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Sales Account Executive - Public Sector

Cloudera cloudera.com Open · verified Oct 6, 2026
Hybrid Switzerland-Zurich Full-time Mid-level Account Executive

At a glance

Mid-level Account Executive role at Cloudera. Switzerland-Zurich · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleAccount Executive
SeniorityMid-level
LocationSwitzerland-Zurich
WorkplaceHybrid
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 5, 2026 · 1d ago
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Grow revenue and market share across assigned public-sector and enterprise accounts in the Swiss German market
  • Build account plans around customer priorities, then connect those needs with relevant product and service specialists
  • Develop trust with executive sponsors, influencers and decision makers, keeping ownership of each account relationship
  • Lead complex sales through to close, while building pipeline, forecasting and coordinating the internal team
  • Meet quarterly and annual goals across new subscriptions, expansions, renewals, services and training

What you bring

  • At least five years of surpassing enterprise software sales targets
  • A strong grasp of Switzerland’s enterprise landscape and a record of selling into public-sector or manufacturing accounts
  • Working knowledge of data management and lakehouse architectures, plus enterprise AI/ML and hybrid or multi-cloud environments
  • A history of leading large, industry-specific sales cycles in fast-moving or scaling technology settings
  • Fluency in German or Swiss German

Who this fits

This role suits a mid-to-senior enterprise seller who can own major accounts and lead complex deals. The territory centers on Switzerland, with occasional travel across the wider DACH region or Europe. The position is based in Zurich and is hybrid.

From the employer

Business Area:

Sales

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description:

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

At Cloudera, we believe that data can make what is impossible today, possible tomorrow.


We empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. Cloudera delivers an enterprise data cloud for any data, anywhere, from the Edge to AI. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Cloudera Sales empowers the world's largest enterprises across every industry to use data to solve some of the most complex challenges impacting business, communities, and lives. As part of the Sales team in Switzerland, you will have the autonomy to engage with Public Sector and some other key Enterprise Accounts across the Swiss German market.

Are you able to quickly understand where individuals are and where they want to go and build trust and lead them down a specific path to generate big results? Are you able to challenge the status quo, engage customers in new ways and earn their trust and business? Are you ready to be intellectually stimulated and earn financial rewards along the way?


Key Responsibilities

  • Align with the company's strategic objectives, handle and grow revenue and market share at designated Enterprise accounts to improve customer success at all levels in the customer organization.
  • Develop and deliver business plans to address customer and prospect priorities and critical needs.
  • Convey public and acquired intelligence about customer technology footprints, strategic growth plans, technology strategies and competitive landscape and trends Introduce domain product and service experts/specialists while maintaining account oversight.
  • Own account relationships and drive overall customer success for these assigned accounts.
  • Build consensus and develop relationships at multiple levels – executive sponsors, influencers and decision makers.
  • Lead large scale transactions to close large scale deals Build pipeline, forecast business, lead the internal team, communicate key updates and competitive intelligence.
  • Exceed quarterly and annual new and expansion software subscription, renewals, professional service and training business goals.

What We’re Looking For

  • Minimum 5+ years of exceeding enterprise software sales targets.
  • Deep understanding of the Swiss enterprise landscape, with proven experience selling into key Swiss verticals such as Public and Manufacturing.
  • Solid grasp of Data Management, Data Lifecycle Management, Data Warehousing, and Data Lakehouse architectures.
  • Familiarity with Enterprise AI/ML workloads, Hybrid Cloud/Multi-Cloud strategies, Containers, and Kubernetes infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated track record of leading multi-million-dollar, vertical use-case driven sales cycles in fast-paced or scaling technology environments.
  • Ability to travel within Switzerland and occasionally across the broader DACH region/Europe as needed.
  • German/Swiss German is a must.

What you can expect from us:

  • Generous PTO Policy

  • Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

  • Flexible WFH Policy

  • Mental & Physical Wellness programs

  • Phone and Internet Reimbursement program

  • Access to Continued Career Development

  • Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

  • Paid Volunteer Time

  • Employee Resource Groups

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