WatershedWA

Account executive, strategic (DACH)

Climate change is humanity’s greatest challenge—and our greatest opportunity.

Watershed

Employee count: 201-500

Germany only
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About Watershed

Watershed is a software platform for running a world-class climate program. We measure our success in the carbon reduction achievements of our customers. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team.

We have offices in San Francisco, New York and London and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us!

The role

The role

We’re looking for our founding strategic seller in Germany to bring Watershed to more companies in the DACH market. We’re at an inflection point: every large company is launching a climate program as pressure for action builds every day. You’ll do whatever it takes to get those companies on Watershed and help them be effective. As a member of our go-to-market organisation, you’ll help build the sales playbook, shape Watershed’s product and help us build a stellar team.

You will:

  • Sell Watershed. Find your way to the right people at leading lighthouse logos within FTSE/DAX/CAC 40 companies, educate them about effective climate programs, and help them succeed with Watershed. You’ll own the full lifecycle, from first outbound to contract signature.
  • Take Watershed into DACH, a new market for Watershed, as well as new verticals.
  • Bespoke the Watershed sales playbook for winning lighthouse logos in region —what’s the best messaging? How do we triangulate through the org? What tools do we need?—into a repeatable machine.
  • Shape Watershed’s product strategy by sharing feedback from customers on the front line.
  • Become an expert in climate, and educate companies on how they should navigate the world of carbon reduction targets, clean energy, carbon removal, and decarbonising their supply chain.
  • Help build the sales team.

To be successful in this role:

  • 10+ years of relevant sales quota carrying experience in a SaaS organization.
  • Proven success in growing and working within the DACH market, especially with strategic customers (10,000+ employees) at an executive level.
  • Bilingual skills - Native German and English proficiency is required, and any other European language is a plus.
  • Have experience prospecting new business in a completely new territory.
  • Are excited to lead from zero to one and are a self-starter. You love to build things from scratch—new playbooks for navigating organizations and ways to tell the Watershed story.
  • Are an exceptional communicator and consultative seller. You listen deeply to customers and excel by helping them solve their problems.
  • Love going deep on new domains. You’ve sold products in complex or technical fields, and relish becoming an expert on your subject matter. You’re voraciously curious. You’re excited to learn everything about climate and help companies navigate this space.
  • Have a track record of doing whatever it takes to get things done. You’ve accomplished things that others thought were impossible. You’re relentlessly resourceful.
  • Want to join a startup, take responsibility for the fate of the company, and move fast.

FAQ

Where does Watershed work?

We have hub offices in San Francisco, New York and London, and some remote team members in the US and EU. Most of our jobs need to be in San Francisco / New York / London, but certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description.

What’s the interview process like?

It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience screen (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel after that if the screens go well. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.

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About the job

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May 09, 2024

Posted on

Mar 10, 2024

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Executive

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

Germany +/- 0 hours

About Watershed

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Climate change is humanity’s greatest challenge—and our greatest opportunity. We can approach it with fear and despair, or we can tackle it with ambition and optimism. We can view it as an obstacle to progress, or as an accelerant of prosperity.

At Watershed, we choose optimism. In the actions that businesses are taking to curb emissions and reduce climate risk, we see opportunity for a smarter, more resilient economy. In the new careers and markets being created, we see countless pathways to future growth. In the daily choices made by executives, investors, consumers, and corporate leaders to prioritize sustainability, we see a brighter future for future generations.

Watershed empowers companies around the world to take action on climate change by reducing their emissions. With intelligent analytics and industry-leading carbon data, Watershed customers have removed millions of tonnes of carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere—and we’re just getting started.

We are climate optimists and business pragmatists. We are building an economy where corporate sustainability delivers breakthrough business results. And, together with our customers and our partners, we are changing the story of climate change.

Our mission is to remove 500 megatonnes—equal to 1% of total global emissions—of carbon dioxide equivalent from Earth’s atmosphere every year by 2030. It’s an ambitious goal and a necessary one: we’re living in the critical decade for global climate action.

Through our customers, Watershed is now helping manage and reduce 360 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent—more than the total annual emissions of the UK. That’s a lot of decarbonization potential.

Employee benefits

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401(k) Retirement Plan

Employees at Watershed can plan for their future with a 401(k) retirement savings plan.

Paid Parental Leave

New parents at Watershed can take advantage of paid parental leave to focus on their family.

Unlimited PTO

Watershed offers unlimited paid time off, giving employees flexibility and work-life balance.

Performance Bonuses

Watershed includes variable compensation in the form of performance bonuses, rewarding employee success.

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Watershed

Company size

201-500

Founded in

2019

Chief executive officer

Christian Anderson

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