GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role As a Commercial Account Executive, you’ll be the primary connection between GitLab and mid-market customers, working with organizations of up to 4,000 team members to help them adopt and expand the world’s most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform. You’ll own a broad book of business across a wide range of opportunity sizes, guiding small, fast-growing teams as well as more complex projects as they modernize their software delivery with GitLab. Reporting to an Area Sales Manager and partnering closely with business development, marketing, and technical teams, you’ll run the full sales process: shap
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About Flexport: At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us. The opportunity: Flexport is a freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to make global trade easier for everyone. We are solving complex problems on a global scale, and disrupting a multi-trillion dollar industry that has remained stubbornly unchanged. With 40+ offices and warehouses globally, we help the world's fastest growing brands manage their international supply chains, providing a fully-managed service for moving goods between any two places on the planet. Due to our exciting growth here in Europe we are now looking to grow our Sales team and are seeking innovative individuals who can help take us on our journey to the next level. What being an SDR at Flexport does for your career? At Flexport we provide a clear career path for our SDRs: you'll level up your tech sales skills with daily coaching from the best in the business. We don't just hire SDRs, we fast-track you into your next role in a sustainable way, through hands-on, world-class internal training, whether that's Account Executive or Account Manager. You will: Based in our dynamic office in Hamburg, you will join our growing team of Sales Representatives that are p
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. We’re looking for dedicated students who share our passion for ground-breaking technology and want to create a lasting future for you and Snowflake. This is a unique opportunity for a high energy candidate with sales ambitions to learn about the ins and outs of international Sales Development and Operations. We are looking for talent who are willing to grow in their commercial career, step-by-step. WHAT WE OFFER : Paid, full-time internships in the heart of the software industry Post-internship career opportunities (depending of availability) High level of access to supervisors (manager and buddy), detailed direction without micromanagement, feedback throughout your internship, and a final evaluation IN THIS ROLE YOU GET: Exposure to a fast-paced and fun culture Work with a dedicated SDR Buddy supporting your journey Collaborate with the sales team to support lead generation efforts Work closely with experienced SDRs and SDR Managers in day to day business Develop critical sales skills and gain insight into tech sales processes and best practices WHAT WE EXPECT: Availability for 6 months Desired level: 4th year undergraduate High energy self starter ready to take on anything to learn and be part of the team Strong problem solving and ability to learn quickly in a dynamic en
We’re looking for a hardworking, driven individual with superb energy, passion and initiative for new business acquisition. The Enterprise Account Executive role focuses exclusively on formulating and executing a sales strategy within an assigned territory , resulting in revenue growth and new customer acquisition. This role can be based out of our Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt office or remotely in the Germany region. Impact you will have Proactively, identify, qualify and close a sales pipeline Strategically prospect into CTOs, Engineering/IT Leaders, & technical end users Build strong and effective relationships, resulting in growth opportunities Partner with our Solution Architects and work closely with the Professional Services team to achieve customer satisfaction Work closely with the enterprise ecosystem partner sales and channel partner to maximize deal sizes Participate in our sales enablement trainings, including our comprehensive Sales Bootcamp, sophisticated sales training, and leadership and development programs What you bring to the table 3+ years field experience of quota-carrying experience in a fast-paced and competitive market with a focus on closing net new logos and expanding accounts. Demonstrated ability to open new accounts and sell horizontally across the organization into different business units A proven track record of overachievement and hitting sales targets Ability to articulate the business value of complex enterprise technology Co-selling with cloud service providers (AWS, GCP and Azure) and large GSIs (Accenture, KPMG, etc) Skilled in building business champions Driven and competitive. Possess a strong desire to be successful Must live in territory and speak German Things we love You are passionate about growing your career in the largest market in software (database) Previous Sales Methodology training (e.g. MEDDIC, SPIN, Challenger Sales) Familiarity with databases, develops and cloud native infrastructure a plus Why join
