Account Executive, NAVEX
SMB, German Speaking
€55k
Risk, compliance & whistleblowing solutions
Job no longer available
Risk, compliance & whistleblowing solutions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
€55k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help customers promote ethical, inclusive workplace cultures, protect their brands, and proactively mitigate risks.
Role
Who you are
- 1 + years of B2B (business-to-business) sales experience; SaaS experience a plus, but we’ll teach you what you don’t already know!
- Professional fluency in German
- A passion for learning; our industry and work environment are dynamic
- A true hunter mentality combined with strong prospecting, planning, organisational and time-management skills. This is a fast-paced role and the ability to manage and prioritise multiple concurrent objectives is key!
- Strong presentation skills, having a persuasive and patient, yet compelling and compassionate approach. You’ll be forging strong relationships with customers and must be able to earn their trust
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Technical ability to be proficient with Salesforce and Microsoft Office products
- Ability to approach, recognise and anticipate process and operational problems and effectively identify areas for improvement
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a commitment to participate effectively with a team and collaborate with people across a variety of levels with diverse backgrounds
- Ability to drive results through your job competencies of effective communication, product and industry knowledge (service), and service-oriented problem solving
- Ability to drive results through NAVEX core competencies of accountability, customer focus, drives results and instils trust
What the job involves
- In this role, you’ll utilise your skills as a Hunter to identify, prospect and acquire net new logos within your territory.
- This is a new business development opportunity to show-off your hunting skills. You’ll identify and engage with the decision makers within an organisation to uncover their needs, demonstrate the value of our products, win deals and assist them through the implementation process. And don’t worry, you’re not alone in this! Our team offers a collaborative work environment where you’ll partner with Marketing, Solutions Engineers, Product Specialists and your sales leader to ensure you have the resources you need to be successful. A competitive edge with a drive to make money will certainly influence your success with us as well!
- Use your hunting prowess to proactively establish and maintain relationships with NAVEX prospects to build new business opportunities and present the value of our integrated platform of risk and compliance solutions and services
- Leverage your prospecting techniques and resources to uncover new contacts and opportunities within your defined territory while nurturing those relationships to drive interest and ultimately, increase NAVEX’s customer-base
- Create and leverage your network of internal and external partners to improve access to resources and expertise to best engage our customers and support the sales cycle
- Utilise and coordinate internal resources to advance the sales cycle, ensuring a healthy customer relationship; will work closely with Solution Engineers, Product Specialists, Legal, Customer Success, Marketing, Services & Support, etc
- Deliver persuasive presentations and SaaS technology demonstrations by storytelling actual business scenarios in an engaging and compelling manner to key decision makers to impress prospects with your industry and product knowledge
- Identify and meet customer needs, offering best solutions
- Effectively develop and prioritise a pipeline of opportunity beyond what is needed to achieve your sales goals, accurately forecasting sales
- Attend initial in-person 1-week intensive training and on-going virtual weekly product trainings to stay well informed on industry trends and up to date on NAVEX’s always evolving solutions
- Crush your sales quota, negotiating and closing opportunities
Our take
Organizations in all sectors face changing and increasingly complex regulations. Compliance failures can lead not only to fines and sanctions, but also to reputational damage that can ruin years’ worth of careful brand building in minutes. Meeting this challenge requires establishing compliance metrics that are documented and auditable across functions, which is what NAVEX was founded to do.
The company consists of an integrated platform of GRC management software that provides businesses with the tools to navigate emerging risks, including those arising from ethical lapses and other bad behaviors which expose organizations to legal, operational, and reputational harm. It has the power to gain organizational insight, increase operational efficiencies, and make informed decisions with confidence. Its solutions are deployed by over ten thousand customers on all corners of the globe, and including 77% of the Fortune 100 and 500.
NAVEX is in a strong financial position to expand its capabilities; its main priority for the following period is developing new software to solve current business challenges. As part of this initiative, it has launched a tool that automates and simplifies ESG Reporting, which has become essential for companies aiming to attract top employees and investors. Its growing presence in Europe led to the opening of a London office and Frankfurt data facility in 2023. An acquisition by a Goldman Sachs-led consortium grew the company's valuation to $2.5 billion in 2025. The future looks bright, then, for Navex.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Company benefits
- Rest & Relaxation: We offer flexible time off to recharge and see the world.
- Life Leave: Paid time off to support you and your family when you need it most.
- Community Groups: Employee-led groups to support each other, and celebrate the diversity of our people.
- Hybrid Working: We love coming together to work, but we also love the freedom to work outside the office.
Company HQ
Lake Forest, Lake Oswego, OR
Leadership
Arpan Sheth
(CEO)Prior to joining NAVEX in 2026, Arpan spent 23 years at Bain & Company as a Senior Partner.
Raj Sethuraman
(Chief Product & Technology Officer)Raj is a Member of the Forbes Technology Council, a role they have held since 2018. Prior to joining NAVEX in 2026, they were the Chief Product & Technology Officer at Finvi as well as the CTO at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions.
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