Etienne Habera

Account Executive SaaS Senior

Salary / Daily rate

Barcelona, Spain

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Sales OpsBusiness DevelopmentCold CallingEmailing

Languages

CatalanEnglishFrenchSpanish

About me

Intro

Seasoned SaaS Sales Professional with 10+ years driving revenue growth across B2B environments. I excel at breaking into market accounts, leading compelling demonstrations, and building lasting client relationships that drive measurable business outcomes.

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Work experience

Account Executive

Paynest

Sep 2024 - Present

2 years 2 months

Barcelona, Spain

- Full-cycle AE: from outbound prospecting to closing - Targeting CFOs & HR leaders - Creating tailored outbound using Cognism & LinkedIn to break into mid-sized firms - Leading discovery and demos, aligning our fintech solution to payroll & liquidity pains - Helping shape outbound strategy and sales playbook in a 0-to-1 environment

CM.com

Mar 2020 - Oct 2024

4 years 8 months

Barcelona, Spain

Business Development Executive

Apr 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 7 months

Barcelona, Spain

- Closing €30k ARR per quarter through outbound campaigns - Building pipeline via cold calls, email outreach & LinkedIn - Creating high-impact traction at key trade shows across France and Spain

Partnerships Manager

Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

1 year 3 months

Barcelona, Spain

- Managing a €1.2M portfolio across 50 active clients and partners - Closing €45k in new ARR each quarter through strategic upselling - Building and growing long-term partnerships with agencies and resellers

Go-to-Market Specialist – Southern Europe

Mar 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 10 months

Barcelona, Spain

- Launched the Spanish and Italian markets from scratch, driving early traction - Closed €3k MRR/quarter and sourced larger deals for senior AEs - Worked closely with marketing to improve lead quality and sales velocity - Adapted pitch and messaging for local buyers in retail, logistics & hospitality

Sales Account Manager

Esendex

Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

1 year 5 months

08870 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain

- Managing a €350,000 portfolio - Dealing with inbound leads below 15 minutes - Outbound calls to detect new opportunities for direct customers

Sales Account Manager

FedEx Express

Jun 2016 - Oct 2018

2 years 5 months

Paris Area, France

- Managing a €250,000 portfolio (300 customers) - 60% hunting: business strategy, prospection and close - 40% farming: follow-up, retention and development - Smashing quarterly new-business goal: €22,500 - Ressourceful teamplayer: transport culture, regulations and technical processes

Sales Account Manager

Flashbay

Jul 2015 - May 2016

11 months

London, UK

- Portfolio of 1,000 clients and 3,000 leads: quote, follow-up, close - Placed orders and dealing with delivery and after-sales - Maintained and expanded relationships with existing clients - Smashed daily (32 calls, 45 emails) and monthly (£12,000 profit) targets

Field Sales Representative

INNOVATION MARKETING DIRECT LIMITED

Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

7 months

London, UK

- Door-to-door sales (identify, open, close, rehash) - Managed a team of 4 and promoted a positive attitude to build the team spirit - Trained the team and organised recruiting sessions - Interviewed applicants to assess their competencies and motivation

Customer Care Officer

Air France

Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

3 months

London, UK

- Managed incoming and outgoing correspondence by complaint handling and problem solving - Responsible for quality and accuracy of response - Applied customer focused, yet commercially minded solutions through knowledge of company guidelines, EU and local legislation. - Researched on numerous CRS systems and tools, including Amadeus, to provide accurate responses and assist future claims - Structured workload to achieve quality and productivity objectives including KPIs and SLAs - Gained the customer’s trust through being courteous and respectful. This facilitated sales opportunities.

Managing Partner

Agence Odonata

Nov 2012 - Oct 2014

2 years

Région de Paris, France

Small consulting business in urban planning with a core project for SNCF. - Running the daily tasks of a start-up - Targeting potential clients, contacting them and making business - Handling the public relationships (social networks, calls, event planning, portfolio) - Structured operational processes to achieve monthly objectives and enhancing quality and productivity - Managing database (excel, SQL, GIS) for surveys missions, reports, map-making and presentations - Responsible of budget and finance (invoices, suppliers, workload management, accounting)

GIS Consultant

Pôle emploi

Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

7 months

Région de Paris, France

Specialist of the spatial analysis part of a 3 year gov project aiming to improve access for people living in suburban or rural areas. - Assisting the head of a 3 year gov project - Handling statistical analysis: survey, data report, spatial analysis, cartography - Monitoring of partnerships with public stakeholders - Research essay about the way partnerships can enhance local solutions to fight unemployment Achievements: setting-up of a territorial diagnosis toolkit

Spatial Analyst Project Manager

Ville inventive

Oct 2010 - Dec 2010

3 months

Région de Paris, France

B2C, Team management, Quality control

Assistant Head Director in the Transportation Direction

SAFEGE

May 2010 - Oct 2010

6 months

Région de Paris, France

Public tenders, Public Transportation benchmarking, Presentations

Stretcher Bearer

Manosque Public Hospital

Aug 2009 - Aug 2009

1 month

04100 Manosque, France

A tough summer job in a public hospital. I loved this working experience with a great team.


Education

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

Master's degree

2010 - 2012

2 years 1 month

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

Bachelor's Degree

2009 - 2010

1 year 1 month

Université Paris-Sorbonne

Associate's Degree

2008 - 2009

1 year 1 month

Lycée Victor Duruy

Associate's Degree

2007 - 2008

1 year 1 month

Universidad del Valle de México

High School

2006 - 2007

1 year 1 month

Lycée Félix Esclangon

High School

2003 - 2006

3 years 1 month

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