Senior Account Executive UK - SaaS

Context

The Vizzia Sales team is structured to win strategic deals, build a scalable playbook, and expand internationally. The United Kingdom is our first market outside France, and we’re looking for a Senior/Key Account Executive for our Waste vertical to lay the foundations of our local expansion: Identify early opportunities, close the first deals, and build initial partnerships with British local authorities.

The UK-based Sales team is about to be built, including a ramp-up phase in our HQ in Paris for the first weeks.

⭐ Mission

Your mission is to co-drive the zero-to-one phase for the UK market with our New Market Team, kick-off commercial outreach and set the foundations for UK. The objective is to sign €300k in the first and €700k+ ARR in the second year.

To achieve this, you will:

• Strategic discovery & prospecting: Build and convert a B2G pipeline through complex, strategic SaaS sales cycles.

• Closing & Complex Sales: Close around 10 contracts to reach €350K ARR. Manage 6–9 month complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders.

• Structuring: Adapt Vizzia’s sales playbook for the UK market; messaging, sales methods, prospecting sequences, and field learnings - to lay the foundation for a scalable team.

🎯 Outcomes

Expected milestones:

• By 1 month: Master the product and existing playbook.

• By 3 months: Full command of the product, identified right pitch and pain points, discovery/prospecting calls done, created strong pipeline with short-term closing potential.

• By 6 months: Several signed contracts.

• By 1st year:

  • €300k ARR signed, 10+ deals closed

  • Solid, well-managed pipeline ready to scale to €700k+ ARR in year two

Vizzia’s sales model:

• Sales cycle: 6 months

• Average deal size: €30k ARR

• Closing rate: 15% (from R1 to deal won)

• Full-cycle sales to start on the market, along with a demand generation team once traction in the UK is validated

• Target: Local authorities

✅ Required Qualifications

• Proven track record in complex sales within a fast-growing environment (sales cycles 6 months+, average deal size >€30k+, annual targets >€400k+

• Familiarity with SaaS sales methodologies, strategic/named accounts, including pre-sales

• Experience working in an English-speaking country (ideally UK), professional proficiency in English

• Experience as a first sales/country opener in an English-speaking market is a plus

• Experience selling to public authorities is a plus

• Based in London, with a willingness to travel to our HQ in Paris regularly

✅ Evaluation Criteria:

• Entrepreneurial & dynamic: Handles different types of sales situations and builds from scratch.

• Interpersonal skills: Relationship builder, adaptable to any type of interlocutor.

• Autonomous & organized: Manages pipeline efficiently and anticipate future targets.

• Performance-driven: Thrives under pressure to exceed goals, ambition to grow own career traction through excellence.

• Fast learner: Seeks to improve and raise the bar high for both self and the team.

🚀 Growth Perspectives

Vizzia grew from 20 employees at the end of 2024 to over 60 by the end of 2025 and aims for 200+ by the end of 2026. We target €100M ARR by 2029.

Early international hires can ideally be positioned for management roles or very strategic AE positions with given performance.

Benefits

🏝 Permanent contract (28 days annual leave, incl. bank holidays)

💻 A Mac or PC depending on your preference

🏥 Health insurance plan

✈️ Opportunities to work from our Paris office

💼 Central London office to come, stay tuned!

☀️ Yearly offsite with the whole team

Recruitment Process

1. Screening call - Talent Acquisition 30’

2. Hiring Manager call - UK Country Lead 45’

3. Business case debrief - 1h

4. Meet the team in Paris/HQ (VP Sales, CMO & the team)

5. Reference check

6. Offer

We aim at a ~20 day process. If successful, you’ll have 5 days to confirm your decision. We’ll be thrilled to welcome you aboard!

If you've read this far, you're probably very interested in the role and/or Vizzia. We'd like to hear from you even if you feel ou don't check every box.