Team Lead, Account Executives

Clera

$110K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years as an Account Executive in B2B SaaS with complex sales cycles
  • 2+ years of leadership experience in a sales team
  • Proven track record of meeting/exceeding sales quotas
  • Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken
  • Experience with structured sales methodologies like MEDDIC
  • Proficiency in CRM tools, particularly Salesforce
  • Strong skills in communication, coaching, and performance management
  • Located in Munich and able to work on-site full-time

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a team of ~5 Account Executives targeting the DACH market
  • Achieve personal sales quota while guiding the team to exceed their targets
  • Collaborate with sales leadership on go-to-market strategies
  • Engage in key customer discussions to influence deal strategies
  • Deliver measurable value to industrial customers in cost optimization and risk management
  • Implement structured sales methodologies to enhance team performance
  • Drive performance through metrics, reviews, and actionable planning
  • Foster a high-performing sales culture with training and support

Benefits

  • Full-time on-site position in Munich
  • Opportunity to work in a greenfield market
  • Access to senior leadership for strategic collaborations
  • Structured training and a focus on performance management
  • Potential for professional development in leadership and sales methodologies
Full Job Description
About the Role

As Team Lead, Account Executives, you'll own a customer segment and lead a team of ~5 AEs targeting a greenfield DACH market. This is a hands-on player-coach role: you'll carry a personal quota while coaching your team to exceed collective targets, and you'll work directly with senior leadership to shape and execute go-to-market strategy. Based full-time in Munich, this is an on-site position.
What You'll Do
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of ~5 Account Executives to capture a large market opportunity across the DACH region.
  • Close deals against a personal quota while supporting your team to exceed their individual and collective targets.
  • Collaborate with sales leadership to define and execute go-to-market strategy for a greenfield market.
  • Join critical customer conversations to shape deal strategy, de-risk opportunities, and support negotiations and business case development.
  • Deliver measurable procurement value to industrial customers - helping them optimize costs, reduce supply chain risk, and meet regulatory requirements.
  • Implement and coach structured sales methodologies (e.g. MEDDIC) across the team to sharpen discovery, negotiation, and pipeline management.
  • Drive performance through metrics tracking, pipeline reviews, and action planning to increase win rates and deal velocity.
  • Build a high-performing sales culture through structured training, hands-on deal support, and clear performance management.
  • Identify AI-driven opportunities to accelerate team productivity and share best-practice workflows across the go-to-market organization.
What We're Looking For

Required
  • 3+ years as an Account Executive in B2B SaaS with complex, non-transactional sales cycles.
  • 2+ years of people leadership or team management experience in a sales organization, ideally in a high-growth SaaS environment.
  • Proven, consistent track record of meeting or exceeding quota.
  • Fluency in both German and English (written and spoken).
  • Familiarity with structured sales methodologies (MEDDIC or equivalent) and the ability to coach others on their application.
  • Proficiency with CRM and sales tooling (e.g. Salesforce) and a disciplined approach to forecasting.
  • Strong communication, coaching, and performance management skills.
  • Based in Munich and comfortable working on-site full-time.

Nice to Have
  • Experience selling into industrial, manufacturing, or supply chain verticals.
  • Familiarity with procurement processes or ERP ecosystems.
  • Background working at a high-growth enterprise SaaS company in the DACH market.
Location & Work Arrangement
  • Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  • Work arrangement: On-site, full-time
  • Visa sponsorship: Not available - candidates must already have the right to work in Germany

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