicate the level of your English language skills.

This position is compensated with 50% base salary and 50% variable. Please share your OTE salary expectation with us.

Our Code of Conduct outlines expectations for avoiding conflicts of interest. Please review and share details if you identify any potential conflicts.

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The linked Code of Conduct asks staff to report and manage potential conflicts, including outside employment or advisory roles, certain investments and personal business relationships. Potential conflicts are not automatically prohibited when properly reported and managed. The application asks for disclosure. https://staffbase.com/f/c8ef3b6e69de2021/code-of-conduct-20250324.pdf