Vacancy · Netherlands

Account executive

Ainur is an engineering and research firm in the Netherlands. We build and run software for our clients, and we are looking for an account executive who brings in the next ones: from the first conversation to a signed scope of work.

32 to 40 a weekHours
Netherlands, hybridLocation
Employed or freelanceContract
As soon as possibleStart

The role

Our work has come through referrals so far, and the founders have done every sales conversation themselves, between engineering and delivery. You take that over and build on it. You own the pipeline: who we talk to, what we propose, and what gets signed. An engineer joins you for scoping and the founders stay close on price and terms, but the deal is yours.

What you will sell

  • Custom software for companies that have outgrown spreadsheets and off-the-shelf tools: operations platforms, quoting and planning tools, customer and field apps with their admin dashboards.
  • Automation of manual work: integrations with the bookkeeping, ERP and legacy systems a company already runs on, and language-model operators inside existing processes, with a person in the loop where it matters.
  • ISO 27001 readiness and security work for software companies that need the certificate to sell.
  • Retainers and managed hosting for what we build.
  • Engagements run from a few weeks of scoped work to multi-month builds, followed by a retainer.

What you will do

  • Find and qualify new clients: referrals, partners, events, your own network, and warm outbound. No cold-call quota.
  • Run the first conversations, and a scoping session with one of our engineers.
  • Write the proposal and the scope of work with the founders: deliverables, dates, price.
  • Handle procurement: NDA, data processing agreement, security questionnaires, references.
  • Hand a signed deal over to delivery with everything written down, and stay close to the client through the first cycle.
  • Keep the pipeline current, so the founders can plan capacity against it.

What we are looking for

  • Native-level Dutch and professional English.
  • A few years of closing software or consultancy work for Dutch companies: custom development, agency, SaaS, IT services or security. You have carried a target and hit it.
  • Technical enough to scope: you can follow an architecture discussion, ask the right question, and explain to a client what a scope change costs. You do not need to code.
  • Clear, short writing: proposals that get signed, emails that get answered.
  • Based in the Netherlands and willing to travel to clients.
  • Nice to have: experience selling security or compliance work, or a network in Dutch mid-market companies.

What we offer

  • 32 to 40 hours a week, employed or freelance, to be agreed.
  • Pay in line with the market and your experience, plus commission on what you close.
  • Remote by default, on site with clients and the founders when it matters.
  • A small senior team that delivers what you sell, and a say in what we sell next.

How to apply

Send a short email with your CV or LinkedIn profile to [email protected], with one deal you are proud of in three lines. No cover letter needed. We reply to every application. The process is a video call, a conversation with the founders, and an offer.

Apply by email