Regional Sales Leader (Enterprise) | Germany
Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, BerlinFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Regional Sales Leader responsible for leading the Enterprise Sales team in Germany (Germany market) with a focus on scaling the team, driving enterprise AEs, aligning cross-functional partners, and delivering predictable revenue growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead, inspire, and set the strategic vision for the Enterprise Sales team in Germany and contribute to the broader DeepL sales organisation
- Build and grow a high-performing team through thoughtful hiring, structured onboarding, ongoing coaching, and professional development of Account Executives
- Be the driving force behind scaling the team and the business; creating the processes, playbooks, and culture that enable sustainable, long-term growth
- Own your team's performance targets and cultivate an environment where every AE can do their best work
- Collaborate closely with Sales Development, Solution Consulting, Customer Success, Product, and Marketing to align priorities and maximize collective impact
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of DeepL's product and competitive landscape to support your team with confidence
- Build, track, and analyse sales pipelines and buying trends, using insights to continuously improve how we work
- Report predictably and accurately to senior leadership on progress and challenges, including regular forecasting
- Establish scalable policies and processes that set the team - and DeepL's Enterprise revenue - up for success
- Roll up your sleeves when it matters: you lead by example and show up for your team and customers
Qualifications
- Proven experience managing and developing Enterprise Account Executive teams, with a genuine passion for helping people grow
- 5+ years in sales, ideally within a scale-up B2B SaaS environment where you've helped shape the journey from early-stage to structured growth
- Currently or recently leading a team of at least 8 Enterprise AEs in a B2B SaaS context
- Strong grasp of SaaS business models, collaboration technology, and enterprise buying cycles
- A track record of achieving both personal and team goals; and of building the conditions that make those results repeatable
- Exceptional coaching, mentoring, and communication skills; you know how to unlock potential in others
- Comfort with ambiguity and a talent for bringing clarity and structure to fast-moving situations
- A genuine enthusiasm for customer relationships and for building something together
- Fluency in German and English, with the ability to negotiate in both
Skills
Required:Sales leadershipEnterprise SaaS salesCoaching & mentoringGerman & English fluency
Benefits
- Diverse and internationally distributed team: more than 90 nationalities, global presence in UK, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, US, Japan
- Open communication, regular feedback; collaborative culture
- Hybrid work, flexible hours
- Regular in-person team events
- Monthly full-day hacking sessions (Hack Fridays)
- Comprehensive health insurance
- 30 days of annual leave (excluding public holidays) with mental health resources
- Annual learning budget for professional development
Last updated Aug 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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