(Senior) Account Executive (all genders)

At Klim, we’re building the infrastructure to scale regenerative agriculture across global supply chains. We work with leading food and agriculture companies to design and implement large-scale transition programs that create measurable impact for farmers, businesses, and the climate. We are looking for an exceptional Enterprise Account Executive to lead strategic new business development with some of the most influential companies in the agri-food sector. This is a highly consultative, high-impact commercial role. You will engage senior stakeholders across procurement, sustainability, sourcing, and executive leadership to shape ambitious regenerative agriculture programs and turn them into long-term partnerships. If you thrive in complex enterprise sales, enjoy creating momentum in emerging markets, and want to help transform global agriculture, we’d love to hear from you. Your mission: Help shape the future of agriculture by building strategic partnerships that make regenerative farming scalable, impactful, and commercially viable across global supply chains. Your responsibilities: Own strategic enterprise sales * Lead complex new business opportunities end-to-end: from outbound prospecting and account strategy to negotiation and signed partnership agreements * Build and manage a high-quality pipeline of strategic enterprise accounts across the agri-food value chain * Navigate multi-stakeholder buying environments with senior decision-makers across sustainability, procurement, sourcing, operations, and leadership teams * Drive commercial outcomes while balancing long-term strategic partnership development Shape transformative customer programs * Work closely with customers to understand their business priorities, supply chain realities, and sustainability ambitions * Co-develop tailored regenerative agriculture and insetting solutions that create measurable business and environmental value * Collaborate cross-functionally with product, R&D, and farmer success teams to design scalable customer programs Act as a trusted advisor * Build credibility with senior stakeholders by understanding industry dynamics, commercial pressures, and evolving sustainability requirements * Bring insights on regenerative agriculture, Scope 3, supply chain resilience, and emerging market trends into customer conversations * Help customers navigate ambiguity and translate sustainability ambition into executable programs Contribute to commercial excellence * Improve sales processes, account planning, and go-to-market approaches as we scale * Maintain strong pipeline hygiene and forecasting discipline in CRM systems * Share market insights and customer feedback to inform company strategy and product development Your profile: Enterprise sales experience * 3+ years of experience in enterprise sales, strategic account management, or business development * Proven track record of winning and expanding complex B2B accounts with large enterprises * Experience managing long sales cycles and multi-stakeholder decision processes Strong commercial mindset * You are proactive, resourceful, and comfortable creating opportunities in emerging or evolving markets * You combine strategic thinking with execution and strong ownership mentality * You are an excellent communicator and negotiator, able to engage credibly with senior executives Industry understanding * Experience in agriculture, food systems, sustainability, climate tech, supply chains, commodities, or adjacent sectors is highly valuable * Familiarity with regenerative agriculture, Scope 3, insetting, or sustainability transformation is a strong plus — but curiosity and learning agility matter just as much Consultative approach * You know how to uncover customer pain points, challenge assumptions constructively, and build value-based business cases * You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and helping customers define solutions collaboratively * You enjoy working cross-functionally in fast-moving environments Other * Fluent in English; German is a plus * Ideally based in Berlin. Your benefits: * Opportunity: Be part of our journey from the very beginning, working on an equal footing with the leadership team to build a new company. * Impact: Make a daily and active contribution to combating climate change, promoting consumer education, and fostering fair conditions for our climate-conscious farmers. * Autonomy: Take ownership of your projects and enjoy a high degree of creative freedom. * Flexible work model: At Klim, we foster a flexible, hybrid work approach and facilitate remote work (within the EU). It is advantageous for this role if you live in Berlin or can be present in our office regularly. * Additional benefits for full time, permanent employees: We offer membership in the Urban Sports Club or subsidisation of the Deutschlandticket, a company pension scheme, plus team lunches (if based in Berlin) and regular team events. At Klim, we believe that a thriving workplace is built on the diverse backgrounds, talents, and perspectives of our team. We grow stronger together by embracing and building on each individual’s unique strengths. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. All hiring and personnel decisions are made solely based on qualifications, performance, and the needs of the company—ensuring fairness and equal opportunity for all. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for our team in ways you don’t yet realise!

At Klim, we work with farmers and businesses to make regenerative agriculture a scalable and economically viable part of the food system. As a German AgriTech company, we empower farmers in improving soil health, increasing biodiversity, and capturing carbon, while generating reliable income through our platform. Backed by €22 million in Series A funding, we are scaling our impact internationally and partnering with clients from the food and non-food industry. Since 2020, we have worked with more than 4,000 farmers across 900,000 hectares, covering more than 5% of Germany’s agricultural land. If you are motivated by building a more sustainable food system and contributing to measurable climate impact, Klim offers the opportunity to do so at scale. Your mission As part of Klim's Business Development Team within the Commercial team, you will scale our reach by building and deepening relationships with marketplaces, intermediaries, brokers, and distribution partners. You will drive revenue by developing the channels through which Klim's carbon credits reach buyers at scale and help bring carbon credits to market. This includes designing partnership structures, onboarding intermediaries, and enabling them to represent and sell Klim's offerings with confidence to buyers. This role is for someone who understands that the most durable commercial impact comes from building the right ecosystems, not just closing individual deals. If you enjoy working in fast-moving environments, value thoughtful, consultative sales and want your work to contribute to real-world change, we are happy to hear from you. Your responsibilities * Own and grow a high-value partnership pipeline, from first and ongoing conversations to contract signature and sales enablement with a variety of partners ranging from start-ups to established carbon credit marketplaces. We are looking at success measures activation of partners and sourced revenue via partnerships. * Research, structure, carry-out and review a partnership strategy to engage qualified and new market segments. Understand and communicate successes, risks, and mitigations transparent to management through optimized reporting and utilization of our CRM. * Lead structured discovery conversations to understand prospective client needs, decision criteria and internal stakeholder dynamics to present offerings that position Klim as a strategic solution provider for clients’ sustainability, ESG and climate strategies. * Identify, evaluate and onboard marketplace partners and distribution channels (e.g. sustainability platforms, brokers, consultancies, ESG solution providers) that can scale Klim's reach into new buyer segments. * Lead joint business planning conversations with partners to align on value propositions, go-to-market approaches, integration requirements and shared success metrics. * Design and maintain a partner enablement program, providing marketplace partners and intermediaries with the materials, training and tools needed to represent Klim's offerings effectively and compliantly. * Collaborate closely with finance, certification, marketing and product to ensure seamless handovers and strong client outcomes. * Track and monitor key sales metrics through diligent CRM maintenance, track market trends in an independent way and gather client feedback proactively to optimise individual and team sales performance. * Stay on top of developments in carbon markets, standards, and regulation (e.g. SBTi, Verra, CCP, CRCF) to inform conversations and sharpen positioning. * Represent Klim at industry events, conferences and sustainability forums to expand your network and generate new leads. Your profile * Business-ready fluency in English is a must. A upper intermediate level of German (B2) is a plus. * At least three years of experience in a quota-carrying partnership management or sales role, with full responsibility for closing deals. * Demonstrated track record of building and scaling partnership channels or marketplace relationships — from identifying and structuring agreements to activating and growing them over time. * Experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder relationships with partners and intermediaries, paired with strong account management skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholder groups. * A proven track record of managing the full sales funnel end to end, with confidence in handling six-figure deals and maintaining strong CRM discipline, including accurate opportunity stages and clearly documented next steps. * General working knowledge of enterprise sales methodologies (preferably MEDDPICC) and the ability to run structured pipeline reviews, clearly articulating blockers, risks and decision paths across multiple active opportunities. * Experience drafting, tailoring and optimising presentations and other materials for client-facing and internal use; advanced proficiency with Google Workspace or comparable tools is required. * A collaborative, people-oriented mindset: you enjoy working closely with colleagues across teams and contributing to a positive, mission-driven culture. * Motivation to contribute to Klim’s mission of accelerating the transition to regenerative agriculture, and a belief that commercial excellence is a key lever for real-world impact. * A plus: experience in carbon markets and environmental policy, including voluntary carbon markets, pricing dynamics, and relevant standards and frameworks. Benefits: * Competitive compensation: We offer an attractive base salary plus uncapped commission on partner-sourced revenue. Commission is structured around partner activation and revenue growth, rewarding you for building a channel that performs at scale. * Opportunity: Be part of our journey from the very beginning, working on an equal footing with the leadership team to build a new company. * Impact: Make a daily and active contribution to combating climate change, promoting consumer education and fostering fair conditions for our climate-conscious farmers. * Autonomy: Take ownership of your projects and enjoy a high degree of creative freedom. * Additional benefits for full time, Germany based employees: We offer membership in the Urban Sports Club or subsidisation of the Deutschlandticket, contribution to a company pension scheme, plus team lunches and regular team events. At Klim, we believe that a thriving workplace is built on the diverse backgrounds, talents, and perspectives of our team. We grow stronger together by embracing and building on each individual’s unique strengths. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. All hiring and personnel decisions are made solely based on qualifications, performance, and the needs of the company - ensuring fairness and equal opportunity for all.