Account Executive (New Business)

At Mercell were on a mission to revolutionize public procurement making it accessible and effortless for everyone involved. Imagine a world where public buyers and visionary suppliers come together seamlessly to make a great deal easier and shape the future. Thats what were all about.

With a dynamic culture built on continuous growth trust and collaboration Mercell offers an environment where your talents can thrive. You will be part of an international environment with ambitious and dedicated colleagues who are passionate about what they do and supported to be themselves.

Together lets shape the future and create real value for society one innovative solution at a time.

Your Mission

Our Account Executive (New Business) is at the heart of Mercells mission. Youll be a trusted advisor to public sector customers guiding them through a value based buying journey and showing how Mercells solutions can help them achieve efficiency compliance and real impact for society.

Initially focussed on new business acquisition youll manage the entire sales cycle from prospecting and qualifying leads (both inbound and outbound) to running demos managing tender responses negotiating terms and closing deals.

With each success youll help strengthen Mercells presence in the UK market and expand our growing community of public sector customers.

Core Responsibilities

• Proactively identify engage and build relationships with key decision-makers across your market.

• Translate the business pains of the organization into a value based selling approach to drive large strategic engagements.

• Own the entire sales journey from first contact and discovery to negotiation closing onboarding and upselling.

• Confidently demonstrate the value and impact of Mercells SaaS platform to organisations of all sizes.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM data in HubSpot using insights to optimise pipeline and sales performance.

• Stay ahead of developments in the UK public procurement landscape to uncover new growth opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience (ideally 5 years) managing a full B2B SaaS sales cycle preferably to the public sector or highly regulated industries with a tender driven sales motion.

• Strong experience in outbound sales and pipeline generation with demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.

• Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced agile and collaborative environment where priorities evolve.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with public procurement tendering or compliance-driven buying processes.

• Experience working in an international or multi-market sales environment.

• Strong consultative selling mindset with a focus on long-term customer value.

Start date: As soon as possible
Duration: Full time
Workplace type: Remote with some travel
Location: UK
Application Deadline: 10 May 2026. However do not wait to submit your application - we will read applications and talk to potential candidates as we receive them

What we offer

As a fast growing technology company we are committed to taking care of our employees through initiatives such as hybrid work to support work-life balance health and insurance plans (may differ per country/office) pension plans paid parental leave social happenings and competitive salary packages. Please see to get more insights on what to expect of perks benefits and culture when joining Mercell.

Has this sparked your interest

Then we cant wait to have you join our mission and looking forward to receiving your application!

-Mercell is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

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-Mercell does not provide relocation support. We are seeking candidates who are already based in or have existing work authorization for the country where the role is located.

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