Celonis is the trusted platform to industrialize Enterprise AI. At our core is the Celonis Context Model — which combines process data, business knowledge, and intelligence into a living digital twin of the enterprise that AI can actually understand, turning AI's operational blind spots into operational clarity. World's leading companies trust Celonis and its global ecosystem of partners to make their AI agents, people, systems, and processes work together, achieving transformational outcomes. We believe there's a massive opportunity to unlock global productivity and sustainability by giving AI the context to understand how every business process really works. Join our mission to make processes work for people, companies, and the planet.

The Team

The Account Executive, a pivotal member of our Middle East & Africa enterprise sales team, is dedicated to driving growth by acquiring new clients across the region. This role is solely focused on expanding our footprint through strategic logo acquisition and market penetration. Leveraging top-tier products and effective sales strategies, the Account Executive collaborates closely with Value Engineers, Business Development Representatives, and other cross-functional teams to identify and capture high-value new business opportunities.

The Role

The primary objective is to build and expand market presence by capitalizing on untapped opportunities in the region. As an Account Executive specializing in new business sales, this role is integral to our strategy for expanding market share through targeted client acquisitions.

The work you’ll do:

Discover and cultivate new business opportunities within a designated set of accounts within your assigned client portfolio.

Establish and strengthen connections across various levels of the organization, engaging with executives and decision-makers to understand their needs.
Comprehend the strategic and operational plans and requirements of your target accounts and proficiently articulate and demonstrate how Celonis can address them.
Lead the sales journey, adhering to a structured approach through prospecting, initial contact, qualification, client engagement, platform demonstrations, needs analysis, solution proposal, negotiation and ultimately closing deals.
Collaborate with Value Engineering or personally conduct comprehensive presentations and demonstrations tailored to specific use cases, showcasing the value of our solutions.
Forge strong partnerships, particularly with leading consulting firms, SaaS partners, and the Big4.
Work closely with your virtual team, which includes business development representatives, value engineers, partner managers, and marketing specialists, to ensure seamless collaboration and success.

The qualifications you need:

Demonstrated success in Software as a Service (SaaS)and consultative selling, particularly in roles focused on both expanding existing business opportunities and cultivating new business opportunities.

Proven ability to navigate complex sales cycles involving multiple decision-makers.
Track record of selling enterprise-level software applications to C-level stakeholders.
Strong business acumen with a solid understanding of business processes and KPIs (e.g. in Finance, Supply Chain)
Experience collaborating with partners, such as consulting firms or providers of enterprise technology solutions.
Effective and articulate communication skills, with proficiency in English. Fluency in Arabic is a plus.
Consulting experience and or the ability and experience to position and pitch business outcomes is an advantage.

What Celonis can offer you

Pioneer Innovation: Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph to shape the future of AI-driven business operations.
Ownership from Day 1: Every full-time "Celonaut" is an owner, receiving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants.
Unrivaled Family Support: Benefit from our inclusive parental leave policy—24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from your first day of employment.