Senior Account Executive, Cognigy
DACH
Enterprise conversational AI platform
Open for applications
Enterprise conversational AI platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To lead the automation of conversations to make life easier for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- You are an experienced Enterprise Sales Executive with a proven track record of success in selling SaaS within the wider Contact Center or Conversational AI environment
- You have a hunter mentality and are passionate about winning and being part of an exciting company in a hyper-growth phase
- You are confident navigating sales cycles with all management levels (particularly SVP/C-Level)
- Organization and prioritizing are at the heart of everything you do and you are disciplined and function well in a remote environment
- What is a salesperson without professional communication skills, and a customer-centric, personable demeanor?!
- You can balance driving a sales cycle independently while leveraging internal resources
- You are comfortable leveraging a partner channel to support the sales process
- Fluent in German and English
What the job involves
- We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Account Executive to join our expanding DACH Sales team and help us revolutionize the industry
- In this role, you'll collaborate with potential customers to learn about their needs and objectives, and determine how Cognigy can assist them
- Acquiring new enterprise companies from all industries within the DACH region
- Building and maintaining an effective pipeline by self-directed prospecting, as well as working with internal, Business Development Representative resources
- Developing, maintaining and reviewing territory plans that outline how you will meet business goals
- Running full sales cycles from account planning & targeted prospecting through discovery/qualification, contract negotiation & close
- Taking a consultative, value-centric approach with senior executives to map value, develop effective business cases, build ROI models and drive Digital Transformation conversations
- Coordinating responses to RFPs/RFIs
- Taking a collaborative approach to working closely with various team members including BDRs, Presales support, Marketing, Product, Finance and Leadership
- Representing Cognigy at trade fairs or events that are customary in the industry
- Preparing, presenting and conducting demos, presentations and customer meetings
- Using CRM effectively and consistently to track sales cycles/engagement
- At Cognigy we are committed to your professional growth. This role offers significant opportunities for career development, including access to ongoing training, and involvement in high-impact projects allowing you to showcase and advance your unique skills and experience
Our take
Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly common part of how customer service works — a trend that has been accelerated in recent years as so many other services went virtual and digital.
Cognigy is at the forefront of this trend, delivering a set of low-code tools to help enterprises integrate more AI into their customer service processes. As AI has developed, so has the company's suite, and it has launched new features such as AI agents for sales and marketing interactions.
The company has raised substantial funding across the years to accelerate this product development, as well as support its geographic expansion. With the artificial intelligence boom far from over, the future looks bright for Cognigy.
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Insights
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back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2024
$100m
SERIES C
Feb 2022
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $166.9m
Company benefits
- Virtual stock options plan to top performers
- Attractive and performance-oriented salary
- Flat hierarchies and the possibility to shape the organization
- Flexible working hours and ability to work remotely in the UK
Company values
- Team - We show respect for each other always and treat everyone with integrity. We celebrate different cultures, tailor communication where needed and aim to understand other perspectives
- Trust - We empower our colleagues by providing constructive feedback, encouragement, and autonomy. We put trust in our colleagues and aim to be the type of Cognigy Crew member who others can put their trust in too
- Technology - We are agile to our core. We Iterate and innovate using the forefront of technology and fast decision making. We remain focused on creating the most cutting-edge Conversational AI platform on the market to make life easier for everyone
- Transparency - We help to grow the business by supporting the growth of the people in it. We share our knowledge, take responsibility and are accountable for our work and our decisions
Company HQ
Düsseldorf-Hafen, Düsseldorf, Germany
Articles
Leadership
Benjamin Mayr
(Co-Founder & Chief Software Architect)Earned a BS in Software Development and Gamedesign at Mediadesign University of Applied Sciences. After this, they became an Independent Software Development Consultant.
Philipp Heltewig
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously CIO of Sitecore, a leader in digital marketing solutions. Also worked at SAP and attended Harvard Business School.
Sascha Poggemann
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously Head of Technical Development at iExergy in Germany.
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