Account Executive Mid-Market H/F

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JOB DESCRIPTION Account Executive Spain (Mid-Market)

Location: Paris (on-site with up to 2 remote days/month)
Contract: Full-time Permanent
Language Requirements: Spanish native fluent English
Start date: ASAP

About the Company

This fast-growing cybersecurity company is on a mission to build a stronger security culture across organizations by making cybersecurity awareness actually work. Inspired by platforms like Duolingo their chat-based training experience is both engaging and effective helping employees learn in just a few minutes a week.

The platform combines:

• Bite-sized gamified awareness content delivered in 34 minute chat formats

• Automated phishing simulations to test and reinforce real-world skills

• Clear reporting dashboards to measure progress and risks across teams

Founded in 2020 the company has raised over $30M from top-tier investors and now protects over 1 million employees across 1500 companies worldwide including Intercom Deel and Deezer.

With cybersecurity now ranked as the #1 risk for businesses globally theyre helping companies shift the paradigm by empowering their biggest vulnerability people to become their first line of defense.

Context & Opportunity

As part of their European expansion the company is launching its presence in Spain and is hiring one of its first Account Executives for this new market. Youll play a pivotal role in opening and growing the region selling into mid-market companies (10 to 2500 employees) with an average deal size of 10k and short sales cycles ( 90 days).

Youll join a high-performance sales team headquartered in Paris working closely with sales leadership and contributing to the go-to-market strategy for Spain.

Your Mission

Manage the full sales cycle from outbound prospecting to closing and help shape the companys strategy in Spain.

Responsibilities

• Own pipeline generation through outbound prospecting: calls email LinkedIn events etc.

• Lead discovery conversations to understand client needs and position tailored solutions

• Deliver product demos and guide prospects through the proof-of-concept phase

• Negotiate contracts and close deals with mid-market stakeholders (including CISOs and CIOs)

• Collaborate with Customer Success to ensure smooth onboarding

• Bring local market insights to product and marketing teams

Ideal Candidate

• 23 years of B2B sales experience in fast-paced environments

• Experience in both outbound BDR roles and full-cycle AE roles

• Comfortable selling to C-level stakeholders ideally in tech or cybersecurity

• Driven autonomous and curious with a doer mentality and appetite for learning

• Full professional proficiency in English and native in Spanish

• Based in Paris or willing to relocate (on-site culture)

• Bonus: Passion for cybersecurity or previous exposure to security tech

Reporting & Team

• Reports to: VP Sales

• Collaborates with: Sales Team Lead Customer Success Product Marketing

• HQ in Paris (Le Marais) hybrid work possible 2x/month

Why Join

• Hyper-growth: revenue grew 2.5x in 2024 and the momentum is accelerating

• Financially sound: already break-even with recent fundraising fueling expansion

• Strategic role in international expansion with rapid career opportunities

• Product-led culture with strong market differentiation and real user impact

• Team-first mindset: collaborative passionate and ambitious

Hiring Process

1. Intro call with HR (30 min)

2. Sales fit with VP Sales (45 min to 1h - on-site)

3. Role play with Team Lead in Spanish (1h - video or on-site)

4. Culture fit interview with 2 team members (30 min each - video or on site)

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