Enterprise Account Executive DACH

Job Title:
Enterprise Account Executive [DACH]

Level:
Senior

Working Hours:
Full Time (40h/Week)

Location:
Remote (DACH)

Your Team

You will report to our Chief Revenue Officer and join the EMEA Sales team. On TheOrg, you can view our complete organizational structure, including information about every team member, hiring managers, and the size of each department.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a high-performing Enterprise Account Executive to accelerate our growth in the DACH region. This role blends direct enterprise sales with strategic channel engagement, driving new business through a mix of outbound hunting, partner collaboration, and product-led growth initiatives. You will be responsible for building and executing a revenue strategy that leverages one of the world's most widely deployed secure open source collaboration platforms. Success in this role requires balancing direct engagement with enterprise customers while also developing and enabling channel partners to expand our reach.

Mandatory Hard Skills

• Proven track record in B2B enterprise software sales, ideally with experience in both direct new business hunting and channel/partner ecosystems;
• Experience selling into the Public | Government and large enterprise accounts in the DACH region, with knowledge of procurement processes, compliance requirements, and decision-making cycles.
• Strong network and understanding of the DACH enterprise market operating in heavily regulated industries;
• Demonstrated ability to generate pipeline, consistently achieve quotas, and win complex deals;
• Strong channel sales experience: demonstrated ability to recruit, enable, and manage channel partners (e.g. system integrators, resellers, and distributors) to drive public sector and enterprise deals.
• English and German Fluency;
• Proficiency with CRM and sales engagement tools;
• Travel availability (30%).

Desirable Hard Skills

• Background selling into regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare, defense) in addition to the public sector;
• Strong relationships with Government Agencies (Federal, State & Local, Defense, First Responders, Utilities);
• Experience with Secure Open Source Software (OSS) sales models.

Soft Skills

• Dynamic professional with a passion for effective communication and collaboration;
• Key player, engaging in cross-functional collaboration, fostering a positive work environment that values teamwork and innovation;
• A critical thinking and analytical mindset will be instrumental in solving complex challenges and driving strategic initiatives;
• Presentation skills, delivering compelling and impactful messages to diverse audiences;
• Entrepreneurial skills are a must as you contribute to the development of innovative solutions and identify growth opportunities;
• Results-oriented individuals, you'll thrive in a fast-paced environment, consistently delivering on targets combined with your disciplined approach ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in all tasks.
• Passion: Genuine enthusiasm for what you do and how it contributes to our company's mission;
• Dream: Proactively seek out opportunities and challenges to achieve extraordinary results. If you're someone who takes initiative and is always striving to improve, you'll fit right in;
• Own: Take ownership of your work, set high standards for yourself, and be accountable for outcomes demonstrating a strong sense of responsibility and commitment;
• Trust: Recognizing the importance of trust and support and actively working towards a collaborative and inclusive workplace;
• Share: Communicating openly and transparently, ensures clarity and honesty in interactions.

What You'll Do

Sales Strategy & Execution

• Drive revenue growth through enterprise sales, channel partnerships, and product-led sales motions.
• Generate and manage pipelines with a strong hunter mindset—approximately 70–80% of your focus will be on outbound prospecting and new logo acquisition.
• Manage the full sales cycle—from prospecting and qualification to negotiation and closing—with enterprise and public sector customers in the DACH region.
• Deliver compelling sales presentations, innovative proposals, and impactful executive-level meetings.

Strategic Partnerships & Collaboration

• Build and strengthen relationships with key channel partners (distributors, OEMs, VARs, system integrators) to co-sell, co-market, and expand into strategic accounts and public sector opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with marketing, product, and partner teams to leverage inbound interest, product usage data, and ecosystem opportunities.
• Develop tailored business cases and account plans to drive co-selling motions with partners.

Client Relationship Management & Consultation

• Nurture long-term client relationships by providing strategic consultation, addressing business challenges, and ensuring seamless pre- and post-sales support.
• Represent the company as a trusted advisor to executives, aligning customer business needs with our platform's value proposition.
• Resolve sales and delivery challenges while fostering collaboration with C-suite executives, partners, and internal teams.

Sales Methodology & Process Improvement

• Apply consultative selling methodologies (MEDDPICC) to deeply understand customer needs and drive successful sales outcomes.
• Develop comprehensive territory plans and contribute insights to win/loss analyses to continually improve sales strategy and execution.

Market Analysis & Business Development

• Deepen industry and public sector knowledge, keeping current on market trends, regulatory requirements, and competitive positioning.
• Generate qualified leads and cultivate new customers through outbound prospecting and channel partner collaboration.
• Provide accurate activity tracking, pipeline visibility, and forecast reporting to drive business performance.

Benefits

• Fully Remote & Flexible Working Hours
• Flexible Paid Time Off, Holidays and Vacation
• Company Laptop
• Remote Benefit
• iTalki, Courses and Books
• Stock Options
• Multicultural Environment
• Vibrant Company Culture

Check out our handbook to dive into each of our awesome benefits
At Rocket.Chat, we have tailored base pay ranges according to work locations. This approach ensures that we can competitively and consistently compensate our employees across different geographic markets.

• While we define an initial seniority level and budget for each role, this can be adjusted during the hiring process. The selection process itself — including interviews and assessments — helps us better understand where the candidate fits within our career framework and which grade they should be positioned in.
• To ensure fairness and consistency, all applications are accepted exclusively via our Careers site. Submissions through other channels will not be taken into consideration.

About Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is the world's largest open-source communications platform. Built for organizations needing more control over their communications, Rocket.Chat Secure CommsOS is a communication platform that unifies messaging, voice, video, AI, and mission-critical applications—ensuring uncompromising security, compliance, and operational efficiency for governments, defense, and critical infrastructure organizations operating in highly-regulated environments.

Tens of millions of users in over 150 countries and organizations such as Deutsche Bahn, the U.S. Navy and Credit Suisse trust Rocket.Chat every day to keep their communications completely private and secure. As Rocket.Chat we believe in reconnecting the world, one conversation at a time

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