Renewals Sales Specialist

DigiCert
Summary
Join DigiCert as a Renewal Sales Specialist (German Speaker) and drive renewals of a large customer base, contributing to revenue growth and acquiring new business. This remote position requires building strong relationships with customers, actively listening to their needs, and seeking information to expand DigiCert's reach. You will need to influence and persuade customers, maintain composure, demonstrate organizational savvy, and possess excellent communication and negotiation skills. The role demands proficiency in German, experience in SaaS sales, and a proven track record of exceeding goals. You will collaborate with team members and effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Professional working proficiency in German (essential)
- 2+ years of experience managing full sales cycle (inside or field sales) in the software space (SaaS Sales preferred)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive in adopting sales best practices and a leader in process adherence
- Can demonstrate market and industry knowledge and recognizes changing market trends
- Excellent objection handling and negotiating abilities
- Driven to invest time in self-education that can be applied in a professional context
- Demonstrates the ability to link corporate strategic goals to customer facing solutions
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work alongside multiple team members
- Proven record of meeting/exceeding established goals
- Ability to effectively communicate with internal stakeholders
- Highly resourceful when need to overcome barriers and objections
- Ability to communicate with all levels within customer/prospect’s organization
Responsibilities
- Building & Fostering Strong Relationships – Working closely with your in-region Account Manager, develop a deep relationship with strategic DigiCert customers, focusing on increasing adoption, ensuring retention, and long-term success solving technology challenges
- Active Listening – Enhance mutual understanding in communicating with others by expressing genuine interest in, and providing full attention to, the content and meaning of others’ messages, realizing opportunities to expand DigiCert’s reach
- Information Seeking – Driven by an underlying curiosity and desire to know more about things, people, or issues. This involves going beyond routine questions and includes digging or pressing for exact information; resolving discrepancies by asking a series of questions; or conducting less- focused environmental scanning for opportunities or miscellaneous information that may be used in the future
- Influence and Persuasion – Effective in persuading, convincing, influencing, or impressing others to get them to support a specific agenda, make a specific type of impression, or take a specific course of action
- Composure and Resiliency – Able to deal effectively with pressure, maintain focus and intensity, and remain optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. They have the ability and propensity to recover quickly from setbacks, rejections, and conflicts and to maintain self-control in the face of hostility or provocation
- Organizational Savvy – Gather and accurately assess information related to the organization’s formal and informal communication channels and power relationships
Preferred Qualifications
SaaS Sales experience in the DACH region and/or DACH Public sector will be very advantageous
Benefits
- Uncapped Commission
- Provident Fund
- Medical Aid + Gap Cover
- Employee Assistance Program
- Education Support Program
- Gym Reimbursement
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance