Account Executive — Industrial Technology

Germany | Remote / Field-Based | Full-time | PermanentOur client is a Swiss technology company developing an AI-powered industrial monitoring solution that combines thermal imaging hardware and software. The technology helps industrial facilities prevent fires, detect equipment issues early, and reduce costly unplanned downtime. As the company continues to expand across the DACH market, our client is looking for an experienced Account Executive to join the team in Germany. This is a hands-on sales and account development role for someone who can build their own pipeline, win new industrial customers, and grow those relationships over time — from an initial deployment at one facility to broader, multi-site partnerships. The role is remote and field-based, combining home-based work with regular customer site visits across Germany. What you'll doOwn the full sales cycle — from prospecting and discovery to site visits, proposals, negotiation, and closingBuild your own pipeline and actively develop new businessSell to industrial customers, working with Plant Managers, Operations, Maintenance & Reliability, Safety, Procurement, and executive stakeholdersOwn your accounts after the initial sale and grow them over timeExpand successful deployments from one area to the whole facility and across multiple customer sitesBuild strong business cases around fire prevention, equipment reliability, downtime, and ROIMaintain accurate CRM, forecasting, and account plansRegularly visit customer sites and attend relevant industry eventsWhat we're looking forProven experience in complex B2B sales of technical or industrial solutionsExperience selling directly to factories, plants, or other industrial facilitiesStrong new business / hunter skills and experience generating your own pipelineStrong account development experience — upselling, expansion, or multi-site growthExperience working with operational and technical decision-makersComfortable with regular travel and face-to-face customer meetingsBased in GermanyExperience in industrial automation, fire protection, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, industrial IoT, machine vision, or safety technology would be highly relevant. What’s offeredPermanent full-time employmentRemote setup with regular customer-facing field workCompetitive base salary + uncapped variable compensationCommission on both new business and account expansionEquityDirect access to company leadership and significant ownership of your accountsOpportunity to join the commercial team at an early stage of its growth in GermanyFind more English Speaking Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow