Trustpilot
Account Executive - French Mid-Market (French Speaking)
Copenhagen. Posted 3 months ago
The role
You will win new mid-market customers in France by managing the full sales cycle. This outbound-led role involves prospecting, discovery, demonstration, negotiation, and closing.
What you will do
- Drive new business across the French Mid-Market, from prospecting to close.
- Own and exceed a monthly revenue target through consistent pipeline creation and strong deal execution.
- Generate a substantial share of your pipeline through proactive and personalised outbound prospecting.
- Manage opportunities created through your own outreach, BDR-booked meetings and qualified inbound leads.
- Identify and engage key decision-makers, including C-level stakeholders.
- Run structured discovery conversations to understand prospect priorities and challenges.
- Build compelling business cases and deliver tailored product demonstrations.
- Navigate complex sales processes involving multiple stakeholders and negotiations.
- Use initiative and commercial judgement to prioritise opportunities and manage sales funnel.
- Maintain accurate pipeline management and forecasting in Salesforce.
Required qualifications
- Fluent in French
- Strong English skills
- 3 years of experienced in full-cycle B2B sales, including outbound prospecting, qualification, discovery, demonstration, negotiation and closing
- Proven track record in SaaS or Tech sales, with consistent quota achievement
- Comfortable generating your own opportunities and maintaining a high level of outbound activity
- Experienced in selling higher-value solutions to mid-market businesses and managing several stakeholders
- Confident in engaging with senior and C-level decision-makers
- Strong discovery and consultative selling skills
- Able to manage a varied pipeline while prioritising opportunities
- Competitive, resilient and motivated by achieving and exceeding targets
- A proactive self-starter
Nice to have
- Knowledge of e-commerce, digital marketing or online reputation management
Benefits
- A range of flexible working options
- Competitive compensation package + bonus
- 25 days holiday per year, with an extra 5 days holiday after 1 year anniversary (prorated)
- Two (paid) volunteering days a year
- Rich learning and development opportunities through Trustpilot Academy and Blinkist
- Comprehensive health package, pension, and full access to Headspace
- Paid parental leave
- Central office with coffee bar, canteen, and table tennis
- Regular opportunities to connect through company-wide celebrations, ERG activities, and team socials
- Opportunity to join the Trustpilot Social Club for a small monthly fee
- Employee discounts to restaurants and shops
About the company
Trustpilot is a profitable, high-growth FTSE-250 company that runs the world's largest open customer review platform. Headquartered in Copenhagen, it aims to be the universal symbol of trust.