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Malt

Freelancer marketplace linking businesses to talent

Key Account Manager - Global Accounts

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
London, UK
HybridThree days in the office and two days working from home per week.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Management

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of commercial business-to-business experience in sales or account management.
  • A background in information technology recruitment, information technology staffing services, or technology personnel services, ideally combined with software-as-a-service or business-to-business technology sales experience.
  • The ability to understand information technology managers, chief information officers, and enterprise department heads to identify skill gaps and project needs.
  • Fluency in English with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • The ability to build trust with operational hiring managers and present business reviews to senior executives.
  • Strong organizational and pipeline management skills, with experience using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Gong, and customer relationship management systems.
Responsibilities
  • Design and execute tailored United Kingdom account plans in alignment with guidance from the Global Account Manager and Head of Global Account Management.
  • Own local revenue-signed targets and pursue at least 100% target achievement.
  • Conduct high-volume local prospecting across mapped accounts.
  • Identify, engage, and pitch to country-level decision-makers and hiring managers across human resources, procurement, information technology, and core business units.
  • Lead the local rollout of global framework agreements.
  • Source, initiate, and support pilot projects and first-time use cases to drive platform adoption and retention.
  • Coordinate with Marketing, Finance, Onboarding, Customer Success, and managed service providers or vendor networks to resolve operational roadblocks and ensure delivery.
  • Use consultative sales frameworks such as MEDDIC to identify client pain points, conduct needs assessments, and present return-on-investment-driven solution pitches.
  • Maintain accurate pipeline stages, forecasting inputs, and customer relationship management records.
  • Collaborate with international Key and Global Account Managers to share best practices and ensure unified global execution.
  • Provide United Kingdom market insights for requests for proposals, local constraints, and emerging use cases.
  • Use LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Modjo or similar tools, and internal artificial-intelligence enablement solutions to streamline outreach and account analysis.
  • Execute approximately 50 target outreach touchpoints or calls per week and secure approximately six face-to-face sales meetings weekly with new local hiring managers.
  • Build and maintain pipeline coverage equal to four times the revenue target before the first full post-ramp quarter.
  • Source at least 20 initial project opportunities per quarter.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience combining information technology staffing or recruitment with software-as-a-service or business-to-business technology sales.
  • Experience using consultative sales frameworks such as MEDDIC.
  • Experience using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Gong, or similar sales tools.

About the company

Malt connects businesses with freelancers and independent consultants through a marketplace, earning revenue from service fees. It lists freelancer profiles and client projects across nine countries and matches talent to work opportunities, including management consultants and interim executives via Malt Strategy (acquired through Comatch in 2022). The platform distinguishes itself with a large international pool of over 700,000 freelancers and 70,000 clients, plus a diverse, multinational team. Its goal is to redefine the world of work by helping people shape their careers and by remaining a leading source of freelance talent.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$123.8M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • June 2026 demand for Agentic AI freelancers jumped 5,800% over twelve months.
  • Malt now serves 100,000 businesses, expanding repeat enterprise revenue beyond one-off project spend.
  • 2025-2026 executive hires, including Claire Lebarz and Manuel Brachet, sharpen AI and sales execution.

What critics are saying

  • Upwork, Fiverr, and staffing firms can copy matching and contracting features quickly.
  • AI demand concentration exposes Malt if agentic hiring cools after 2026 workflow normalization.
  • Cross-border compliance, insurance, and payments create operational failure risk if one country triggers sanctions.

What makes Malt unique

  • Malt crossed 1 million freelancers in June 2026, giving unmatched European marketplace liquidity.
  • SAP Store integration in July 2025 embeds Malt inside SAP Fieldglass workflows for enterprises.
  • AI Search and 2026 Tech Trends position Malt as the default European AI-freelance platform.

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Benefits

  • Paid Vacation
  • Sabbatical Leave
  • Performance Bonus
  • Stock Options
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Health Insurance

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