Inbound Account Executive [Nordics]

Sumup

💼 INBOUND ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – NETHERLANDS (ON-SITE – LONDON) Ready to grow your sales career in one of the world’s leading fintech scale-ups — while owning the Dutch market? Join our Inbound Sales Team in London, where you’ll turn warm leads into happy customers and help small businesses across the Netherlands succeed with SumUp. At SumUp, we believe small merchants are the heart of the economy. That’s why we build intuitive, affordable tools that make getting paid simple. With over 4 million businesses using SumUp across 30+ countries, we’re shaping the future of payments — and we want you on the journey. As an Inbound Account Executive – Netherlands, you’ll work with inbound leads from the Dutch market, guiding small and medium-sized businesses through their first steps with SumUp and helping them choose the right solutions for their needs.   🎯 WHAT YOU’LL DO 💬 Engage with inbound leads generated by our marketing team in the Netherlands — qualify, consult, and convert 📞 Connect with small and medium-sized businesses via phone and email, building trust in both English and Dutch 🎤 Deliver tailored product demos and clearly explain how SumUp solves real-world business challenges 📈 Manage your pipeline in Salesforce, ensuring structured follow-ups and efficient lead conversion 📊 Track your performance, report on results, and stay aligned with team and regional targets 🤝 Collaborate with the wider European sales team to share insights about the Dutch market and customer trends   👀 YOU’LL BE A GREAT FIT IF YOU ✔ Speak Dutch fluently (C2/native level) and English at professional level ✔ Have experience in a phone-based or customer-facing role (sales, support, retail, hospitality, etc.) ✔ Feel confident engaging business owners and decision-makers ✔ Are curious about fintech and motivated to understand the Dutch SMB landscape ✔ Thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment ✔ Bring a proactive, team-first attitude and enjoy contributing to a collaborative sales culture Bonus points for experience with payments, POS/EPOS software, SaaS, or Excel — but we’ll teach you what you need.   🌟 WHY JOIN SUMUP 💸 Competitive base salary + uncapped commission Your earning potential grows with your success. 🌍 Own a Key European Market Develop commercial expertise while managing relationships across the Netherlands. 🏢 Office-first Setup in Central London Work face-to-face with your team and be part of a growing, high-energy sales environment. 📚 €2,000 Annual Learning Budget Invest in your professional development through courses, events, or certifications. 🧘 30-Day Paid Sabbatical After 3 years with us, take a fully paid month off to recharge. 🌈 Diverse & Inclusive Culture Be part of an international team where different perspectives are valued. 💸 Referral Bonus Know someone amazing? Refer them and get rewarded. This isn’t just a sales role — it’s your opportunity to build commercial expertise in fintech while owning an important European market. If you’re excited about fintech, love working with people, and want to grow your career in an international environment, apply now and join us in London.   About SumUp   We believe in the everyday hero.   Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we create powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a 'team-first’ attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful doing what they love.    SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.   SumUp will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.  Job Application Tip We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.

CarbonChain

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE London, UK   ABOUT US The world’s most pressing problem requires the world’s best talent to fix it, and here at CarbonChain we’re bringing together a superstar team to tackle decarbonization head on. We’re lean, scrappy and determined to make a massive impact by helping the world’s biggest emitters drive commercial wins by reducing their emissions. We see the climate challenge as a transformative opportunity for the global economy, and a rewarding career opportunity for those willing to take on the challenge in a rapidly growing market. OUR PEOPLE CarbonChain’s people are passionate about solving huge challenges, are driven by personal and mutual success, and take extreme ownership for their individual part of getting us to world-changing results. We live and breathe our values every day, and pride ourselves on creating a positive, inclusive and world-class environment for our talent to develop. We have MBAs and PhDs, and experience from various backgrounds leading huge initiatives. Our company includes individuals from some of the world’s best companies and scale-ups, but we know that there’s a lot we don’t know, and we’re hoping you can help fill that gap. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting directly to the Head of Sales, Account Executives at CarbonChain are “CEOs of their own businesses”, given the responsibility to develop their territory including building a plan and executing on that. They will work alongside Business Development & Marketing to design and implement a Pipeline Generation Plan, and will seek to close ARR on a predictable, efficient and scalable basis. They will also be part of our founding commercial team, so we expect this person to be driven both by personal results and invigorated by the idea of contributing to the foundation of the business, helping us iterate our strategy. This position is for someone who can handle an ambiguous and rapidly changing environment, ramp up very fast on the technology and the climate regulatory market, and help direct the company’s efforts given your regular contact with prospects & customers. Crucially, they need to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations and thrive on making great decisions quickly. We need a driven Account Executive who has a track record of over exceeding quota for 6+ years and has the experience of working in a fast-paced start-up or similar business. They should be a Pipeline Generation (PG) wizard, constantly over exceeding outbound PG goals, and should have excellent sales fundamentals, and we’ll help you build on these skills. Experience in the sustainability/climate tech industry is a plus but not required. Specific responsibilities include: · Quota achievement against your ARR target (>$1M ARR) · Creating sales opportunities through inbound and outbound prospecting · Implementing the highest standards of data hygiene and always keeping the CRM up to date · Forecasting accurately · Helping us develop a new market or territory · Holding the company values to the highest standard What we can offer to you · Best-in-class benefits and salary package (as detailed below) · Huge investment into your personal development - combining internal and external resources to help you develop in your career. · Proven leadership with a track record of developing AEs · Well-defined development pathways not just into the next phase of your career, but towards future leadership roles · The chance to enter the ground floor of one of the world’s leading climate tech startups. Desired Background & Experience · Proven and demonstrable experience in significantly overachieving individual targets in a high-performance SaaS sales organization (3+ years of over achievement) · Strong Sales Acumen and knowledge of fundamental sales frameworks. Strong preference for those familiar with: * Value Selling * Command of the Message * MEDDIC and its various forms * The 3 Whys * Challenger sale · Excellent Pipeline Generation (Consistently generating >3x coverage) · Basic knowledge of - and eagerness to learn more about - decarbonisation. If you’re not from the climatetech industry, expect to do your research as part of the interview process! · A true deal quarterback, able to drive “whole company” deals that are required in startups. · Excellent Executive Presence and ability to change your messaging based on the seniority of your prospect. Strong, concise verbal communicator comfortable in operating in board rooms. · Demonstrable track record of identifying, nurturing and testing Champions · Strong organisational and prioritisation skills - you should be a natural self-starter · Excellent CRM usage and a data-driven methodology Preferred, but not essential: · Experience selling to traditional businesses (manufacturing, energy, construction etc.) · Experience working in climate/greentech organisations BENEFITS CarbonChainers receive a ton of great benefits, including: · £2,000 annual learning allowance · £500 home office setup package · £1,000 annual work away package · Private medical coverage · Office gym, Cycle to Work Scheme · 28 days annual leave · Team lunches once a week in the office · Generous parental leave policy · Private healthcare Please send applications to: gurbinder@carbonchain.com CarbonChain values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.  If you think your skills and experience match what we’re looking for and you’d like to join the next Climate Tech industry unicorn, please get in touch! You can find out more about interviewing at CarbonChain at https://www.carbonchain.com/careers/interview-process.

CarbonChain

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE London, UK   ABOUT US The world’s most pressing problem requires the world’s best talent to fix it, and here at CarbonChain we’re bringing together a superstar team to tackle decarbonization head on. We’re lean, scrappy and determined to make a massive impact by helping the world’s biggest emitters drive commercial wins by reducing their emissions. We see the climate challenge as a transformative opportunity for the global economy, and a rewarding career opportunity for those willing to take on the challenge in a rapidly growing market. OUR PEOPLE CarbonChain’s people are passionate about solving huge challenges, are driven by personal and mutual success, and take extreme ownership for their individual part of getting us to world-changing results. We live and breathe our values every day, and pride ourselves on creating a positive, inclusive and world-class environment for our talent to develop. We have MBAs and PhDs, and experience from various backgrounds leading huge initiatives. Our company includes individuals from some of the world’s best companies and scale-ups, but we know that there’s a lot we don’t know, and we’re hoping you can help fill that gap. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting directly to the Head of Sales, Account Executives at CarbonChain are “CEOs of their own businesses”, given the responsibility to develop their territory including building a plan and executing on that. They will work alongside Business Development & Marketing to design and implement a Pipeline Generation Plan, and will seek to close ARR on a predictable, efficient and scalable basis. They will also be part of our founding commercial team, so we expect this person to be driven both by personal results and invigorated by the idea of contributing to the foundation of the business, helping us iterate our strategy. This position is for someone who can handle an ambiguous and rapidly changing environment, ramp up very fast on the technology and the climate regulatory market, and help direct the company’s efforts given your regular contact with prospects & customers. Crucially, they need to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations and thrive on making great decisions quickly. We need a driven Account Executive who has a track record of over exceeding quota for 6+ years and has the experience of working in a fast-paced start-up or similar business. They should be a Pipeline Generation (PG) wizard, constantly over exceeding outbound PG goals, and should have excellent sales fundamentals, and we’ll help you build on these skills. Experience in the sustainability/climate tech industry is a plus but not required. Specific responsibilities include: · Quota achievement against your ARR target (>$800K ARR) · Creating sales opportunities through inbound and outbound prospecting · Implementing the highest standards of data hygiene and always keeping the CRM up to date · Forecasting accurately · Helping us develop a new market or territory · Holding the company values to the highest standard What we can offer to you · Best-in-class benefits and salary package (as detailed below) · Huge investment into your personal development - combining internal and external resources to help you develop in your career. · Proven leadership with a track record of developing AEs · Well-defined development pathways not just into the next phase of your career, but towards future leadership roles · The chance to enter the ground floor of one of the world’s leading climate tech startups. Desired Background & Experience · Proven and demonstrable experience in significantly overachieving individual targets in a high-performance SaaS sales organization (3+ years of over achievement) · Strong Sales Acumen and knowledge of fundamental sales frameworks. Strong preference for those familiar with: * Value Selling * Command of the Message * MEDDIC and its various forms * The 3 Whys * Challenger sale · Excellent Pipeline Generation (Consistently generating >3x coverage) · Basic knowledge of - and eagerness to learn more about - decarbonisation. If you’re not from the climatetech industry, expect to do your research as part of the interview process! · A true deal quarterback, able to drive “whole company” deals that are required in startups. · Excellent Executive Presence and ability to change your messaging based on the seniority of your prospect. Strong, concise verbal communicator comfortable in operating in board rooms. · Demonstrable track record of identifying, nurturing and testing Champions · Strong organisational and prioritisation skills - you should be a natural self-starter · Excellent CRM usage and a data-driven methodology Preferred, but not essential: · Experience selling to traditional businesses (manufacturing, energy, construction etc.) · Experience working in climate/greentech organisations BENEFITS CarbonChainers receive a ton of great benefits, including: · £2,000 annual learning allowance · £500 home office setup package · £1,000 annual work away package · Private medical coverage · Office gym, Cycle to Work Scheme · 28 days annual leave · Team lunches once a week in the office · Generous parental leave policy · Private healthcare Please send applications to: gurbinder@carbonchain.com CarbonChain values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.  If you think your skills and experience match what we’re looking for and you’d like to join the next Climate Tech industry unicorn, please get in touch! You can find out more about interviewing at CarbonChain at https://www.carbonchain.com/careers/interview-process.