Business Development & Sales Manager - Central & Eastern Europe (all genders)

doinstruct

We’re on a mission to simplify how organizations onboard, train, and stay compliant, with a clear focus on frontline-heavy, highly regulated industries. Our platform already powers real operational impact across Europe, and we’ve reached a point where the next phase of growth is obvious and unavoidable. We are actively building the US market now, with budget, leadership time, and execution behind it. This role exists to turn that effort into a repeatable revenue engine, moving from founder-led selling and early signals to a structured sales motion that consistently converts demand into revenue. As our first Senior Account Executive for the US, you will own that challenge end-to-end. You will not step into a fully built machine, because it does not exist yet. Instead, you will help design it in real time, through customer conversations, live deals, and constant iteration. This is a senior individual contributor role with direct access to founders, high visibility across the company, and real influence over how we sell, how we position the product, and how we scale our go-to-market approach in North America. WHAT YOU’LL DO 🚀 Own the US sales motion end-to-end * Run the full sales cycle, prospecting to close, across inbound and outbound. * Qualify, discover, demo, negotiate, and close complex B2B deals with US buyers. Build the US playbook * Develop and iterate messaging, ICP insights, and outbound approaches tailored to the US market. * Pressure-test pricing, positioning, and value propositions with real customers. Be the voice of the US customer * Feed structured insights back to Product and Marketing. * Highlight objections, feature gaps, buying dynamics, and competitive pressure early and clearly. Operate in ambiguity * Collaborate closely with founders and the central GTM team. * Experiment with new motions, including events and field marketing, where it makes sense. WHO YOU ARE 💡 * 5–7 years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience, ideally in early-stage or scaling startups. * Proven track record selling into the US market and consistently hitting or exceeding quota. * Strong consultative discovery skills, you can sell complexity without hiding behind slides. * Comfortable creating structure where none exists. * High ownership mindset, you don’t wait for playbooks, you write them. * Fluent with modern sales tooling (HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, calling tools). * Direct, clear communicator who builds trust with senior US stakeholders. * Significant experience selling into the food industry, with a strong preference for regulated, frontline-heavy environments. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE 🎯 Within your first 6–12 months: * A repeatable US sales motion exists, documented, tested, and improving. * You consistently generate and close a qualified pipeline without founder dependency. * Clear ICP and messaging hypotheses are validated or killed with data. * Product and GTM teams actively use your customer feedback to refine strategy. * US expansion looks like a growth lever, not a failed side project. WHY JOIN DOINSTRUCT 🌟 * High-growth: proven traction in Europe with a clear strategy to replicate that success in the US * Clear ambition: budget, and leadership backing to scale the business successfully in the US. * No vaporware: customers buy because the problem is real. * First US AE: you shape how we sell, not just who we sell to. * Founder access: direct collaboration on deals, positioning, and go-to-market decisions. * Career upside: a credible path toward leadership roles as the US business scales. * High-stakes mandate: your success directly impacts whether the US becomes a core growth market. PRACTICAL DETAILS 🧭 * This role will initially be employed via a US Employer of Record (EOR), with the intention to transition to direct employment with our US entity once it is live. * This role is open to candidates based in the United States and aligned with Eastern Time working hours, subject to state-level employment eligibility. * Regular travel to US customers should be expected, along with occasional travel to Germany and other locations for onboarding and collaboration. * Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; we are currently unable to sponsor employment visas. ____ At doinstruct, you can make full use of your skills and play an active role in the further development of our start-up. And yes, we attach great importance to a positive working atmosphere, maximum transparency, communication at eye level, and support every step of your personal and professional development. Even if you don't tick all of the boxes, but you are motivated and want to work with us, you are very welcome to apply. We embrace diversity and hire people based on their ability to perform a job. People of any race, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, political opinion, or marital status are welcome at doinstruct. _ For questions or remarks please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Manager, Leonard, at leonard.mielke@doinstruct.com.

