Account Executive, Emerging Enterprise (Berlin, Germany)

Airbnb

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Community You Will Join: The Airbnb Hotels team is a fun, fast-growing group leading Airbnb’s expansion into the hotel sector. Operating with an entrepreneurial spirit, this team combines the simplicity, product excellence, and guest-centered ethos that define Airbnb. This team’s mission is to deliver the smoothest, most intuitive hotel booking experience for guests, while helping hotels easily drive incremental bookings so they can focus on delivering the best hospitality. The ultimate aim is to help more people discover high-quality hotels, creating value for guests and our hotel partners. The Difference You will Make: As a Market Manager for Hotels at Airbnb, your role will entail ensuring the health and expansion of our supply in the DACH and CEE region. This will involve managing Hotels and acquiring high-quality inventory. Your focus will be to enhance Airbnb's market presence in your designated region through collaboration with other teams, leveraging your expertise on the local market. With a deep understanding of Airbnb's mission and values, you will oversee all aspects of supply acquisition and market success. This includes developing acquisition strategies, generating and converting Hotel leads, and managing relationships with strategic partners, including the creation of new partnerships. You will also be tasked with developing and refining scalable, localized supply management strategies for both established, competitive markets and emerging, untapped markets, aiming to secure our long-term success in these regions. A Typical Day:  * Build, manage and expand partner relationships within your territory, aiming to surpass quarterly sales targets with Hotels. * Conduct regular optimization calls and business reviews with partners to develop strong, enduring partnerships providing exceptional, timely service to hosts, including in-person support as needed. * Implement strategies to effectively manage and optimize the long tail of thousands of Hotels in your region. * Prospect and onboard new, high-quality supply within your assigned geography. * Educate clients on all significant product updates and cascade feedback on product and public policy to the relevant internal stakeholders. * Leverage data to identify and pursue strategic growth opportunities, demonstrating an ability to navigate operational complexities and efficiently allocate resources. * Use an entrepreneurial approach to develop and implement unique engagement projects, fostering innovation within your territory. * Work cross-functionally with teams such as product, communications, public policy, legal, tax and customer support to ensure Airbnb's long-term market success. * Acquire comprehensive knowledge of local market trends to inform both internal and external stakeholders. * Represent Airbnb in external meetings with Hotels and at industry conferences in your market, solidifying the brand's presence and commitment. Your Expertise: * 5+ years of experience in new sales, account management, and partner support, showcasing a deep understanding and capability in fostering business relationships. * 2+ years of tech/travel industry experience is a plus, highlighting the value of sector-specific knowledge. * Proven track record of being able to effectively work a leads pipeline and a book of business, demonstrating expertise in nurturing and converting potential opportunities. * Proficient quantitative skills and proven ability to interpret and apply data throughout your day-to-day work, emphasizing the importance of data-driven decision-making. * The ability to work at both strategic and tactical levels, with a proven track record to execute in ambiguous environments, highlighting adaptability and strategic foresight. * Proven experience working cross-functionally, ensuring the ability to collaborate effectively with various teams to drive collective success. * Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with clients via phone, email, and in-person, underscoring the importance of strong interpersonal skills. * Charismatic self-starter who is resourceful and self-sufficient, paired with strong time management and prioritization skills, showcasing the initiative and organizational capabilities required for the role. * Highly proficient in using CRM software, specifically in working with leads, opportunities, and other core objects - Salesforce experience is a plus, indicating the technical tools proficiency needed for effective relationship management. * Ability to speak fluently in English and German are required * Based in Berlin,  and must be willing to regularly travel internationally to your assigned territory. Typical expectation would be once every 4 to 6 weeks. * Passion for Airbnb, travel, and the sharing economy - being an Airbnb host is a plus, culminating the profile with a personal alignment and enthusiasm for the company's mission and sector. Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging: Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.   #ind How We'll Take Care of You: Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Germany Annual Pay Range €71.000—€84.000 EUR

Figma

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! We are looking for a Enterprise Account Executive who will play a critical role driving sales and maximizing expansion opportunities with a defined list of Enterprise customers. You will be responsible for targeting, building and nurturing positive relationships with key C-level decision-makers, understanding complex business needs, and delivering innovative solutions across our product suite. This is an opportunity to accelerate your career, learn from leading sellers in the industry and build an incredible network of cross functional partners throughout Figma. This is a full time role that can be held from Berlin hub or remotely in Germany. WHAT YOU'LL DO AT FIGMA: * Manage a defined list of named enterprise accounts to consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales targets * Apply effective discovery and value-selling techniques to build and strengthen C-level relationships for every account in your book * Align with executives on business challenges and gain sponsorship for enterprise wide deployments for a suite of products, identifying where Figma’s roadmap and innovations fit in the long term * Conduct thorough analysis to create strategic account plans that outline company priorities and initiatives, multi-threading at at senior level to build on expansion opportunities * Co-create with cross-functional partners to expertly position Figma, drive deals forward and ensure customer success * Leverage opportunities to advance executive level relationships through in-person meetings and networking opportunities WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE: * Experience closing sales, over multiple years, for a software or SaaS business with the Enterprise customers (5000+ FTEs), selling to executives * Consistent performance meeting pipeline generation targets for net new business * Demonstrated experience successfully managing complex sales cycles (9 months+) * Proficiency in a sales methodology and process that creates value for customers * Fluency in German WHILE IT’S NOT REQUIRED, IT’S AN ADDED PLUS IF YOU ALSO HAVE: * Experience selling solutions to technical audiences at the highest level in Engineering, Product and Design teams * Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment * Certified in deal qualification and prospect discovery At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.  Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:  * Holding interviews in an accessible location * Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing * Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers * Changing the mode or format of interviews  To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding. By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.

Figma

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! We are looking for an Account Executive, SMB who will play a critical role generating new business and fielding inbound prospects in their territory. You will be responsible for targeting, building and nurturing positive relationships with key decision-makers and assisting them through their Figma evaluation and buying process of all products. This is an opportunity to accelerate your career, learn from leading sellers in the industry and build an incredible network of cross functional partners at Figma. WHAT YOU'LL DO AT FIGMA: * Create and manage a pipeline of SMB accounts from inbound and outbound activity to consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales targets * Apply effective discovery and value-selling techniques to build and strengthen relationships with key decision-makers in both new and existing customers (500< FTEs) * Align with key decision makers to identify where Figma’s roadmap and innovations can solve business challenges * Conduct thorough analysis to tier and prioritize accounts in large volumes * Expertly position Figma and engage cross-functional partners where necessary to drive deals forward * Leverage opportunities to advance relationships through in-person meetings and networking opportunities WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE: * Experience closing sales for a software or SaaS business in an outbound function * Consistent performance meeting pipeline generation targets for net new business * Demonstrated experience successfully managing high volume sales cycles (1-3 months) * A sales methodology and process that creates value for customers * Fluency in German WHILE IT’S NOT REQUIRED, IT’S AN ADDED PLUS IF YOU ALSO HAVE: * Experience selling solutions to technical audiences (i.e. Engineering, Product, Design teams) * Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment * Certified in deal qualification and prospect discovery At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.  Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:  * Holding interviews in an accessible location * Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing * Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers * Changing the mode or format of interviews  To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding. By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.