Founding Account Executive – France
Building the commercial engine behind Europe’s energy markets
Europe’s energy markets have never been more complex and dynamic. Decarbonisation, geopolitics and rapid digitalisation are changing how energy companies make decisions. Every day, traders, analysts, utilities, producers and industrial energy users rely on our trusted market intelligence. To support this growing demand across Europe, Montel is expanding its commercial team.
We are hiring seven Account Executives to build local markets, win new business and help energy professionals make better decisions in an increasingly complex industry. We are at the heart of the green energy transition: will you join us?
A trusted name with new markets to build
For more than 35 years, Montel has been one of Europe’s leading energy intelligence partners. Its independent journalism, real-time market data, analytics and expert insight help customers understand markets, manage risk and act with confidence. Thousands of energy professionals across Europe rely on Montel’s products and expertise every day.
The business already has strong customer relationships and deep industry credibility. With ambitious growth plans for the coming years, Montel is now investing in dedicated commercial ownership across six key European markets.
This is an exceptional opportunity: the backing and reputation of an established European business, combined with the freedom to shape how your market grows.
Own your market and create your own success
Every territory is different. Some roles are founding positions, with the chance to establish Montel’s commercial presence in an emerging market. Others give you an existing customer base and a clear opportunities to grow new and existing accounts.
Across all seven roles, the mission is the same: understand your market, build trusted relationships and turn commercial potential into sustainable revenue.
You will:
Develop and execute a commercial plan for your territory.
Create pipeline through targeted outbound activity while converting relevant inbound demand.
Lead discovery conversations with analytical and technically informed buyers.
Position Montel’s value, deliver credible product demonstrations and manage negotiations.
Run the full sales cycle from first conversation to close and customer handover.
Keep a clear view of pipeline, activity and forecasts through disciplined CRM use.
Represent Montel at customer meetings, conferences and energy-industry events.
Sell intelligence that matters
Energy markets are volatile, interconnected and changing quickly. Montel brings together the news, market data, analytics and risk tools customers need to understand what is happening today and prepare for what comes next. You’ll work with traders, analysts, utilities, producers, portfolio managers and other senior energy professionals. These are informed buyers who expect relevant questions, commercial insight and a consultative approach.
You’ll be representing more than a market-leading product portfolio. You’ll be part of a company with a growing voice in Europe’s energy sector – combining trusted journalism, market analysis, podcasts, reports and expert insight that are shaping industry conversations. Working alongside journalists, analysts and market experts, you’ll sell solutions backed by genuine expertise, credibility and trusted relationships – not just marketing claims.
Previous experience in energy or commodities can be valuable, but it isn’t essential. What matters most is your ability to learn a complex market, understand how customers make decisions and translate sophisticated solutions into meaningful commercial value.
The people who thrive here
These roles suit commercially ambitious people who combine drive with structure. You enjoy creating opportunities, but you also invest time in understanding your customers, building credibility and becoming a trusted adviser.
If you’re excited by complex markets, enjoy learning from your customers and want genuine ownership of a territory, you’ll be at home at Montel.
You will likely bring:
– Around three to seven years of relevant B2B sales experience.
– Experience owning a full sales cycle, ideally in SaaS, data, analytics or another complex solution.
– Evidence that you can build pipeline rather than rely entirely on inbound demand.
– Strong discovery, value articulation, objection handling, negotiation and closing skills.
– Curiosity, resilience and the ability to work with autonomy.
– Good CRM and forecasting discipline.
– Fluent English and the relevant language skills for your market.
– A willingness to meet customers and represent Montel at industry events.
A European team with a Scandinavian way of working
Montel’s culture is built around transparency, trust and strong relationships. Teams work across countries, but collaboration stays personal. People are given autonomy, supported as they develop and encouraged to share what they are seeing in their market.
Depending on the role, you may work remotely, in a hybrid setup or close to a local office. Regular customer visits, industry events and time with colleagues will keep you connected to both your territory and the wider European business.
A clear recruitment process
Montel has partnered with Nobel Recruitment to manage this European hiring programme. Nobel’s specialist recruiters will help you understand the opportunity, prepare for each stage and stay informed throughout the process. The aim is straightforward: a well-organised process that gives both you and Montel enough insight to make the right decision.
Ready to build your market?
Europe’s energy transition is reshaping one of the world’s most important industries. If you want genuine ownership of a territory, an market-leading product portfolio and the opportunity to help customers navigate one of the fastest-changing markets in the world, we’d love to hear from you.
Questions? Reach out to us at info@nobelrecruitment.com.
Rejoignez une scale-up SaaS B2B leader de l'intelligence des marchés de l'énergie en Europe
Localisation : Paris (8ème) – Hybride Type de contrat : CDI
Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?
Nous sommes une entreprise SaaS scandinave, référence européenne dans la donnée, l'analyse et l'information sur les marchés de l'énergie (électricité, gaz, carbone, matières premières). Depuis plus de 30 ans, nous aidons les acteurs de l'énergie; producteurs, traders, utilities, maisons de négoce, consommateurs industriels; à mieux comprendre les marchés, gérer leurs risques et prendre de meilleures décisions grâce à des données en temps réel, des analyses de marché, des outils de gestion des risques et des événements de networking.
Nous venons d'être rachetés par un fonds d'investissement pour accélérer notre croissance à l'échelle européenne; une nouvelle phase passionnante pour l'entreprise, avec des moyens renforcés pour investir sur nos marchés clés, dont la France.
