Startup Business Development Lead in Munich

Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US. As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations. Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow. Welcome to the video first world! From your everyday PowerPoint presentations to Hollywood movies, AI will transform the way we create and consume content. Today, people want to watch and listen, not read — both at home and at work. If you’re reading this and nodding, check out our brand video . Despite the clear preference for video, communication and knowledge sharing in the business environment are still dominated by text, largely because high-quality video production remains complex and challenging to scale—until now…. Meet Synthesia We're on a mission to make video easy for everyone. Born in an AI lab, our AI video communications platform simplifies the entire video production process, making it easy for everyone, re

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the Role OpenAI is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Account Director to join our Startups Go To Market team. You will play a critical role in owning relationships with top startup customers and supporting them in building successfully on the OpenAI platform. We believe that many of the most disruptive and category-defining AI applications will be created by startups. The Startup Go To Market team’s mission is to help startups harness the power of AI models to drive these advances. You will support startups building effectively with OpenAI’s APIs, and provide access to OpenAI teams and expertise to support their growth. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and strategy. You’ll be responsible for serving as the primary relationship owner for a set of strategically important startup customers, as well as work

Pendo is hiring a Senior Account Executive for our Enterprise Sales team in Munich, Germany to drive new business across our largest DACH Accounts and Dax 40 prospect accounts. This role is built for high-performing enterprise sellers with a proven track record of closing $500K–$1M+ SaaS deals in start-up or high-growth environments. You’ll lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles, selling cutting-edge Data & Analytics solutions powered by AI—backed by exciting product innovation and momentum at Pendo—while accelerating growth in one of our most strategic segments. Key Responsibilities Win new enterprise logos across Germany within Pendo’s most strategic segment Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from first engagement to close Consistently deliver $500K–$1M+ SaaS deals Build trusted relationships with C-level and senior decision-makers Develop and execute clear, strategic account plans Position Pendo’s AI-powered Data & Analytics platform as a critical driver of digital transformation Collaborate cross-functionally to win and expand strategic accounts Maintain accurate forecasting and disciplined pipeline management Experience & Requirements Passion for AI and Technology - you'll be someone who embraces AI in and out of work, and a curiosity for AI and the role it is playing in all that we do Strong track record of closing $500K–$1M+ enterprise SaaS deals across DACH Experience selling into large, complex, matrix organisations Background in Dat

About the Team Like every team at OpenAI, the Marketing team contributes directly to our mission of responsible and widespread AI adoption. The EMEA B2B Marketing team translates global priorities into regionally relevant programs that drive awareness, consideration, pipeline, adoption, and long-term customer trust. We partner closely with Sales and GTM, Product Marketing, Field and Executive Marketing, Content, Customer Marketing, Partner Marketing, Comms, Events, Marketing Operations, and regional leadership. DACH is one of OpenAI’s most important markets in EMEA. Our opportunity spans major enterprises and digital natives, ambitious startups, developers, partners, and a highly influential business community navigating the adoption of AI. About the Role As the B2B Marketing Manager for DACH, you will own the integrated B2B marketing strategy and execution for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. You will be a close commercial partner to local Sales and GTM leadership, translating market insight, revenue priorities, target-account needs, and global launches into locally relevant programs that create pipeline, accelerate complex opportunities, deepen customer relationships, and grow adoption. You will carry clear pipeline goals and be accountable for Marketing’s measurable contribution to commercial outcomes in DACH. These goals will be established through the regional planning process and will evolve with the priorities and maturity of the market. You will be expected to under

A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more. The Role Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) work directly with customers to quickly understand their greatest problems and design and implement solutions to use data against them. Our customers rely on Palantir’s platforms for some of their most critical operations, and projects often start with an open ended question like “Why are we delaying so many flights?” or “How can we better identify instances of money laundering?” As an FDSE, you’ll apply your problem solving ability, creativity, and technical skills to help organizations use their data to drive a real impact in the world. You’ll have the opportunity to gain rare insight into and contribute to some of the world’s most important industries and institutions. As an FDSE, your responsibilities look similar to those of a startup CTO: you’ll work in small teams with minimal supervision and own end-to-end execution of high stakes projects. Your day might span discussing architecture with fellow engineers, wrangling massive-scale data, coding a custom web app, speaking with customer executives, or establishing strategy for your team. Whether you aspire to be an entrepreneur or an engineering leader, we believe P