Full-Time

Account Executive

PowerUs

PowerUs

51-200 employees

Platform connecting skilled tradespeople with employers

No salary listed

Berlin, Germany

Hybrid

Hybrid work in Berlin.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Cold Calling
CRM

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Requirements
  • You have at least 3 years of experience in B2B sales, ideally in a SaaS or software-driven environment.
  • You have worked with sales development representatives and can efficiently advance prequalified leads while also conducting cold calls yourself.
  • You have experience closing short-cycle deals lasting 2–12 weeks and handling medium-sized deal values of €6,000–€100,000.
  • You are familiar with target-based work, key performance indicators, funnel logic, and monthly revenue targets.
  • You have a high standard for your own work, proactively seek help or find solutions when performance is challenging, and are motivated by setbacks to think creatively and test new approaches.
  • You work independently, have a strong sense of timing in sales, and think entrepreneurially.
  • Fluent German at C2 level and good English skills are required.
Responsibilities
  • You are responsible for the complete sales cycle, from your own cold calling and online demonstrations through closing.
  • You conduct persuasive online demonstrations, understand customer pain points, and present tailored solutions.
  • You manage deals between €6,000 and €100,000, with average sales cycles of 2–12 weeks.
  • You regularly acquire more than five new customers per month and work toward monthly revenue of approximately €70,000–€100,000, depending on seniority.
  • You independently prioritize your pipeline and use customer relationship management data for planning and forecasting.
  • Together with the team, you continuously optimize the sales process, contribute ideas, and test new strategies.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in a SaaS or software-driven environment.

PowerUs is a Berlin-based digital career platform for skilled blue-collar workers in technical trades. It functions as a vertical marketplace where workers can create profiles, access training, compare salaries, receive job offers on their smartphones, and get help from a personal advisor; employers can post jobs and search for candidates, paying for access. The platform makes money by charging companies to post vacancies and connect with workers. Its goal is to reduce the talent shortage in technical sectors by making skilled trades more attractive and easier to hire, with a focus on roles important for the energy transition.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$38.4M

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The app updated on 2026-05-27, showing active product maintenance and distribution.
  • Open roles in 2026 signal ongoing hiring for sales and recruiting expansion.
  • Germany's energy-transition labor shortage keeps electricians and HVAC technicians in constant demand.

What critics are saying

  • PowerUs still reports only €33M raised; scale-up capital stays tight against incumbents.
  • StepStone, Indeed, and LinkedIn harvest the same employers and candidates in Germany.
  • If employers bypass listings for referrals, marketplace liquidity breaks and revenue stalls.

What makes PowerUs unique

  • PowerUs targets electricians, HVAC technicians, and mechatronics workers, not generic white-collar applicants.
  • It combines salary transparency, job matching, and personal advisors for trades candidates.
  • The platform reports 200,000+ workers, giving employers a dense skilled-trades marketplace.

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Benefits

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Professional Development Budget

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Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

1%
EdTechReview
Sep 26th, 2023
Blue-Collar Career Platform PowerUs Raises $25.7M in Series B Financing Round

PowerUs, a Berlin-based career platform for skilled blue-collar workers such as electricians and plant mechanics, has raised $25.7 million (€24.0 million) as part of its Series B financing round led by Eurazeo, General Catalyst, Headline and HV-Capital.