Sales Manager, Leapsome
DACH, German Speaking
+ Equity
AI-powered HR software and people platform
Posted today
AI-powered HR software and people platform
101-200 employees
Posted today
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make work more fulfilling for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- You are a German-speaking sales leader with a proven track record of managing and developing high-velocity and/or SMB sales teams
- You have 4+ years of experience leading sales teams (we welcome candidates with less than 4+ years of experience who demonstrate strong leadership potential) with revenue quotas, ideally within SaaS or B2B tech, leveraging AI tooling and automation as a force multiplier for enhancing team execution
- You bring a hands-on, coaching-first leadership style that inspires early-career AEs to reach their full potential
- You are skilled at driving operational efficiency—comfortable with sales tools, automation, and scaling processes to increase team output
- You thrive in agile, fast-changing environments, balancing short-term performance with long-term growth priorities
- You’re commercially sharp, with strong forecasting skills and the ability to turn data into insights and action
- Experience in HR Tech is a strong plus, though not required
- You’re ambitious and ready to help cultivate future leaders for the company from within your team
What the job involves
- As our Sales Manager, DACH, you’ll take ownership of building and scaling one of Leapsome’s key go-to-market motions. Reporting directly to our Global VP of Sales, you will lead, coach, and grow a team of Account Executives ranging in motion from High-velocity/VSB, to SMB and MM customers, with the expectation to expand the team throughout 2026
- This is an opportunity to make a real impact: Your leadership will directly influence how Leapsome defines and scales its go-to-market engine, and you’ll help shape how Leapsome scales productivity through smarter processes, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
- You have access to the latest AI-powered sales enablement stack and the freedom to pioneer with automations and intelligence to supercharge high-velocity sales
- Hire, Onboard & Coach a growing team of Account Executives in Berlin, initially starting at 4 team members
- Own team quota performance, ensuring consistent pipeline growth, deal execution, and revenue delivery
- Hire, onboard, and coach on Sales fundamentals talent to build a high-performing, customer-centric sales team
- Drive productivity through process excellence, leveraging AI (automation, tools, and best practices) to enable your team to delight and partner with new customers in an increasingly scalable and efficient way. This is a core pillar of our strategy to grow impact and will be fundamental to the role
- Foster agility and adaptability in a dynamic environment, especially as we expand our HRIS offering in the market, which is a key pillar to Leapsome’s long-term growth
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Customer Success, RevOps, and Product to create a seamless customer journey and ensure feedback loops for continuous improvement
- Act as a culture carrier, bringing energy, clarity, accountability and innovation to your team while embodying Leapsome’s values
Our take
Berlin-founded, New York-based Leapsome is a ‘people enablement’ platform that works to improve employee performance and satisfaction through various methods from feedback and OKRs to employee engagement and corporate learning options.
Recognizing the amount of time a person will spend in a work environment, the company aims to help employees grow and develop in this time, whilst boosting a company’s efficiency and productivity. Over a relatively short time, it has amounted trust and respect within the industry.
The company has now accrued over one thousand customers across Europe, U.S, Asia and Australia, including impressive clients such as Spotify and Mercedes-Benz. Leapsome has also raised considerable funding towards accelerating its US market presence whilst continuing to develop new products and features.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
87% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2022
$60m
SERIES A
Total funding: $60m
Company benefits
- Stock options: You'll get to own a part of Leapsome via our stock option program.
- Development budget: You'll receive a yearly budget of €2,000 for professional development.
- Flexible schedule: Whenever the role allows, you'll be able to adjust your schedule to your needs.
- Work-life balance: We want you to enjoy yours to the fullest and we respect your time!
- International colleagues: We’re an international team and are happy to support your visa and relocation.
- Team activities & sports: We host regular team events (even remotely), and offer a sports membership.
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Jenny von Podewils
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously co-founded udexter and has served as Advisor to the CEO for DIE ZEIT.
Kajetan von Armansperg
(Co-CEO)Previously co-founded Alive and served as Vice President of Product for Zencap.
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