Strategic Account Executive, FIME Market at aircall

Aircall is a unicorn, AI-powered customer communications platform used by 22,000+ companies worldwide to drive revenue, resolve issues faster, and scale customer-facing teams. We’re redefining customer communications by bringing voice, SMS, WhatsApp, and AI together into one seamless workspace. Our momentum comes from a simple idea: help teams work smarter, not harder. Aircall’s AI Voice Agent automates routine calls, AI Assist streamlines post-call work, and AI Assist Pro delivers real-time guidance so people can do their best work. The result is higher revenue, faster resolutions, and teams that scale with confidence. Aircall is headquartered in Paris, our European HQ, with a strong North American presence anchored in Seattle, our North American HQ, and teams across Madrid, London, Berlin, San Francisco, New York City, Sydney, and Mexico City. We’ve built a product customers love and a business that’s scaling quickly, backed by world-class investors and driven by rapid AI innovation across multiple product lines. At Aircall, you’ll join a company in motion. We’re ambitious, product-driven, and execution-focused, with visible impact, fast decisions, and real growth. How we work at Aircall: We’re customer-obsessed, data-driven, and focused on delivering meaningful outcomes. We value ownership, continuous learning, and thoughtful speed. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving environment where trust and impact matter, you’ll feel at home here. We are seeking a talented Strategic Account Executive to join our Paris office. This role involves engaging qualified prospects, demoing the Aircall solution, providing technical assistance, successfully navigating a proof of concept and negotiating contracts. It is a fast-paced role that fits high energy and smart sales people. You will focus on FIME market : France Italy, Middle-East. Key responsibilities : • Use outbound selling strategies to create pipeline and find new business • Manage prospects from qualified lead to closing • Position and articulate the Aircall value proposition to Mid-Market and Enterprise prospects. • Educate prospects through complex sales-cycles in order to create excitement and enthusiasm across multiple stakeholders • Work side by side with Business Development Representatives and Partner Account Managers to identify business opportunities and accelerate your existing pipeline • Consistently prospect to maintain strong pipeline coverage and consistent quota attainment • Represent Aircall with integrity and professionalism at all times in all written and oral communications Qualifications: • A proven experience as a B2B Account Executive or similar sales role in SaaS is mandatory • Fluent in French and English, being able to exchange in Italian or Hebrew is a plus. • Experience with Salesforce and revenue engagement tools such as Gong, Outreach, Salesloft • A knowledge of sales methodologies such as SPICED / MEDDIC is a plus • Ability to navigate complex decisions making at prospects, and ability to connect and speak with C-levels • A proactive, driven seller able to identify and communicate business pains and outcomes, drive urgency and take end to end ownership for quota attainment • Successful track record of closing net new business and generating your own pipeline • Demonstrable organisational and time management skills • Competitive and driven to achieve goals, build new skills and bring new ideas on how to do things faster and better! Why join us? 🚀 Key moment to join Aircall in terms of growth and opportunities 💆‍♀️ Our people matter, work-life balance is important at Aircall 📚 Fast-learning environment, entrepreneurial and strong team spirit 🌍 45+ Nationalities: cosmopolite & multi-cultural mindset 💶 Competitive salary package & benefits DE&I Statement:  At Aircall, we believe diversity, equity and inclusion – irrespective of origins, identity, background and orientations – are core to our journey.  We pride ourselves on promoting active inclusion within our business to foster a strong sense of belonging for all. We’re working to create a place filled with diverse people who can enrich and learn from one another. We’re committed to ensuring that everyone not only has a seat at the table but is valued and respected at it by providing equal opportunities to develop and thrive.   We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural team and we encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.