Account Executive Germany

About bookaball

bookaball is a fast-growing sports tech company from Amsterdam, transforming how padel and racket sports clubs manage and grow their business. Our white-label SaaS platform helps clubs manage bookings, memberships, payments, player engagement, and retention all within their own branded ecosystem.

We give clubs the tools to own their customer journey, increase repeat bookings, and build loyal communities, without becoming dependent on marketplace models.

Since our founding in 2022, we have grown rapidly across Europe and are now expanding further into the DACH region. To support that growth, we are looking for a driven German-speaking Account Executive to help us build, qualify, and close a strong pipeline of racket sport clubs.

The Role

As Account Executive, you will play a key role in expanding bookaball's footprint in the DACH market. You will be responsible for identifying new opportunities, qualifying prospects, running sales conversations, and closing new customers.

This is a hands-on commercial role for someone who enjoys outbound sales, building relationships, and taking ownership in a fast-moving scale-up environment. You will work closely with the Amsterdam team and help shape how bookaball grows in one of Europe's fastest-developing racket sports markets.

What You'll Do

Lead Generation

• Research and target racket sport clubs, including padel, tennis, and multi-sport venues.
• Proactively reach out to prospects through phone, email, LinkedIn, and in-person visits.
• Follow up on inbound leads and qualify commercial opportunities.
• Maintain accurate CRM data and keep the sales pipeline up to date.
• Represent bookaball at trade fairs, expos, and relevant industry events.

Sales & Demos

• Run discovery calls to understand club needs, challenges, and growth ambitions.
• Visit clubs and sports venues across the DACH region when relevant.
• Clearly present bookaball's value proposition.
• Deliver product demos after training.
• Explain how bookaball helps clubs improve conversion, retention, bookings, and revenue.

Pipeline & Closing

• Qualify opportunities and manage your sales funnel.
• Prepare proposals and support contract negotiations.
• Independently close new customers.
• Contribute to monthly and quarterly revenue targets.

Market Feedback

• Share insights from prospects with the product and marketing teams.
• Identify common objections, opportunities, and market trends.
• Help refine our sales messaging for the DACH market.

Who You Are

• You have 1–3 years of experience in B2B sales, business development, or sports management.
• You are fluent or native in German and fluent in English.
• You enjoy outbound sales, cold calling, and meeting new people.
• You are a strong communicator who can build trust quickly.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy ownership and responsibility.
• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment.
• You have an affinity with sports, especially racket sports such as padel or tennis.
• You have a network in racket sports or are excited to build one.
• You have a valid driver's license.
• You are comfortable working with tools such as HubSpot, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Canva, and similar sales or AI productivity tools.

Bonus Points

• You have experience selling B2B SaaS.
• You have worked with clubs, sports venues, or sports organisations.
• You understand subscription, transaction, or platform business models.

What We Offer

• A high-impact commercial role in a fast-growing sports tech company.
• The opportunity to help build bookaball's presence in the DACH market.
• A home base in Frankfurt, at the heart of one of Europe's most exciting padel growth markets.
• Because you'd travel to clients, this position tends to lean to hybrid/remote.
• Close collaboration with our Amsterdam HQ, including regular team visits and strategic sessions.
• Direct collaboration with the founding and leadership team.
• A clear growth path towards Market Lead or DACH Lead.
• Competitive base salary and uncapped commission.
• A company-provided laptop for your work.
• A fun, ambitious, and sports-driven team culture.
• Full-time role: 40 hours per week.

Why Join Now?

bookaball is entering an exciting growth phase. Our ambition is to become the leading white-label platform for racket sport operators in Europe and the DACH region is a key part of that journey. If you are ambitious, energetic, and ready to grow in SaaS sales, we would love to meet you.

Application process

You can apply directly via this Linkedin job post or leave your application in [email protected]. For more information about this position reach out to https://www.linkedin.com/in/guus-houdijk/ who manages the applications and candidates.

When writing a motivational letter, please keep in mind that we appreciate the use of AI but we encourage you to write your own version and tailor it with the help of AI-tools in order to be considered for this position.

We like to keep our interviewprocess short and sweet. One brief introduction call (to discuss your motivation or motivational letter), an online interview with the Bookaball team + an assessment and one meeting with the founders in Amsterdam.