Cloudflare

About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.  At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. AVAILABLE LOCATIONS * Lisbon, Portugal * Munich, Germany * Amsterdam About the Role  Cloudflare’s solutions engineering function is responsible for collaborating with clients from early-stage ideation through to planning for production. Being much more than an expert solely in Cloudflare’s services, our Senior Solutions Engineers are expected to sit alongside our peers in our clients, and to contribute their energy, ideas and opinion on solving the hard problems we face in our industry today. Often this means deep work on the art-of-the possible (and sometimes being willing to put aside preconceptions on the impossible!). On any given day, the role will provide both a challenging and rewarding opportunity to develop adjacent technology expertise as well as mastering key skills relating to technical and industry advocacy on behalf of our clients. A key aspect will be offering good* practice guidance and adopting a deploy-to-production mindset, where it is as much about the operational process as it is about the product.  As part of our broader solutions engineering community, you will be working alongside peers with deep subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge upon whose insights will support your own. Of course, as a senior member of the team, you will also be in a position to contribute to a body-of-knowledge across key domains of networking, cybersecurity and edge computing, as well as industry analyses and perspectives.  For this role, our Solutions Engineering team members focus on large clients for whom we are able to develop deep understanding and partnership to collaborate with. Building on a track-record of success, this role has an emphasis on supporting our  private sector clients.  * As an SE, there will often be more than one way to solve a problem - hence what might be a best practice in a given context might not be true in another!. This is where your experience will help.   RESPONSIBILITIES * The Pre-Sales Solutions Engineering organisation is responsible for the technical sale of the Cloudflare solution portfolio, ensuring maximal business value, fit-for-purpose solution design and efficient adoption roadmaps for our customers. Solution Engineering is made up of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds - from Financial Consulting to Product Management, Customer Support to Software Engineering, and we are serious about building a diverse, curious and collaborative team. * As a Solutions Engineer, you are the technical customer advocate within Cloudflare. You will aid your customers and will work closely with every team at Cloudflare, from Sales and Product to Engineering and Customer Support to do so. Your goal of customer success should drive you through the entire organisation as you seek out and create scalable solutions for your customer’s needs. * The range of products and solutions offered by Cloudflare are broad so that we are able to meet our lofty goal of helping to build a better Internet. A broad knowledge of Internet performance and security technology is required, the curiosity to maintain and develop new knowledge is essential to keeping up with the high rate of product innovation at Cloudflare. All the resources and training required to be effective for the role, will be provided. DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * Our Solutions Engineers come from a wide range of backgrounds: IT, engineering, software development, product management, financial consulting, customer support & project delivery. We're serious about building a diverse team. When hiring we look for diversity of experience combined with genuine curiosity for our technology. * Ultimately, you are passionate about technology and have the ability to explain complex technical concepts in easy-to-understand terms. You are naturally curious, and an avid builder who is not afraid to get your hands dirty. You appreciate the diversity of challenges in working with customers, and look forward to helping them realise the full promise of Cloudflare. On the Solutions Engineering team, you will find a collaborative environment where everyone brings different strengths and jumps in to help each other. * You will have a good fundamental understanding on how to obtain the technical win so that customers choose our proposed solutions over that of competitors. * 3-to-10 years of experience in the IT industry (early or mid-level experience). * Fluent Hebrew and English (written & spoken). * Ability to manage a project, work to deadlines, and prioritise between competing demands. * Demonstrating empathy with customers and quickly identifying challenges and pain points they face. * Understanding of “how the internet works”. For example: * Know the differences between TCP & UDP, and understand what kinds of applications may favour one over the other; * Can explain the difference between authoritative DNS & recursive DNS?; * You understand the role of a firewall, why TLS (SSL) plays an increasingly important role on today's Internet, a solid understanding of HTTP and a willingness to dive deeper into the quirks of clients & servers alike; * Understanding of how customers make buying decisions, how to explain ROI. * A knowledge of the competitive landscape for one or more of: DDoS, CDN, Performance, DNS, Developer platform or Zero-Trust/SASE service providers. * You're OK with some (10-15 days per quarter) travel without travel restrictions: we expect to travel to customer offices, conferences and/or do talks. BONUS POINTS * Bonus!  * Previous experience in a pre-sales SE or consulting role. (note: doesn't have to be in tech); * Demonstrated experience with a scripting language (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash) and a desire to expand those skills; * Exposure to emerging technical landscape trends in Security such as Zero Trust. COMPENSATION * For Portugal based hires: Estimated annual salary is between €74,000 - €101,000. * The final offer will be inclusive of time exemption, in alignment with the applicable law and collective bargaining agreements. This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan. The estimated annual salary range includes the on-target incentive compensation that may be attained in this role under the Sales Compensation Plan. * For Germany based hires: Estimated annual salary is between €114,000 - €157,000. * For Portugal based hires: Estimated annual salary is between €74,000 - €101,000. * The final offer will be inclusive of time exemption, in alignment with the applicable law and collective bargaining agreements. This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan. The estimated annual salary range includes the on-target incentive compensation that may be attained in this role under the Sales Compensation Plan. EQUITY This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan What Makes Cloudflare Special? We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost. Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

