Key Account Manager

Malt is hiring!

About

Malt is Europe's leading freelancing platform with one clear mission: to give people the freedom to choose who they work with. Co-founded in 2013 by Vincent Huguet, Malt is a tech company with a human approach that helps companies and freelancers make the perfect match.

Malt is a marketplace that embraces a community of over 850,000 freelancers and over 90,000 clients, ranging from Small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. We’re more than just a connector. Our marketplace streamlines freelancer-client communications, simplifies administrative and legal tasks, expedites invoicing and payments, and so much more. It’s all about giving both freelancers and companies choice and added peace of mind so that every experience on Malt is nothing less than (inter)stellar.

Malt is also


  • a tech company with a human approach

  • a company with a strong culture fueled by 700 Malters from 40+ nationalities, working from 9 countries all around Europe - Germany, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Spain, France, Netherlands, Nordic countries, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

  • committed to creating a safe and inclusive space where every employee can thrive both personally and professionally.

  • committed to equality and diversity (50% of people managers are women)

  • a company with strong career path policies allowing all Malters to develop and grow equally

  • backed by renowned investors including ISAI, Serena, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI France

Join us on Planet Malt, we need you to help us write this next chapter!đŸȘ

Job Description

đŸȘÂ Discover our galaxy

Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 900,000 talented freelancers with 90,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:

- A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries

- A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth

- Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI

- A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently

Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! đŸȘ

At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive.

Explore your future career  🔭

 

Malt is scaling up fast and recruiting for our top-performing Sales team in order to accelerate our growth. 

 

Our Key Account Managers (KAM) are the driving force behind our growth within the Enterprise segment. You will be responsible for leading and expanding a portfolio of major accounts, navigating complex organizations to turn Malt into their strategic partner for talent sourcing.

 

This is a challenging “full-stack” sales role that will directly contribute to the commercial expansion of Malt all while building quality relationships with our key accounts.

 

Key responsibilities ✹  

 

I. Strategic Portfolio Development & Expansion

- Identify & Qualify: Drive the full sales cycle within your portfolio. You will use the MEDDIC methodology to qualify business opportunities, identify pain points, and map out the decision-making process within large accounts.

- Value Selling: Move beyond transactional sales by building tailored ROI narratives and advanced proposals that connect Malt’s value to the client’s strategic business challenges.

- Negotiation: Lead complex negotiations with diverse stakeholders (Procurement, HR, Tech, C-Level) to secure sustainable and ambitious partnerships.

 

II. Develop the “Malt Reflex” & Trusted Advisor Status

- Stakeholder Management: Act as a consultant for your clients, navigating and influencing multiple internal departments to establish Malt as a long-term solution.

- Business Acumen: Demonstrate a deep understanding of your clients' industry, business models, and core KPIs to provide proactive, high-level expert advice.

- Sales Excellence: Maintain high standards of data hygiene and forecasting to ensure a predictable and healthy pipeline.

 

đŸ’Œ Career Development:

 

At Malt, we don’t believe in linear paths; we believe in growth through impact. We have built a robust commercial ecosystem designed for mobility, where your career can evolve based on the skills you want to master and the challenges you want to take on.

 

As a Key Account Manager, your journey offers various horizons:

Strategic Mastery: Deepen your expertise by orchestrating Malt’s presence within our most prestigious global accounts, managing multi-country strategies and high-level international partnerships.

Business Transformation: Pivot toward strategic internal roles in Enablement or Sales Operations, where you can use your field experience to design the sales methodologies and tools of tomorrow.

New Horizons: Whether you want to master high-velocity business in different market segments or lead complex new business acquisition as an Account Executive, we encourage internal moves that allow you to broaden your commercial toolkit

Management Track: Develop your leadership and coaching skills to step into management roles, guiding a team to reach their full potential.

About you 🧑‍🚀

  • 3 to 5 years of professional experience in managing complex full-cycle B2B sales for enterprise accounts
  • Business school degree or equivalent
  • Background in SaaS or consulting/intellectual services
  • Familiarity with MEDDIC or similar value-based sales frameworks
  • Excellent communication, strong analytical skills, and the ability to challenge client assumptions with conviction
  • Appetite for business development and eager to hunt and create new opportunities to break ground in an industry where partnerships have yet to be built
  • Curious and strong analytical skills to understand the short, medium, and long-term needs of clients
  • Knowledge of the tech ecosystems and professions is a real asset
  • Native-level French speaker with fully professional English and ready to collaborate in an international environment

How to join the mission? 🚀

  • First call with Agathe, our Lead TA France, to better understand your background and share more about this opportunity
  • First interview with the Hiring Manager to discuss your experience and the role in more detail
  • Business case to prepare and present to a panel of Sales leaders to evaluate your sales skills
  • Final interview with AurĂ©lie, VP Sales France, and FrĂ©dĂ©ric Brousse, Managing Director to discuss our long-term vision

Malt is the perfect space to thrive personally and professionally đŸ’«

- Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you’ll spend your first week learning about our culture, products, and services with other new joiners at our office in Paris

- Equity: Every Malter is entitled to stock options 

- Lunch vouchers (legal benefit): €9/day on your Swile card

- Transportation (legal benefit): 50% reimbursement (any type of transport)

- Healthcare insurance (legal benefit) 

- RTT: From 8 to 12 days off per year

- Sports: Company participation to a Gymlib (Wellpass) membership

- Malt sabbatical: Every three years, all Malters are entitled to a one month fully paid sabbatical leave

- Free books: If you’re interested in learning more about any topic relevant to Malt’s business, just tell us the books you’d like to read, and we’ll order them for you—without any questions asked or approval processes to follow

- Remote work: Hybrid policy balancing on-site and home office

- Team building events organized every year

Ready? Get your ticket to Malt đŸȘÂ 

At Malt, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We recruit based on skills, experience, and potential, without any form of discrimination related to age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability. Our mission is to create a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and safe to thrive.

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Additional Information

  • Contract Type: Full-Time
  • Location: Paris
  • Possible partial remote