DACH Account Executive (German) in Manchester

As a German Speaking, DACH Account Executive, you'll own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, with a focus on growing our footprint in the Manufacturing sector. You'll be the face of SafetyCulture for new customers, building trusted relationships and driving adoption of our platform.

What do Account Executives at SafetyCulture do?

• Lead the end-to-end sales process, from strategic prospecting to closing, with a focus on acquiring new Manufacturing customers.
• This role is focused on new logo acquisition, within a highly targeted ICP and territory of prospects.
• Build and expand executive relationships in the Manufacturing sector, gaining deep insights into customer operations, compliance needs, and safety goals.
• Uncover and drive new revenue opportunities across Manufacturing verticals through targeted outbound strategies.
• Represent SafetyCulture at Manufacturing trade shows, industry conferences, and customer events, bringing our vision to life through thought leadership.
• Conduct tailored, high-impact demos and create customer proposals that align SafetyCulture’s platform to the operational challenges of your Manufacturing prospects.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Customer Success, and Marketing to shape account strategy and ensure a world-class onboarding experience.
• Serve as the voice of the Manufacturing customer, feeding insights back to internal teams to influence product roadmap and innovation.
• Maintain rigorous data management practices within Salesforce and other systems, to accurately guide, track and report on sales activities.

What do I need?

• Fluency in German at a native professional level is required, along with a deep understanding of business practices in German-speaking countries (DACH), including cultural nuances, procurement dynamics, and enterprise decision-making frameworks.
• Proven success in SaaS sales, with a preference for those who’ve sold into Manufacturing, industrial or operational environments.
• Experience managing full-cycle sales with large, complex deals, including C-suite engagement and multi-stakeholder negotiations.
• Self-starter capable of outbound prospecting and demand creation into a specific target ideal customer profile and industry.
• A strategic, consultative sales approach with the ability to deeply understand Manufacturing-specific workflows, pain points, and compliance pressures.
• Comfort with outbound prospecting and driving pipeline creation in greenfield accounts.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills—you know how to make complexity simple and value obvious.
• Proven ability to gain access to and influence C-Level executives and other key influencers and decision makers.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving team environment where customer impact comes first.
• A proven ability to build and present tailored solutions to senior decision makers across all areas of the sales process.

At SafetyCulture, we care about people and growing the team, through:

• Equity with high growth potential, and a competitive salary.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Access to professional and personal training and development opportunities; Hackathons, Workshops, Lunch & Learns.
• Encouragement of involvement in the community, open source work, attending talks and events, and experimenting with new technologies.

You’ll also receive other perks such as:

• In-house Culinary Crew serving up daily breakfast, lunch and snacks.
• Wellbeing initiatives such as subsidised fitness programs, EAP services and generous parental leave policy.
• Quarterly celebrations and team events, including the annual Shiplt global offsite.
• Table tennis, board games, gym sessions, book club, and pet-friendly offices.