New Business, Enterprise Account Executive (AE)

VONQ Open · verified Sep 12, 2026

Hybrid Rotterdam Full-time Mid-level Account Executive

Mid-level Account Executive role at VONQ. Rotterdam · full-time · €44,000–€57,000 base.

SalaryStated by VONQ

€44,000 – €57,000

Base salary for this role, in EUR per year, as published in the posting.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Build and run the plan for winning business in your territory
Use outbound prospecting to uncover target companies, buyers, goals, and pain points
Lead discovery and connect each customer’s needs to relevant VONQ solutions
Grow and manage a pipeline of new opportunities through every sales stage
Forecast accurately and keep management informed about pipeline progress

What you bring

Two to five years in a quota-carrying B2B consultative sales role
Experience in SaaS, Work Tech, HR Tech, recruitment marketing technology, digital marketing, or an agency setting preferred
Strong organization, time management, and pipeline management skills
Excellent written and spoken English and/or Dutch, with customer empathy and commercial judgment
A self-directed, persistent approach suited to a fast-changing scale-up

Who this fits

You’ll suit this role if you’re motivated by outbound enterprise sales, understand customer needs, and can manage a full sales cycle with ownership and urgency. The job is based in Rotterdam with a hybrid setup. Recruitment marketing or AI solution experience is helpful but not required.

From the employer

We are looking for an experienced New Business, Enterprise Account Executive (AE) to help us grow our business by tapping into potential client opportunities and generating new business.

Excited? Read on!

Your mission is to create and harvest opportunities with outbound activity. You will strategically target companies and prospective buyers to identify their goals, objectives, and pain points that will help you position our solutions. You are dedicated to meet and exceed your targets, and will always act in the best interest of the client. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with 2-5 years of sales experience. Imagine being part of a fast growing company within the recruitment marketing software industry. Here’s your chance to make a real impact!

The right candidate will:

Own the strategy and execution plan for your territory.
Lead thoughtful discovery conversations to understand customer priorities and align our solutions to their needs.
Communicate the VONQ value proposition in a way that’s relevant and practical for each customer.
Build and maintain a sustainable pipeline of new business opportunities.
Manage the sales process end to end, keeping close track of progress at each stage.
Create accurate forecasts and maintain transparent communication with management on pipeline status.

How do you fit into the VONQ picture?
At VONQ, we value a positive, self-starting, and can-do attitude. To support our growth ambitions, we believe the following characteristics and experience will help you succeed as an Account Executive:

2–5 years of experience as a quota-carrying sales professional in a B2B, consultative sales environment
Experience within SaaS, Work Tech, HR Tech, Recruitment Marketing Technology, digital marketing, or agency environments is preferred
Self-motivated and comfortable working in a fast-paced, constantly evolving scale-up
Strong customer empathy with the ability to translate needs into commercial solutions
Highly organized with solid time and pipeline management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and/or Dutch
A strong drive to learn, grow, and develop in a technology-driven environment
A sense of urgency, ownership, and persistence
Extra points: Experience with recruitment marketing or AI-driven solutions is a strong plus, but not a requirement.

Why you can’t miss out on this opportunity

We take good care of our VONQies and that shows in our benefits package:

A competitive salary with a commission-based bonus and the opportunity to overscore.
Holiday money: 8% holiday allowance paid annually in May.
A MacBook you can use for both work and personal needs.
A phone subscription contribution!
Travel expenses covered, including public transport or a kilometers allowance for car travel.
Flexible vacation days - we will not define a specific number, though a fair-usage approach applies to keep all team members, partners, and our customers happy!
Fun team culture with regular events, outings, and Friday drinks.
Real growth opportunities in a fast-growing international company
Fair contribution to your pension.

Get to know us!

VONQ is the next-generation agentic AI recruitment technology company, helping more than 350 global enterprises and staffing agencies attract, evaluate, and advance talent. With 20+ years of market expertise and deep integrations with 70+ ATS partners, VONQ combines AI-driven job distribution and expert insights to deliver high-quality candidates while elevating employer brands.

Through its EQO platform and specialised AI Agents, VONQ supports recruiters by engaging candidates, assessing them consistently, and providing transparent, comparable shortlists.

Headquartered in Rotterdam, VONQ operates offices in Groningen, Düsseldorf, and London and is a four-time Strategic Leader in the Fosway Group 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition.

With over 110 team members across the globe, we’re building the future of hiring together - and we’d love to make it happen with you.