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Pennylane

Unified financial operating system for SMEs

Team Lead Sales - Steuerkanzleien

Field SalesUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeNo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least two years of B2B SaaS sales experience with complex products, multi-stage sales cycles, and multiple stakeholders, with a demonstrated record of closing self-sourced deals.
  • Experience with outbound prospecting, including cold outreach to business owners and decision-makers.
  • Experience building a territory, market, or process; experience in a fast-growing startup or scale-up is advantageous.
  • Native-level German proficiency (C2) and good English proficiency for collaboration with the Paris team.
  • Residence in the Düsseldorf or Munich area, a driver's license, and valid work authorization for Germany.
  • Willingness to conduct customer visits, attend trade fairs and association events, and travel for field sales.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with Marketing, Customer Success, Product, and the French headquarters.
  • Openness to self-reflection and to giving and receiving feedback.

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage a pipeline of tax advisory firms in the assigned region through outbound prospecting, including target lists, outreach sequences, events, and onsite visits, supplemented by inbound leads and referrals.
  • Own the full sales cycle from qualification and product demonstrations through closing, onboarding, and account management.
  • Conduct needs analyses and product demonstrations, and guide multi-stakeholder decision processes through closing.
  • Own regional monthly recurring revenue and contribute to market penetration in the German tax-advisory segment.
  • Partner with Customer Success to ensure smooth handoffs and grow customer firms by increasing the number of their clients served through Pennylane.
  • Maintain accurate pipeline records in the customer relationship management system and use pipeline and conversion data to manage performance.
  • Achieve sales targets, build a qualified pipeline within three months, and secure initial customer firms and references within six months.
  • Build a network of customer-firm ambassadors who recommend Pennylane.
  • Represent Pennylane at regional industry events, trade fairs, and tax-adviser association events.
  • Share market insights with Product, Marketing, and SME Sales, and contribute learnings to the sales playbook for future Account Executives.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the tax-advisory market or the accounting and fintech ecosystem, or sales experience with tax advisers, tax firms, or other professional-services providers.
  • Experience building a territory, market, or process in a fast-growing startup or scale-up environment.

About the Company

Pennylane

Unified financial operating system for SMEs

Pennylane offers a European financial operating system for SMEs and their accountants, bundling invoicing, payments, cash management, bookkeeping, and tax filings in one collaborative platform. It syncs data across modules and adds German localization, e-invoicing infrastructure, and AI-powered copilots to assist accountants. The platform differentiates itself with native European localization and integrated tax/compliance workflows for accountants and firms. Its goal is to become the standard end-to-end financial ops stack for Europe’s SMEs and their accounting partners.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Series E
Total funding
$443.9M
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2020

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