Team Lead Account Executive, DACH MSP

Team Lead Account Executive, SMB

The Team Lead Account Executive, SMB at Ninja One is responsible for leading a team of 5–10 Account Executives toward a shared team quota, driving sales and profitability objectives across our core SMB market. This is a people-first leadership role: you own the team's pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and execution quality — ensuring every rep is set up to hit their number.

You will be accountable for how the team engages prospects, runs sales cycles, and closes revenue, while contributing to Ninja One's broader SMB growth strategy.

Location:

Berlin, Germany

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5–10 Account Executives toward a shared team quota
• Own the quality and execution of pipeline management, target tracking, and forecast reporting across the team
• Ensure consistent application of consultative sales methodology — clear communication, active listening, confident objection handling — across all team members
• Monitor and support the team's engagement with inbound and outbound prospects throughout the full sales cycle
• Review and guide solution presentations and product demos to ensure alignment with customer needs
• Hold the team accountable to CRM hygiene, accurate revenue reporting, and detailed opportunity management
• Identify performance gaps and build action plans to address them at the individual and team level
• Gather and synthesize market intelligence to inform team positioning and opportunity prioritization
• Represent Ninja One at trade events and support team members in key client meetings, training, and onboarding
• Collaborate cross-functionally to surface insights, flag risks, and escalate opportunities
• Other duties as needed

About You

• You have at least 2 years of people management experience in a sales environment, with direct ownership of a team quota
• You have a strong track record of leading teams to consistently achieve and exceed sales targets
• You understand pipeline management deeply — you can spot risks early and coach reps to course-correct
• You are an energetic, execution-focused leader who thrives in fast-paced, quota-driven environments
• You have exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English and German
• You are organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously
• You have experience in B2B IT Sales — ideally selling technology solutions to SMB accounts at Director or C-Level
• You have 3+ years of B2B IT Sales background (individual contributor experience is a plus, not the focus)
• You are proficient with CRM tools and sales technology
• Additional languages are a plus

About Us

Ninja One unifies IT to simplify work for nearly 40,000 customers in 140+ countries. The Ninja One Unified IT Operations Platform delivers endpoint management, autonomous patching, backup, and remote access in a single console to improve efficiency, increase resilience, and reduce spend. By automating IT and managing all endpoints, organizations give employees a great technology experience jaOne is obsessed with customer success and has retained a 98% customer satisfaction score for more than 5 years.

What You'll Love

• Our flexible working hours with remote office options enable you to successfully balance your personal life and your job
• Grow personally and professionally with one of the fastest growing companies
• Access to our Corporate Benefits Platform (with discounts for brands such as Expedia, FitX, Zalando and many more)
• Develop your skills through our renowned training platform
• Receive competitive compensation
• Collaborate with a curious, kind, international and intercultural workforce

Additional Information

This position is NOT eligible for Visa sponsorship. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse work environment.