Mid Market Account Executive - DACH

About Ashby

• We’re building the next generation of enterprise software, starting with products that help talent leaders, recruiters, and managers unlock hiring excellence

• Series D raised in 2025, and growing ARR >100% YoY

• Have thousands of amazing customers including OpenAI, Deliveroo, Lemonade & Alan

• Multiple products to win both land-and-expand and material new business deals

• Rapidly moving up-market with no signs of slowing down

• Implemented assistive AI throughout the platform

• Known for our pace of innovation and advanced analytics

About this Role

We are seeking a German fluent Mid Market Account Executive to help us win Mid-Market accounts (100-1k employees) by managing the full sales cycle from pipeline generation through to closed-won.

In this role, you'll focus on new logo acquisition. Our emphasis is on your raw ability to excel in the areas listed below and your appetite for continuous growth & improvement.

You could be a great fit if:

• You demonstrate mastery of clear communication. You ask questions with precision and can explain complex concepts in simple terms.

• You have strong track record in Mid Market SaaS sales, having closed many $50k+ deals consistently. You have won competitive rip-and-replace opportunities of core/platform technologies.

• You are proactive in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, and are comfortable sourcing >50% of your own pipeline. You're both resourceful and innovative in finding new business opportunities.

• You love becoming a product and industry expert. You're adept at delivering a quick demo to showcase how your solution meets a unique need.

• You're adept at competitive or evangelical selling in new or established markets.

• You're naturally curious about business problems and take pride in positioning specific & creative solutions that solve those problems.

• You skillfully guide prospects through the evaluation & buying process—engaging the right stakeholders to create consensus for a strategic technology decision.

• Your peers describe you as action-oriented and persistent. You're always on the leaderboard for outbound effort and pipeline created.

• You leverage tools to maximize the impact of your prospecting and selling time. You believe in research and personalization to spark a conversation.

• You are at home managing a pipeline of a dozen or more active opportunities concurrently. You take pride in internal operations, including real-time CRM updates.

• You are willing to travel at least 25% of the time for customer engagements and events.

Requirements:

• You have 2+ years of full-cycle closing experience and have closed many >$50,000 ACV opportunities

• You have experience selling complex platform technologies in a sales-led GTM motion

• You are a new business hunter and are confident in your abilities to self-source >50% of your own pipeline

• You have sold to multiple regions within EMEA and have strong written and verbal fluency in both English and German

Bonus Points:

• You have sold to Talent or HR personas

• Prior B/SDR experience

You shouldn't apply if:

• You're more of a relationship builder who focuses on selling into the install base and aren't excited about a new business focused role.

• You expect Marketing or BDRs to source all of your pipeline for you. This is a hunting role.

• You believe that "tech stuff" is the SE's job. Our AEs all develop product acumen while SEs are a partner in our team selling motion.

• You prefer to run established playbooks in well defined environments. This role requires creativity and a growth mindset.

• You're a lone wolf. You prefer to go it alone in your pursuit of new business. We believe in a team-selling sales model.

Our Philosophy

Here are a few key points (relevant to the go-to-market side) that should give you an idea of what it is like to work with us:

• We spend a lot of time building best-in-class products since we believe a highly differentiated product is easier to sell.

• We aim to offer deep product expertise whenever we interact with prospects and customers. AEs are no exception to this.

• We strongly believe that small teams with very talented people (and the right work environment) deliver much better performance than teams with large headcount. We hire and compensate accordingly.

• We value a strong sense of ownership, principled thinking over experience, and thoughtful communication.

Benefits

• Sell a product that our customers are truly excited about.
• Fairly set, achievable quotas. Typically, greater than 65% of AEs are at or above quota.
• Unlimited PTO with four weeks recommended per year
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget. Get what you need to be happy and productive!
• 10-year exercise window for stock options. You shouldn’t feel pressure to purchase stock options if you leave Ashby —do it when you feel financially comfortable.
• ￡/€100/month education budget with more expensive items (like conferences) covered with manager approval.
• Extended health benefits for you and your dependents (subject to availability with our Employer of Record)