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Commercial Account Executive, DACH
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Algolia is hiring a Commercial Account Executive to grow its German-speaking commercial market through new-business acquisition and expansion of existing accounts. The role manages inbound and outbound pipeline, runs complex SaaS sales cycles, develops partner-led opportunities, and drives usage- and feature-based upsells. The successful candidate will work closely with sales development, solutions engineering, customer success, legal, partners, and marketing to present value-based demos and ROI cases. It requires 2–4 years of B2B SaaS, MarTech, or technology closing experience, along with fluent German and English. This remote Germany role emphasizes territory ownership, accurate forecasting, resilience, and a proactive hunter mindset.
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I would segment accounts by fit, growth potential, digital maturity, and likely search or discovery use cases. I would define priority account tiers, map buying committees, build a weekly outbound cadence, and set measurable pipeline, meeting, conversion, and coverage targets. I would review results regularly and adjust the plan based on engagement and win-rate data.
I begin with structured discovery to understand the customer’s business objectives, current workflow, technical environment, decision process, and measurable pain. I align relevant stakeholders around a quantified value case, coordinate technical validation with pre-sales, address risks early, and maintain a mutual action plan through legal, procurement, and final negotiation.
I would first establish the impact of the current experience on conversion, relevance, merchandising control, and development resources. Then I would connect Algolia’s search and discovery capabilities to the prospect’s specific commercial outcomes, validate the fit through a tailored demonstration or proof point, and build an ROI case with agreed success metrics.
I use a focused account list, relevant triggers, persona-specific messaging, and a consistent multichannel outreach cadence. I combine research-led outreach with partner relationships, referrals, and account expansion signals. I monitor response and conversion data closely to improve messaging and prioritize the channels producing qualified opportunities.
I base forecasts on verified customer commitments, defined next steps, stakeholder alignment, commercial readiness, and realistic close dates rather than optimism. I inspect deal risks weekly, document changes in the CRM, and communicate both upside and downside clearly so leadership can act on reliable information.
About this role.
Algolia is the retrieval intelligence layer that turns intent into trusted, decision-grade outcomes. Powering more than 1.7 trillion queries a year for over 18,000 customers with millisecond latency and 99.999% reliability, we are the recognized leader for Search and Product Discovery by top industry analyst firms. The Algolia platform turns a company’s products, content, and business rules into data that humans, applications and AI agents can act upon. The result is trusted customer experiences with stronger conversions for measurable business impact.
At Algolia, we are passionate about helping businesses connect their end-users with what matters most in milliseconds!
As an Algolia Account Executive, you will be responsible for creating strong relationships with our customers/prospects and building on these relationships to expand our footprint or close new businesses. You should be comfortable researching prospective customers and adapting sales strategies to meet their needs. You will also play an integral role in defining our sales model. You know the ins and outs of Algolia, understand how we can benefit each prospect and will ultimately be the front line of our revenue growth in the German-speaking and CEMEA markets.
Algolia has been growing exponentially over the past few years with Germany representing one of our core markets. We are now expanding our existing German-speaking team to further accelerate in this region, providing you with the opportunity to become one of the core players in our success story. You will be an important voice in how we address this market and able to gain a lot of visibility both within our fast-growing tech company as well as within the German eCommerce/ retail segment.
Are you a resilient problem-solver who isn’t afraid to think outside the box and get their hands dirty? We expect you to take ownership and be able to execute, defining your own territory strategy. We’re looking for candidates who raise the level and bring sales excellence to the revenue organisation. You should value and practice transparency, have the humility to accept your weaknesses and continuously strive to improve both personally and professionally.
YOUR ROLE WILL CONSIST OF:
- Managing and growing a sales pipeline
- Driving inbound and outbound leads through complex sales cycles to closed won
- Working your network and collaborating with external partners to source and facilitate new projects in the Commercial segment
- Managing and prospecting with an existing account base to drive usage-based and feature-based upsells
- Generating new projects from booking self-driven outbound meetings
- Building compelling demonstrations with the pre-sales team, sales material and ROI studies bringing value to our customers
- Forecasting accurately to help the team hit their numbers
- Collaborating with sales developers, solutions engineers, customer success managers, legal, partner managers and marketing.
YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE:
- 2 – 4 years of experience in a closing role (esp. in B2B, MarTech, SaaS tech sales)
- Excellent spoken and written German and English skills, Polish or Czech a plus
- Hunter mindset: Strong familiarity with outbound prospecting techniques, tools and processes
- Strong Plus: Experience in working with partners (solution integrators, consultancies, independent software vendors)
- Multi-tasker who can adapt to changing situations
- Quick thinker, must be able to handle questions on the fly
NICE TO HAVE:
- You love tech sales;
- You have a curious mindset and are capable to understand prospects’ pains and how a deep tech solution like Algolia can solve it;
- You thrive in dynamic environments and are capable to adjust to constant change;
- You are excited by the idea of building things and have a structured and strategic approach to working your territory;
- You believe you are in charge of your own success and you have the grit to continue going when things get challenging.
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Algolia does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The annual total cash compensation range (base salary and commission) for this role reflects market pay data within this location. The exact compensation offered for this role may vary depending on specific location and job-related knowledge, technical skills, and experience; and is only one part of our Total Rewards philosophy to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
On-Target Earnings Pay Range
€120.000—€160.000 EUR
FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE STRATEGY:
Algolia’s flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease. We place an emphasis on an individual’s impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location. Algolia is a high-trust environment and many of our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when.
We have a global presence with offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest, however we also offer many of our team members the option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees. Positions listed as “Remote” are only available for remote work within the specified country. Positions listed within a specific city are only available in that location – depending on the role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES:
- GRIT – Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment.
- TRUST – Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership.
- CANDOR – Ability to receive and give constructive feedback.
- CARE – Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company.
- HUMILITY – Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside.
We’re looking for talented, passionate people to help build the world’s best search and discovery technology. We value autonomy, diversity, and collaboration. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and supported—regardless of race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability, or socioeconomic background.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES – Recruitment Fraud Notice
We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams targeting job seekers. To help protect yourself, please keep the following in mind:
- Our open positions may appear on third-party job boards, but the best way to apply safely is directly through our careers page.
- All genuine communication from Algolia will come from an @algolia.com email address. If you receive an email from someone claiming to work at Algolia who does not have an @algolia.com email address, please do not respond or share any personal information.
- We’ll never ask for payments, purchases, or financial details during the hiring process.
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If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building the world’s best search & discovery technology, we’d love to review your application!
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