About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure the responsible and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. In support of that mission, the Ads Solutions team partners closely with advertisers to deeply understand their businesses and needs, helping inform the development of products and solutions that drive meaningful revenue growth and long-term success on the platform—while maintaining strong standards for user trust and platform integrity. About the Role This role is focused on driving new and expanded advertising revenue and ensuring successful business results for advertisers. You will own the full sales cycle — from prospecting to deal closure, developing long-term commercial partnerships to help advertisers achieve their business objectives while ensuring a strong and responsible experience on our platform. You’ll work closely with Customer Success Managers and key cross-functional partners to ensure advertisers achieve successful outcomes after the sale, while maintaining primary ownership of revenue growth and commercial strategy. This role is based in our Munich office. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Prospect, qualify, and close new advertising opportunities, leading the full sales cycle from initial engagement through contract execution. Own and achieve a defined revenue target within an assigned territory or vertical. Develop and execute structured account plans to drive advertiser ROI and long-term revenue growth. Build and maintain relationships with senior-level advertising decision-makers, delivering strategic guidance and actively gathering their feedback. Structure and negotiate complex commercial agreements. Quantify opportunities through clear, data-driven business cases aligned to advertiser objectives. Lead cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Policy, and Operations to support complex deals. Partner with
About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure the responsible and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. In support of that mission, the Ads Solutions team partners closely with advertisers to deeply understand their businesses and needs, helping inform the development of products and solutions that drive meaningful revenue growth and long-term success on the platform—while maintaining strong standards for user trust and platform integrity. About the Role We’re looking for a Customer Success Manager to support advertisers in onboarding, launching, and growing on OpenAI’s advertising platform. You will manage a portfolio of partners and serve as a trusted advisor, helping them achieve their business objectives while ensuring a strong and responsible experience on our platform. This role sits at the intersection of relationship management, strategy, and execution. You’ll work closely with Sales to drive long-term partner growth and with internal teams to continuously improve the advertiser experience. This role is based in our Munich office. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Own relationships with a portfolio of advertising partners, serving as their primary point of contact. Guide advertisers through onboarding and campaign launches to ensure strong adoption of OpenAI’s ads products. Analyze campaign performance and provide clear, actionable recommendations to improve outcomes. Identify opportunities to expand partnerships through increased product adoption and incremental investment. Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Analytics, Policy, and Operations to resolve issues and enhance platform value. Surface advertiser feedback and insights to inform product improvements and long-term strategy. Help build scalable processes and best practices that support the growth of OpenAI’s advertising ecosystem. You might thrive in this role if you: Have 5-10+ ye
Location : Come and join us in Hamburg. Freenow by Lyft empowers smarter mobility decisions helping people to move freely and cities to thrive. We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team of software engineers focused on our Rider domain — the customer-facing app and platform that millions of riders use every day. Your team will play a pivotal role in bringing Lyft's product experience to Europe, adapting and building the systems that let riders book rides seamlessly across all markets This critical role ensures team’s alignment with product and business strategy, while driving efficient delivery of features. You will foster an environment of technical excellence, psychological safety, and continuous individual development, ultimately maximizing business impact across all Freenow markets through innovation. Be ready to work in a multinational, diverse, highly motivated and collaborative team of passionate colleagues who strive for excellence and enjoy their work. Are you ready for your next ride? YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE: Team Performance & Delivery: Within the frame of quarterly goals and company strategy, lead the team in delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions. Focus on continuously improving engineering processes to ensure predictable, timely delivery while managing team capacity and focus. You inspire innovation to disrupt incumbents. People Development: Provide coaching, mentoring, and continuous feedback to team members. Identify development areas and growth opportunities to support individual career paths and enhance team competence in building innovative customer and driver support solutions. You get to build a team from the ground up. Technical Ownership: In collaboration with Staff Engineers and Principals, lead technical decision-making for the support systems. Ensure high standards of quality, reliability, maintainability, and observability in all solutions, particularly the large-scale syste
About Us What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process. Your role & Mission The Site Reliability Engineering team at Forto is responsible for reliability and developer experience. We enable our development teams to write complex business logic by providing best-in-class tooling and infrastructure. We have a production environment based on GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Helm. On top of that, we have self-service tooling written in TypeScript. “You build it, you run it” - our job is to make that real. This is a high-ownership role on a lean team that directly shapes how 70+ engineers build and ship software. If you care about platform quality and want your work felt immediately across an engineering org, this is a great match for you. What you will do Build out our runtime platform as a self-service product that enables our engineering teams to write code, run workloads, and drive engineering culture forward. Bring software development skills and practices into platform engineering, such as code quality, domain-driven design, and test-driven development. Own the developer portal and internal platform roadmap, including leading this year's overhaul of our CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with all product teams. Ensure site reliability by building observability solutions, deployment, and disaster recovery capabilities. Own reliability standards end-to-end through SLOs and error budgets — shaping how teams balance velocity and risk. Drive infrastructure cost optimisation across Kubernetes, MongoDB, and Datadog at scale. Improve our security posture through tooling, compliance work, and
Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Consultant Appian Customer Success is obsessed with delivering exceptional customer outcomes and mission-critical business impact at speed. Our team acts as the elite consulting arm of Appian, partnering directly with the world’s largest commercial clients to bring their most ambitious ideas to life. By joining this high-performance team, you will establish a world-class foundation in professional consulting while directly accelerating global adoption of our AI-Powered Process Automation platform. As a Consultant at Appian, you won’t just write code - you will architect modern business transformations. This role offers an unprecedented opportunity to sit at the intersection of business strategy and technical innovation. Instead of being pigeonholed into isolated legacy components, you will own the end-to-end delivery of highly visible, custom software solutions. You will work side-by-side with client executives to solve complex workflow problems, build robust integrations, and empower enterprise teams to achieve Enterprise-Grade Orchestration . What You’ll Do Architect & Implement: Design, develop, and deploy robust, custom automation solutions throughout the entire project lifecycle utilizing Appian’s AI-Powered Process Automation platform. Integrate Ecosystems: Build seamless data connections and scalable APIs to integrate multiple external enterprise systems using REST, SOAP, and JDBC connections. Engineer Data Models: Launch new relational data models in production environments and optimize database design through sophisticated SQL development. Ag
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! We are looking for a Director, Strategic Sales to join our team of creatives, engineers, marketers, and business leaders. You aren't the typical sales leader, and we aren't the typical design tool company. At Figma, we challenge conventional thinking and expect you to bring that same mindset. With this role, you'll help shape a sales org still early in its growth trajectory. You'll lead a team focused on our largest clients in driving meaningful relationships that add value to the customer experience and revenue to our bottom line. Figma is growing and moving fast. Our next team member will be adaptable, comfortable embracing change, a true team-player, and love working with our growing footprint of Fortune 1000 customers. You won't be alone! Figma has an incredible team and you'll work closely with other groups including Support, Design, Engineering, Product Marketing, and Community. As our Director, Strategic Sales, you will lead a team of Strategic Account Executives in Berlin responsible for continuing the growth of our top tier accounts. What you'll do at Figma: Drive the development of strategic sales roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives, and goals to maximize revenue generation Present and position our products effectively to C-level executives. Participate in customer and prospect meetings, coaching your team through live selling opportunities Monitor market trends, competitive landscapes, and industry developments to inform strategic sales decisions and adapt strategies as needed Collabor
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! We are looking for a Manager, Mid-Market Sales to join our dynamic team of creatives, engineers, marketers, and forward-thinking business folks. As our Manager Mid-Market Sales, DACH you will lead a team of Account Executives in the DACH region responsible for continuing the growth of our Enterprise product. You will report directly to our Director, Commercial Sales, DACH. With this role you’ll be part of early DACH in a fast growing sales org. You’ll collaborate with our existing customer base and potential customers in driving meaningful relationships that add value to the customer experience and revenue to our bottom line. This is a full time role that will be held from our Berlin office. What you'll be doing: Create and manage a team of motivated and diverse individuals to foster an environment of success Participate in customer and prospect meetings Assist in continual training and development, including mentorship, hiring and career growth Help craft and further develop sales processes and initiatives Interview, hire and train new team members as we scale the business and company Deliver weekly forecast meetings and mentor Account Executives on strategies to help exceed their goals We’d love to hear from you if you have: 7+ years of sales experience (preferably within SaaS) with 3+ years of management experience Understanding of our technical and competitive landscape and ability to thrive in a constantly evolving environment Fluency in German Excitement for growing customer ha
