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Sales Manager (Germany)

Adzuna - Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Hybrid - posted 2026-09-14

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Salary: EUR 65,000 - 0 / annual

Joblift, a profitable job search engine and part of the Adzuna group (backed by Passion Capital, LocalGlobe, Index Ventures, and Smedvig Capital), is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to lead new business and customer success operations in Germany. The company operates across 19 markets, serving over 10 million monthly visitors, and is known for salary transparency and leveraging AI tools to match jobseekers with better roles. In this role, you will lead a team of 4 people working alongside the Head of Sales, Europe. You'll own the German revenue number and team KPIs, managing both new business development and customer success functions. Key responsibilities include: - Leading the German new business and customer success team to deliver candidate sourcing solutions to major German brands - Owning local revenue targets and team performance metrics - Managing key client and media agency relationships personally, driving new enterprise and agency business - Translating global sales strategy into local execution - Serving as the local office lead for administrative and team coordination - Motivating, developing, and growing the sales team while maintaining operational discipline You'll work in Hamburg in-office 4 days per week, closely supported by headquarters in London. This is an opportunity to shape how Joblift's products—including cutting-edge AI tools and social media recruitment technology—come to market in Germany and beyond. REQUIREMENTS: - Excellent internal and external rapport-building and people skills; ability to establish strong client relationships - Proven ability to bring operational discipline, structure, and motivation to a sales team, balancing new business with customer success/account management - Experience motivating, developing, and growing small sales teams while executing locally with headquarters support - Continuous improvement mentality - Fluency in German and English with strong verbal and written communication skills - Strong numerical skills; ability to analyze and optimize campaigns - Incredible work ethic, drive, and passion BONUS: - Experience deploying AI tools to improve sales team effectiveness - Background in ad tech, marketplaces, or media buying companies

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