[Hiring] Account Executive @Mercell

Role Description

We are looking for an ambitious Account Executive to join our Buy side sales team in Germany. Our Account Executives are at the heart of Mercell’s mission. You’ll be a trusted advisor to public sector customers with a go-to-market approach guiding them through a value-based buying journey and showing how Mercell’s solutions can help them achieve efficiency, compliance, and real impact for society. You’ll manage the entire sales cycle, from prospecting and qualifying leads (both inbound and outbound) to running demos, managing tender responses, negotiating terms, and closing deals. With each success, you’ll help strengthen Mercell’s presence in your market and expand our growing community of public sector partners.

Core Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, engage, and build relationships with key decision-makers across your market.
• Translate the business pains of the organization into a value-based selling approach to drive large strategic engagements.
• Own the entire sales journey from first contact and discovery to negotiation, closing, onboarding, and upselling.
• Confidently demonstrate the value and impact of Mercell’s SaaS platform to organisations of all sizes.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM data in HubSpot, using insights to optimise pipeline and sales performance.
• Stay ahead of developments in the local and European public procurement landscape to uncover new growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience (ideally 3-5 years) managing a full B2B SaaS sales cycle, preferably to the public sector or highly regulated industries with a tender driven sales motion.
• Strong experience in outbound sales and pipeline generation with demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, building trust and credibility.
• Explaining the value of technical or SaaS solutions to a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
• Fluency in written and spoken German.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with public procurement, tendering, or compliance-driven buying processes.
• Experience working in an international or multi-market sales environment.
• Strong consultative selling mindset with a focus on long-term customer value.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile, and collaborative environment where priorities evolve.

Requirements

• Start date: As soon as possible
• Duration: Full time
• Workplace type: Remote
• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Application Deadline: 11 October 2026.

Benefits

• Hybrid work to support work-life balance.
• Health and insurance plans (may differ per country/office).
• Pension plans.
• Paid parental leave.
• Social happenings.
• Competitive salary packages.