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For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is looking for a Strategic Account Executive to join our EMEA organisation. You will be responsible for increasing software and services sales by expanding existing customers' adoption along with targeting new logo acquisition. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to help build out a strategically important vertical for Smartsheet. You will work on a hybrid basis from Munich, Germany and will be reporting to the Senior Regional Director, Large Enterprise EMEA . You Will: Exceed quarterly and annual software and services sales quotas Lead primary and secondary account teams by partnering with Solution Engineering, Consulting, Customer Success, Customer Outcomes, Marketing and Sales Development Develop short and long-term growth and renewal strategies across your customer base Balance tactical execution whilst ultimately targeting complex, high-value solution-based deals Proactively develop unsolicited proposals that align with customer initiatives and position Smartsheet as an enterprise software solution provider Accurately forecast sales opportunities, while tracking and using critical metrics that predict sales success Perform other duties as assigned You Have: 5+ years of experience selling enterprise software or services Fluency in English & German is required Demonstrable track record of exceeding assigned quotas and receiving recognition for high-performance Demonstrable experience building relationships with senior line-of-business leaders, IT executives and operational managers within Enterpr
We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us! Account Executive - Enterprise Sales - Germany Berlin, Germany OR Munich, Germany We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. We are looking for an ambitious Account Executive to join our growing German team. If you are a results-oriented sales professional ready to help enterprise customers optimize their digital footprint, we want to hear from you. Your Opportunity As an Enterprise Account Executive, you will be responsible for identifying, qualifying, and closing new business within a defined geographic or vertical territory. You will manage the end-to-end sales cycle, from initial prospecting to contract negotiation. You will work closely with our solution engineers and marketing teams to demonstrate the value of New Relic and displace competitors in the observability space. What You’ll Do Pipeline Generation: Proactively prospect into a list of target enterprise accounts. You will own your "top of funnel" by combining inbound leads with your own strategic outbound efforts. Sales Execution: Manage a disciplined sales process to meet and exceed monthly and quarterly quotas. You will lead discovery calls, coordinate product demos, and navigate the procurement process. Customer-Centric Selling: Understand the specific pain points of German enterprise customers
Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. The best sales organizations achieve the most when they are selling outstanding products, solutions, and services backed by an extraordinary company. That's what you get when you're part of selling for Appian. We are passionate about driving digital transformation by bringing Appian solutions that provide speed, agility, and efficiency needed to compete and grow. Are you inspired by the chance to solve your customers' biggest challenges? You can make that kind of difference here. Join our team, where you can not only grow your career, but share the success of an industry pioneer. The Partner team at Appian is a fast-paced, dynamic organization that plays an integral role in driving Appian's growth globally. We are looking for an experienced Alliance Director to help design the future of our partner ecosystem in DACH. This individual will not only drive net-new revenue through existing global Advisory Firms and regional focus partners In this role, you will: Define the go-to-market rules of engagement on leadership level, margin structures, and operational workflows to ensure the new reseller channel scales without conflict. Own the partner revenue number for assigned partners and shift partners to “lead generation” sources. Facilitate high-impact account mapping sessions between Appian sales teams and partner account teams to jointly develop customer opportunities in major enterprise accounts. Responsibility to plan and execute on partner business plan for assigned partnerships Plan and execute Demand Generation activities fo
Location : Come and join us in Hamburg, Berlin or Barcelona! Freenow by Lyft empowers smarter mobility decisions helping people to move freely and cities to thrive. We are looking for a Senior Data Analyst (m/f/d) to collaborate with our operational squads. In this role you will be able to become an expert in our business and data analysis systems and environment to allow you to champion data-driven decisions as part of the Data Operations team. Be ready to work in a multinational, diverse, highly motivated and collaborative team of passionate analysts who strive for excellence and like to have fun. Are you ready for your next ride? YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE: Focus on analysing and presenting recommendations/process changes/new initiatives to management using insights derived from data. Use your technical skills such as actively engaging in configuration and programming in the data environment, querying data via SQL from the data lake, automating data processes, deep dive analysis in Python and adjusting ETL tasks. Bringing new insights and championing them using your analyses, dashboards, and good storytelling! We value ideas over hierarchy, and there's always a new path to follow if your idea is convincing and well-backed with data. Develop monitoring tools to measure performance and help the business achieve its objectives. Create queries to answer operational and business questions across our many operational teams to support decisions. Communicate results in a clear and impactful manner. TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE: Educated to Degree Level or higher in an analytical discipline such as Engineering, Computer Science or Economics 5+ years of experience in an analytical role You have curiosity in your essence, which motivates you to answer WHY things happened, not only scratching the surface, but aiming for well-founded actionable results Curiosity about AI and its practical applications in analytics, experience using LLMs or AI-powere
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