We are currently looking for an energetic, personable, charismatic and hands-on individual who can develop, lead and supervise a dynamic sales team and enjoys fostering relationships with our partners. Become Head of Sales in within a technology and innovation driven company.
Pioneers is an international relationship builder in the technology and startup scene offering events, intelligence, and venture capital. Over the last 5 years we have grown our flagship event - Pioneers Festival to the leading technology gathering in Europe. Over 10.000 startups, investors and corporates attended our events in 2016, building an incredible community of technology leaders. While supporting startups stays at our core, we have learned how to leverage our network and deliver products providing valuable insights to some of the world’s leading companies and investment funds.
We are a fast growing team of 40 people from 18 nations located in the beautiful city of Vienna, Austria.
Minimum 3-5 years direct sales experience at a senior level
Skilled and ambitious leader
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and foster relationships
A strong network and no fear in contacting the C-Level executives, Chief Innovation Officers, etc. of a target company
Creative and persuasion skills with a lot of Energy to meet and beat targets
Experience in managing the full sales cycle from planning to closing deals
Fluent in both German and English
Strong technical skills for after-sales services with a focus on accuracy
Strong people skills
Management support in all organisational and administrative tasks
Taking the sales organisation to next level, driving revenue growth and profitability by implementing your own strategies
Sales execution creating and managing the sales pipeline focused on large-size multinational corporation
Acquiring new international partners and customers for our services
Business development identifying new growth areas
Build positive and sustainable relationships between our company and our partners
Ensuring mutually beneficial and valuable business relations
Full time position based in the heart of Vienna, Austria starting May 2017. Welcoming work environment with flexible working hours and a dynamic, highly motivated and international team. According to our collective agreement the minimum full time salary for this position starts at € 40.661,60 before tax/year + commissions. We are of course willing to offer a higher salary depending on your professional experience and qualification.
We would love to hear from you! Interview process includes a phone or personal interview (30min) , a personal interview with a task to prepare in advance on-site interview with the CEO. To apply please send us your CV and a motivational paragraph to start@pioneers.io.