Account Executive (German speaking)

Permanent employee, Full-time · HQ | Berlin

About us
Forget traditional learning! We are Knowunity, Europe's fastest growing AI learning companion.

Our mission is to create a future where every student on the planet can access, enjoy, and benefit from quality AI-powered education. Since our founding in 2020, we've been committed to revolutionising the way students learn and engage with education globally.

Today, we are Europe's leading AI learning app, not only providing a social community environment for over 15 million students but also creating hyper-personalised learning experiences for each user based on their specific needs. Our AI companion guides students through the app, prepares them for exams, creates personalised flashcards, and truly motivates them to learn. Through this format, students do not feel forced to study but actually love to engage with the material. The ability to personalise education for every student in a fun way is now a reality. Getting hooked on education has never been easier!

With millions of active users across 12 countries in Europe, Latin America, and the Americas, we find ourselves in the most exciting time in education and have build a leading company in a brand new category. Backed by over $25 million in funding from leading venture capital firms including Project A, Redalpine, Stride, Educapital and more, we are ready to change the world of education!

Join us and be part of our educational AI revolution!
Your mission
We’re looking for a motivated Account Executive who will be a driving force in accelerating the growth of our sales team, one of Knowunity´s key monetisation areas. With our exciting product, we are addressing a significant customer need and empowering our clients to enhance their employer branding. In your day-to-day work, you’ll focus on hands-on sales while also make strategic decisions and choices, and supporting the sales team to optimise core sales processes and increase efficiency. 

Your mission will be to...  
  • lay the foundation for the success of new partnerships through strategic lead generation, outreach, and effective management of customers throughout the entire sales funnel and beyond 
  • work in a test-driven approach to optimise your sales funnel (e.g. bringing own ideas for tests such as pricing, deal flow etc.) 
  • build strong relationships with your customers and create upsell opportunities through strategic account management 
  • support in building up and managing inbound sales structure by effectively collaborating with other teams (Marketing, Product)
  • have an active involvement in optimising and improving core sales process/backbone
Your story
  • you have passion for B2B sales
  • you have initial experience in B2B Sales, working across the whole sales funnel
  • you thrive in working with an ambitious in team in an fast-paced environment
  • you enjoy establishing customer contacts by phone 
  • you are open to find new solutions and are assertive in implementing them
  • you are eager to improve our process, conversion rates, closing time and generate revenue and growth 
  • you have excellent communication skills in dealing professionally with customers and active listening skills including communicating confidently and acting proactively 
  • you are resilient
  • you have strong objection handling skills in order to convince potential clients 
  • you are able to efficiently manage your time and priorities through great organisational skills
  • you speak German (native or close to native) and English (C1-C2 Level)
What we offer
We’ve got benefits, perks, and, perhaps most importantly, heart. We support and help each other, just as Knowers do on Knowunity. And, yeah, we also have other cool offers like a hybrid work policy, Urban Sports Club, a packed team events calendar, and more. Check it out below!

Memberships: Urban Sports Club, become.1, Likeminded
Discounts: corporate benefits, FutureBens, Plantclub
Events: Team events, company events, sports & wellbeing events
Development: 
Personal development budget, hackathons, mentoring
Office: Breakfast, fruits & snacks, coffee, tea & soft drinks, dog friendly
Remote: 
Hybrid work, travel budget, team workations
How to apply
Did we spark your interest to join our educational revolution? Click on "Apply for this job" and submit our short application form. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements.

We can't wait to hear from you! 
A testimonial from our Sales Lead, Markus  
At Knowunity, we actively foster an inclusive and diverse workplace that ensures equal opportunity for all qualified applicants, regardless of nationality, ethnic or national origin, skin color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or marital status. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.
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