Mid Market Account Executive - EMEA (French Speaking)

ABOUT ASHBY - We’re building the next generation of enterprise software, starting with products that help talent leaders, recruiters, and managers unlock hiring excellence - Series D raised in 2025, and growing ARR >100% YoY - Have thousands of amazing customers including OpenAI, Deliveroo, Lemonade & Alan - Multiple products to win both land-and-expand and material new business deals - Rapidly moving up-market with no signs of slowing down - Implemented assistive AI https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/recruiting/ai-assisted-application-review-in-practice throughout the platform - Known for our pace of innovation and advanced analytics ABOUT THIS ROLE We are seeking a French-fluent Mid-Market Account Executive to help us win Mid-Market accounts (100-1k employees) by managing the full sales cycle from pipeline generation through to closed-won. In this role, you'll focus on new logo acquisition. Our emphasis is on your raw ability to excel in the areas listed below and your appetite for continuous growth & improvement. YOU COULD BE A GREAT FIT IF: - 📣 You demonstrate mastery of clear communication. You ask questions with precision and can explain complex concepts in simple terms. - 💰 You have strong track record in Mid Market SaaS sales, having closed many $50k+ deals consistently. You have won competitive rip-and-replace opportunities of core/platform technologies. - 🎯 You are proactive in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, and are comfortable sourcing >50% of your own pipeline. You're both resourceful and innovative in finding new business opportunities. - 🤓 You love becoming a product and industry expert. You're adept at delivering a quick demo to showcase how your solution meets a unique need. - ⚔️ You're adept at competitive or evangelical selling in new or established markets. - 🎧 You're naturally curious about business problems and take pride in positioning specific & creative solutions that solve those problems. - 🏔️ You skillfully guide prospects through the evaluation & buying process—engaging the right stakeholders to create consensus for a strategic technology decision. - ⚡️ Your peers describe you as action-oriented and persistent. You're always on the leaderboard for outbound effort and pipeline created. - ⏱️ You leverage tools to maximize the impact of your prospecting and selling time. You believe in research and personalization to spark a conversation. - ⚙️ You are at home managing a pipeline of a dozen or more active opportunities concurrently. You take pride in internal operations, including real-time CRM updates. - ✈️ You are willing to travel at least 25% of the time for customer engagements and events. REQUIREMENTS: - 🤝 You have 2+ years of full-cycle closing experience and have closed many >$50,000 ACV opportunities - 📢 You have experience selling complex platform technologies in a sales-led GTM motion - 📈 You are a new business hunter and are confident in your abilities to self-source >50% of your own pipeline - 🌍 You have sold to multiple regions within EMEA and have strong written and verbal fluency in both English and French BONUS POINTS: - 🤝 You have sold to Talent or HR personas - ☎️ Prior B/SDR experience YOU SHOULDN'T APPLY IF: - 💼 You're more of a relationship builder who focuses on selling into the install base and aren't excited about a new business focused role. - 🎯 You expect Marketing or BDRs to source all of your pipeline for you. This is a hunting role. - 💻 You believe that "tech stuff" is the SE's job. Our AEs all develop product acumen while SEs are a partner in our team selling motion. - 📊 You prefer to run established playbooks in well defined environments. This role requires creativity and a growth mindset. - 🐺 You're a lone wolf. You prefer to go it alone in your pursuit of new business. We believe in a team-selling sales model. OUR PHILOSOPHY Here are a few key points (relevant to the go-to-market side) that should give you an idea of what it is like to wo...