Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Enterprise acquisition roles remain a core lever in SaaS, and this one sits at the intersection of cloud data platforms and traditional industrial verticals. With Snowflake positioned as a major data and analytics vendor, the remit signals a mature, enterprise-grade sales motion where deals are shaped by complex stakeholder groups, long buying cycles, and technical evaluation. The focus on Manufacturing and Industry also reflects a broader SaaS trend: modernising legacy-heavy sectors that are increasingly investing in cloud data foundations.
For a SaaS sales career, this kind of territory role builds durable skills in translating platform capabilities into business outcomes, especially where use cases span supply chain, operations, and regulated environments. It also offers practice in running structured pipeline creation, executive-level discovery, and negotiation patterns typical of high-ACV SaaS. Experience coordinating with marketing and supporting onboarding further reinforces the full-funnel view that many enterprise SaaS organisations expect from senior AEs.
This role tends to suit professionals who prefer autonomy in prospecting and territory planning, and who are comfortable operating with clear quota accountability. It is a strong match for sellers who enjoy vertical specialisation and who can stay methodical across multi-threaded enterprise opportunities in a hybrid, office-linked setup.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
This is a hybrid, office-based role. Candidates must live within commuting distance of our Paris office and be able to work on site as required.
The Account Executive - Acquisition will be responsible for acquiring new enterprise customers in France, with a focus on Manufacturing & Industrial sectors, including Automotive, Construction, Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture, Industrial Goods, Logistics/Transportation/Supply Chain, Power & Utilities, Technology Hardware, and Oil & Gas, Chemicals & Mining.
Individuals who excel at this job have the ability to prospect, develop, and close business within a timely manner while focusing on the clients’ requirements. The Enterprise AE's must have the confidence and ability to negotiate and close agreements with clients and support new customers through our on-boarding process.
This role is a unique opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to high visibility, high impact projects at a very exciting time for the company. Snowflake is an innovative, high-growth, customer-focused company in a large and growing market. If you are an energetic, self-managed professional with experience managing a complex sales process and possess excellent presentation and listening skills, organization and contact management capabilities, we’d love to hear from you.
AS AN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT SNOWFLAKE YOU WILL:
Achieve sales quotas for allocated, prospective accounts and on a quarterly and annual basis by developing a sales strategy in the allocated territory with a target prospect list, and a regional sales plan.
Develop marketing plans with the marketing team to drive revenue growth.
Be the trusted advisor to the customer by understanding their existing and future IT roadmap to drive the Snowflake solution within the marketplace.
Prospect qualification and the development of new sales opportunities and ongoing revenue streams.
Arrange and conduct initial Executive and CxO discussions and positioning meetings.
Sales process management and opportunity closure.
Ongoing account management to ensure customer satisfaction and drive additional revenue streams.
Be familiar with solution-based approach to selling, have experience managing a complex sales process and possess excellent presentation and listening skills, organization and contact management capabilities.
OUR IDEAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE WILL HAVE:
7+ years of field sales experience preferred with an emphasis on data or cloud related technology.
5+ year’s industry focused experience and generating new business within prospective enterprise accounts.
Proven ability to independently manage, develop, and close new client relationships.
Experience hitting quota of $1M+ of ARR per year.
A track record of success in driving consistent activity, pipeline development and quota achievement.
Experience determining customer requirements and presenting appropriate solutions.
Pro-active, independent thinker with high energy and a positive attitude.
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environment.
Executive level relationship management.
Ability to understand the "bigger picture" and the business drivers around IT.
BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Industry specific experience.
Experience implementing MEDDPICC.
Experience selling software or cloud based applications to the Enterprise is desired.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
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