# Samir Thakkar

Samir Thakkar is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Account Executive at Taskbase, based in Germany.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@samirthakkar

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Senior Field Sales Executive in enterprise IT GRC and cyber risk software, pursuing Wolters Kluwer’s Audit & Assurance role after closing a major MetricStream deal.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Germany |
| Authorized to work in | Germany |
| Salary expectations | 120k+ EUR |
| Job categories | Field Sales Executive |
| Skills | Enterprise SaaS Sales, IT GRC, Cybersecurity Sales, Third Party Risk Management, Security Risk Assessment, Internal Audit, Policy Management, Regulatory Compliance Management, Territory Planning, Account Acquisition, ARR Growth, MEDDIC, SPIN, Sandler Methodology, Negotiation Strategy |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m seeking a Senior Field Sales Executive role in Audit & Assurance focused on risk and compliance, such as the Wolters Kluwer / TAA TeamMate position in Garching bei München.
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## About

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At MetricStream, I owned net-new enterprise market development across DACH for GRC, cyber risk, third-party risk management, and cybersecurity SaaS. I managed complex sales engagements valued at $100k–$500k ACV and translated technical proposals into business risk-reduction metrics.

At Taskbase, I lead enterprise software sales cycles across the DACH region, from prospecting and discovery to proposals and new-logo wins. Earlier, at Unique Germany GmbH, I closed enterprise AI platform accounts including KPMG and Swisscom, working with C-suite, risk, compliance, legal, and procurement stakeholders.
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## Experience

### Senior Account Executive (current)

Taskbase. Jun 2024 - Present

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Leads end-to-end enterprise software sales cycles, prospecting and securing new logos across DACH accounts. Conducts structured discovery with C-level stakeholders and implements territory management strategies.
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Skills: Enterprise-SaaS-Sales, Territory-Management, Pipeline-Management, C-level-Engagement, ROI-Analysis

### Senior Sales Executive

Unique Germany GmbH. May 2022 - Dec 2023

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Spearheaded enterprise SaaS sales of AI platform solutions into Tier-1 Banking, Insurance, Tech, and Consulting accounts across DACH. Closed marquee accounts including KPMG and Swisscom, engaging C-Suite and negotiating contracts.
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Skills: Enterprise-SaaS-Sales, AI-Platforms, C-suite-Engagement, Contract-Negotiation, Cross-functional-Coordination

### Senior Sales Executive

MetricStream. Jun 2019 - Apr 2022

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Owned net-new enterprise market development for GRC, Cyber GRC, TPRM, and Cybersecurity SaaS solutions across DACH. Managed complex multi-stakeholder sales engagements and represented MetricStream at industry conferences.
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Skills: GRC, Cyber-GRC, TPRM, Cybersecurity, MEDDIC, RFP-RFQ-Management, CISO-Engagement

### Account Manager

Statista GmbH. Oct 2017 - May 2019

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Executed multi-channel strategic prospecting across enterprise IT consulting, telecom, and media sectors to secure international brand accounts and expand existing contracts.
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Skills: Strategic-Prospecting, Account-Expansion, Multi-Channel-Sales

### Account Executive & Business Development Manager

Applause GmbH & InfoStretch. Feb 2013 - Sep 2017

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Managed end-to-end sales cycles for digital product testing, cybersecurity automation, and mobile application architectures. Recognized as Fastest Quota Achiever in 2016.
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Skills: Digital-Product-Testing, Cybersecurity-Automation, Mobile-Apps, Sales-Cycle-Management

## Education

### Gujarat University

Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce and Business. 2001 - 2004

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Bachelor of Commerce and Business degree from Gujarat University from 2001 to 2004.
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## Tech stack

- LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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