SaaS Sales Manager Italy

SaaS Sales Manager – Italy - Automotive

Paris, Île-de-France, France · Hyrbid · Full-time

About the job

Are you a tech or SaaS closer who has carried a quota and wants a country of your own? Tired of being one AE of forty? This is the chance to own an entire market end to end, build the pipeline from scratch, and see your name on the growth.

On behalf of our client, a fast-growing eMobility scale-up whose software is bringing trust and transparency to the used-electric-vehicle market. We are seeking a Sales Manager to launch and grow their Italian market. You'll join early, own the Italy commercial strategy, and sell a genuinely differentiated product into dealers, leasing and fleet operators, remarketers and used-vehicle platforms across the country.

Here's what makes this one rare: you do not need any automotive or EV experience. Our client has deliberately opened this up. If you're a strong, full-cycle Account Executive from a technology start-up or scale-up, they will teach you the sector, one of their standout hires this year joined with no automotive background at all, and is thriving.

The role is based at the company's Paris headquarters (hybrid), with regular travel to Italy.

What you'll do

• Own the Italian market. Take full commercial ownership of Italy — build the pipeline, set the strategy, and deliver the number.
• Run the full cycle. Prospect, qualify, demo, negotiate and close, selling into dealers, leasing/fleet operators, remarketers and used-vehicle/EV platforms.
• Sell consultatively. Understand each client's commercial challenge and position the product as the answer.
• Be the voice of Italy. Feed market insight back to product and leadership to sharpen the offer.
• Represent the brand. Be the face of the business in Italy at industry events, client meetings, and across the market.

Who we're looking for

We want a self-starting commercial operator who can turn a consultative sale into repeatable revenue, whatever sector you learned it in.

• A proven full-cycle / new-business Account Executive at a technology start-up or scale-up, who has carried and consistently hit a quota.
• A hunter, comfortable owning a market solo and building early, not just managing existing accounts.
• Native Italian, fluent French, and strong English (the HQ working language). All three matter.
• Around 5–8 years of commercial experience, enough to run autonomously, but still close to the front line.
• Based in, or ready to relocate to, Paris.
• No automotive or EV experience required — the sector is taught on the job.

Ready to make an impact?

If you're a tech closer who wants the autonomy to build and own a country inside a fast-moving scale-up, and to see the direct impact of your work on the growth of the business, we want to hear from you.

Apply today. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact:

Conor Horton — conor.horton@kineorecruitment.com

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