Databricks

SLSQ327R345 Databricks is seeking multiple Senior Lakebase Sales Specialists (Central) to help customers modernize their operational data foundation with Databricks Lakebase, our fully-managed Postgres offering for intelligent applications. This high-impact role sits within the Lakebase Go-To-Market team and partners closely with regional Account Executives to drive adoption of Lakebase with platform, application, and data teams. Lakebase gives customers a unified, governed foundation for operational workloads and AI-native applications, helping them move away from a fragmented estate of point databases toward a modern, scalable, serverless Postgres service. If you want to be at the forefront of operational databases for AI and intelligent applications at one of the fastest-growing data and AI companies in the world, this is your opportunity. This role is based in Munich, Germany (flexible within Germany for the right candidate), and will cover customers in the Central region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Eastern Europe). THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE * Drive new Lakebase revenue by identifying, qualifying, and driving Lakebase activations and consumption within a defined territory, in partnership with regional Account Executives and the broader account team. * Lead with outcomes for key Lakebase personas — including platform teams and developers, data teams, and central IT — articulating how Lakebase helps them ship features faster, simplify operational data architectures, and improve governance and cost efficiency. * Sell the value of fully-managed Postgres for intelligent applications, positioning Lakebase as the optimal choice for operational workloads that power real-time, AI-driven experiences. * Run complex, multi-threaded sales cycles from discovery and value hypothesis through commercial negotiation and close, navigating executive, technical, and line-of-business stakeholders. * Orchestrate proof-of-value and POCs that validate Lakebase’s benefits for OLTP-style workloads, reverse ETL, and AI/ML-driven applications, in partnership with solution architects and specialists. * Compete and win against legacy and cloud-native operational databases by leveraging our compete assets, benchmarks, and customer references. * Align to measurable business outcomes such as performance, developer productivity, time-to-market for new features, cost reduction, and simplification of the operational data landscape. * Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Marketing, Customer Success, and Partner teams to shape territory plans, launch plays, and co-selling motions with key ISVs and GSIs. * Enable the field by sharing Lakebase best practices, success stories, and sales motions with broader sales teams, helping scale Lakebase proficiency across the organization. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE This role requires the ability to operate across two key motions simultaneously: * Establish top strategic focus accounts by engaging application development teams to create net-new intelligent applications leveraging Lakebase. * Drive longer-term Postgres standardization and migration within Databricks' most strategic accounts. Candidates should demonstrate how they can act as a force multiplier across multiple dimensions of the business. Success in this role requires strength in four areas: 1. Business ownership – Operate at a business-unit level by tracking revenue, pipeline, and key observations, and by identifying areas needing additional focus or support. 2. Strategic account engagement – Partner with account teams to engage priority accounts across the global DB700, driving strategic opportunities from initial engagement through successful outcomes. 3. Field, account, & customer enablement: Align customers and the field on the value of Lakebase by equipping AEs and SAs with the messaging and execution motions needed to confidently own accounts without specialist intervention. 4. Market voice and thought leadership – Develop an internal and external presence by contributing to global AMAs and internal forums, and by representing Databricks at key first- and third-party events. The interview process is designed to evaluate candidates across all four of these dimensions. WHAT WE LOOK FOR * 8+ years of enterprise SaaS sales experience, consistently exceeding quota in complex, multi-stakeholder deals. * Proven success selling data platforms, operational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, cloud-native DBaaS), or adjacent data/AI infrastructure to technical buyers and business leaders. * Strong understanding of modern data and application architectures, including cloud-native services, microservices, event-driven systems, and how operational data underpins AI and analytics strategies. * Ability to sell to both technical stakeholders (developers, architects, data engineers) and business stakeholders (product leaders, operations, line-of-business owners). * Demonstrated experience leading specialist or overlay motions, working jointly with core Account Executives to create and progress opportunities. * Executive presence with the ability to whiteboard architectures, lead C-level conversations, and build trust with senior decision makers. * Strong value selling skills: adept at discovering pain, building a business case, and tying technical capabilities to clear, quantified outcomes. * Excellent communication, storytelling, and negotiation skills, with comfort presenting to both large and small audiences. * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Experience selling Postgres, operational databases, OLTP workloads, or transactional cloud database services, ideally within large or strategic accounts. * Familiarity with data platforms, lakehouse architectures, and cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), including how operational databases fit within broader data and AI strategies. * Understanding of reverse ETL, real-time decisioning, and operational analytics use cases, and how they drive value for customer-facing and internal applications. * Exposure to AI-native and agent-driven applications that depend on low-latency, highly scalable operational data services. * Prior experience in a high-growth, category-creating environment, helping shape new plays, messaging, and customer narratives. * Experience collaborating with partners and ISVs to drive joint pipeline and co-sell motions. This description is intended to outline the core responsibilities and qualifications for the Lakebase Sales Specialist role. Actual responsibilities may evolve as the Lakebase product and go-to-market motions continue to grow and mature. About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.