Sales Executive (German Speaking)

Position Overview

We are looking for highly motivated sales executives who have strong market knowledge and enjoy building relationships with key decision makers to evangelize building secure and reliable software. Our sales team walks a mile in their customers shoes and wants our customers and prospects to see the immense value and expertise Chainguard's solutions offer.

Requirements

• Experience:
  • 5+ years of Enterprise Sales Experience
  • Strong track record consistently overachieving sales targets
  • SaaS or Developer tools sales experience (Desired)
  • Startup experience (Desired)
  • A strong sales aptitude and fundamental understanding of the sales process (Desired)
  • A sound, tech-savvy business acumen and the ability to articulate a compelling value proposition in a complex and evolving business environment (Desired)
• Skills:
  • Business-level German (C1 or higher) required
  • Domain experience with one or more of the following required: Compute platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), DevOps Tooling, CICD platforms (Github, Gitlab, Jenkins) and overall SDLC.
  • Ability to learn new products and processes quickly
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Ability to thrive in an agile environment with an ever-evolving set of solutions (Desired)
• Attributes:
  • Competitive/Driven
  • Team player
  • Must be willing to travel to clients to support sales relationships (if required)
  • Entrepreneurial – Willing to go the extra mile, strong work ethic, resourceful.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute sales plans for your assigned territory
• Convey value proposition and product differentiators to prospects and customers
• Forecast, meet, and exceed quota
• Through a combination of inbound and outbound leads, develop and manage lead funnel
• Manage business and track opportunities through CRM and other supporting tools
• Collaborate on and improve all aspects of the sales cycle, including product, support, and sales engineering
• Understand the competitive market, being familiar with competing companies and their offerings

About Us

Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains.

Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default.

Chainguard’s mission is to be the safe source for open source.

Our Values

• Customer Obsessed: We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.
• Bias for Intentional Action: We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
• Don’t Take Ourselves Too Seriously (but we do serious work): We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.
• Trust Each Other and Assume Good Intentions: We’re transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well-informed decisions.

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a $400 monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options.
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and reset.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

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