Mercura is building AI software for the backbone of our economy.
Backed by Y Combinator, we raised a heavily oversubscribed round at one of the highest valuations in our cohort. As one of Europe's fastest growing startups, we surpassed $2M in ARR in in our first year. Now, we are looking for team members ready to go all-in to help us reach our next milestone: $10M ARR by the end of 2026.
One of our co-founders, Lukas, grew up in a trades family that has been active in the construction industry for over 115 years. Having worked on the construction site himself, he learned first-hand how slow and manual quoting still is in the industry.
In an era where AI becomes ubiquitous, we set out on a deeply personal mission: bring AI to the backbone of our economy - to the companies that keep our world running. To amplify human expertise and free people to do what only humans can do.
As an Account Executive, you’ll drive our growth by building trusted customer relationships.
In this role, you’ll own your entire sales pipeline - from initial meeting to closing the deal - and help companies transform their productivity with AI. Your key focus will be to demonstrate the value of our product and guide potential customers through their evaluation journey.
New Business: Qualify and close new customers
Lead Generation: Work closely with our prospecting team to ensure an optimal customer journey and proactively manage your own pipeline
Customer Value: Guide prospects through their evaluation process, build strong customer relationships and develop business cases that clearly demonstrate our product’s value
Sales Process: Conduct demos, handle negotiations, and close deals while continuously improving our sales process
Sales Strategy: Design and implement new strategies to win key accounts and expand into new markets.
Customer Feedback: Gather and share customer insights with the engineering team to drive product innovation
Organizational Development: Build and train a high-performing sales team and scalable sales processes.
You have 1+ years of closing experience in B2B SaaS/tech sales with a track record of exceeding quota in mid-market/enterprise
You have are confident in leading product demos and translating workflows into clear business value
You communicate professionally and appropriately to executive audiences.
You are resilient, demonstrate grit, and are strong in pipeline management and execution
You are pragmatic, solution-oriented, and motivated to build something and grow with us
Ideally, you have initial experience with construction, supply chain, and the trades
You are willing to work five days a week from our Munich office with a higher intensity than in a 9-5 job, with occasional customer travel
You are native in German and fluent in English
€60k-€80k base, €100k-€200k OTE with uncapped bonus
Guaranteed career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing team
An ambitious team that feels like family and sees their work as more than just a job
Free team dinner (up to 4x/week)
UrbanSportsClub membership - join our team workouts 3x/week
Easy relocation to Munich — our office is located in the Werk1 Startup Incubator, where you can rent a 1-bedroom apartment right next to the office for just €800/month
Access to any AI or productivity tools you need
You will work with
Lukas (Co-Founder & CEO; prev. ML at Google X, Researcher in Cambridge)
Lars (prev. BDR at Tacto, Consulting at OMMAX, FTE #2 at Econos)
Your mentors will be
Bernhard Metzger (VP B2B Sales FINN)
Christian Reichert (CRO Shiftmove)
Step 1: Intro Call
A casual introductory meeting with one of the founders to get to know each other and introduce Mercura.
Step 2: ICP Deep Dive & Cold Call Role Play
A deep dive into Mercura’s Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) with Lukas (Co-Founder & CEO), where we explore target customers, positioning, and value proposition in detail.
This will be followed by a cold call simulation. In this role play, you will engage a (fictional) prospective customer and your objective is to schedule a demo for Mercura.
Step 3: Customer Meeting Role Play
A second role play in which you conduct a first customer meeting with a fictional customer about a product you know well (for example, from a previous employer).
Step 4: On-Site
Work alongside the entire team for a day on-site from our Munich office to fully immerse yourself in our culture and collaboration style. This on-site will be paid.
For the on-site, you will receive preparation materials in advance to conduct a first sales meeting with a fictional customer for Mercura.
Step 5: Offer & Reference Checks
If we see a great fit, you will get an offer, including a competitive compensation package with equity participation. At the same time, we’ll ask you to provide 2–3 references so we can gather additional insights into your strengths and working style.
Join an ambitious team that feels like family: Your future colleagues are experienced operators, ex-founders, Science Olympiad medallists, and top graduates from places such as Google, Bain, MIT, TUM, Harvard, CDTM, and Cambridge. We bring extraordinary people together and deeply invest in your growth as your mentors, teammates and friends. We care, trust, and support one another like family, and we make sure that fun is at the heart of everything we do.
Work with the latest tech: AI is at the core of our product, and use the latest tech across our product and processes to tackle meaningful challenges and shape how users interact with AI.
Thrive in a high-growth, high-commitment environment: We’re growing extremely fast because we always put our work and our customers first. If you excel in fast-paced settings and want to grow as part of something big from day one, Mercura is for you.
Build something with real-world impact: We ship code that directly helps a massive, yet overlooked manual industry run more efficiently and sustainably. With us, you can work on AI that contributes to economic growth and stability on a huge scale.
Build a company: As an early team member, you will have a direct, lasting impact on our culture, processes, technology, and product. Joining us offers immense rewards: ownership, financial upside, and hands-on experience building a company from the ground up. Our track record speaks for itself - over five Mercura alum
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