Account Executive - France (French Speaking)

About Stora
Stora is a self storage software platform at the forefront of a technology-led transformation of the industry. We help self storage operators run better businesses through automation, payments, reporting, and modern customer experiences.
In just over four years, Stora has helped hundreds of operators globally process tens of millions in automated payments. We’ve built a reputation as innovators in our space, with a fast-growing product and a team focused on clarity, momentum, and real outcomes.
We’ve proven product-market fit across multiple regions and we now want to accelerate our growth across Europe.

Why this role matters
To accelerate our growth across France. You’ll be responsible for identifying opportunities and turning them into consistent, repeatable revenue across the region.
You’ll lead from the front in a growing region — working with a high degree of autonomy while collaborating closely with the wider team across Europe. You will be responsible for building momentum, shaping our approach, and accelerating growth in a key market.
This role is about ownership as much as execution. You’ll identify opportunities, progress deals, and generate insight on the ground — feeding back what resonates with customers and what doesn’t.
 
What you’ll be doing
Developing new business through outbound prospecting, networking, and self-sourced opportunities across France

Owning the full sales cycle for prospects, from first meeting to close

Running high-quality discovery and demos with self storage operators

Qualifying opportunities rigorously

Closing new ARR and contributing directly to revenue targets

Working with Marketing to refine ICPs, messaging, and objections

Feeding real market insight back into Product and GTM strategy

This is not a passive AE role.
You’ll be expected to think, challenge, and improve how we sell.

Who this role is for
This role is ideal if you are:
An experienced SaaS AE with strong SMB or mid-market experience

Sharp on discovery, value-based selling, and objection handling

Commercially minded - you understand how deals actually get done

Comfortable with ambiguity and change

Someone who enjoys building as well as closing

Professional fluency in both French and English is essential. You’ll be leading customer conversations across the French regions while working closely with our English-speaking Product, Marketing, and GTM teams.

What we care about
Strong discovery and qualification discipline

Clear, confident communication

Commercial judgment; knowing when to push and when to walk away

Coach-ability and intellectual honesty

Ownership of outcomes, not just activity

Comfort working in a fast-moving, scaling environment

A bias for action over perfection

Why Stora
An opportunity to accelerate revenue growth in an expanding region

A product that already has traction, not a science experiment

Real influence on how EU sales is scaled

Clear targets, clear expectations, no theatre

A culture that values momentum, clarity, and delivery

Strong cross-functional collaboration

This is a role where good performance is noticed quickly and rewarded appropriately.

What we offer
Competitive base salary + uncapped commission

Realistic and achievable OTE

Private health insurance for you and your family

Company pension

35 days annual leave

Share options: genuine upside as Stora scales

WFH budget

L&D support and ongoing sales coaching

Regular in-person team and company events
 

Next steps
We review applications on a rolling basis and move quickly when there’s a strong fit.

Equal Opportunities at Stora
Stora is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religious belief or political opinion, or sexual orientation.

All recruitment and employment decisions are made on the basis of merit, competence, and business need. We actively promote equality of opportunity and fair participation in line with our responsibilities under Northern Ireland equality legislation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.