La France est l'un de nos marchés les plus prometteurs :
Présents depuis 2018, nous sommes déjà l'un des leaders reconnus sur le marché français
Plus de 120 clients actifs en France, parmi lesquels de grands noms de l'énergie (type EDF, ENGIE)
Une équipe de 8 personnes déjà en place à Paris (journalistes, analystes, 1 SDR)
Un flux constant de leads inbound grâce à nos séminaires, webinars et événements — ce n'est pas de la prospection à froid, ce sont des prospects déjà intéressés
Un fort potentiel encore inexploité sur un marché mature mais loin d'être saturé
Nous cherchons aujourd'hui la personne qui va incarner notre développement commercial en France : une figure senior, basée à Paris, qui connaît le marché local, sait aller à la rencontre des clients sur le terrain, et a l'ambition de construire quelque chose de grand.
Le poste
En tant que Founding Account Executive – France, vous serez la personne commerciale senior de référence sur le marché français, rattaché(e) à une organisation basée à Oslo qui se déplace régulièrement en France. Vous aurez une réelle autonomie pour développer le portefeuille existant et conquérir de nouveaux clients.
Vos missions
Développer et faire grandir le chiffre d'affaires en France, sur un mix équilibré : environ 40% de cross-sell / upsell sur la base clients existante et 60% de nouveaux business
Gérer un cycle de vente complet, de la qualification à la signature, avec des cycles allant de 2 semaines à 2-3 mois selon la complexité et la taille du client
Vendre des solutions complexes (données de marché, analytics, outils de gestion des risques) à des interlocuteurs exigeants : traders, analystes, portfolio managers, direction achats énergie
Traiter et transformer les leads générés par notre SDR et par nos actions inbound (webinars, séminaires, événements)
Rencontrer les clients et prospects sur le terrain, être visible et actif sur l'écosystème énergie français
Représenter l'entreprise lors d'événements et de conférences sectorielles en France
Construire une vraie relation de confiance avec les clients, sur des deals allant de quelques centaines d'euros par mois à plus de 100 000 € ARR, avec un ticket moyen autour de 15 000 € ARR
Contribuer à structurer et faire évoluer notre approche commerciale en France, en tant que personne senior sur le marché
Objectif de la mission
Un objectif de développement de chiffre d'affaires ambitieux, de l'ordre de 300 000 € à 500 000 € d'ARR par an, à affiner selon votre profil et votre expérience.
Profil recherché
3 à 7 ans d'expérience en vente B2B, avec un vrai track record de closing
Une bonne connaissance des environnements Tech / SaaS — l'expérience dans le secteur de l'énergie est un vrai plus (réseau, compréhension du marché) mais n'est absolument pas un prérequis
Profils bienvenus : SaaS, Tech, data & analytics, plateformes, trading — nous restons ouverts, à l'exception des profils marketing ou RH
À l'aise avec la vente complexe et consultative, sur des cycles de vente moyens à longs
Rigoureux(se), organisé(e), structuré(e) : une bonne hygiène commerciale et un vrai souci du détail
Curieux(se) intellectuellement, envie d'apprendre vite sur un secteur technique et passionnant
Un tempérament de "go-getter" : pas timide, orienté(e) résultats, capable de relancer et de closer
Une personne de confiance, autonome, capable d'être notre relais local et de représenter l'entreprise sur le marché français
Pas besoin d'être un profil hyper-senior : nous cherchons quelqu'un qui a l'envie et la capacité d'évoluer avec nous, dans un environnement où les choses changent vite.
Conditions
Poste basé à Paris (8ème), en mode hybride — 1 à 2 jours par semaine au bureau, flexibilité assumée
Déplacements réguliers pour des événements, séminaires et rencontres clients en France
Envie d'en savoir plus ?
Si vous voulez rejoindre une entreprise SaaS en pleine croissance, leader sur son marché, tout juste renforcée par un investissement majeur, et prendre un rôle clé et visible sur le développement du marché français; postulez dès maintenant.
A European team with a Scandinavian way of working
Montel’s culture is built around transparency, trust and strong relationships. Teams work across countries, but collaboration stays personal. People are given autonomy, supported as they develop and encouraged to share what they are seeing in their market.
Depending on the role, you may work remotely, in a hybrid setup or close to a local office. Regular customer visits, industry events and time with colleagues will keep you connected to both your territory and the wider European business.
A clear recruitment process
Montel has partnered with Nobel Recruitment to manage this European hiring programme. Nobel’s specialist recruiters will help you understand the opportunity, prepare for each stage and stay informed throughout the process. The aim is straightforward: a well-organised process that gives both you and Montel enough insight to make the right decision.
Ready to build your market?
Europe’s energy transition is reshaping one of the world’s most important industries. If you want genuine ownership of a territory, an market-leading product portfolio and the opportunity to help customers navigate one of the fastest-changing markets in the world, we’d love to hear from you.
Questions? Reach out to us at info@nobelrecruitment.com.
- Department
- Sales
- Locations
- Paris
Our Perks & Benefits
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Career Development
You can develop and grow along with Montel, as we support anyone looking to further their knowledge.
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Flexible working
With teams spread across 12 countries, we understand working situations are different for everyone.
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Travel opportunities
Our HQ is in Oslo, but with satellite offices and events all over Europe, who knows where you could go!
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Open-door policy
We foster an open-door policy, ensuring that all employees feel comfortable approaching management with ideas, questions, or concerns, promoting open and transparent communication.
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Daily support
As the world of work continues to change with remote roles, AI and other new challenges we give you the tools to succeed.
About Montel
At Montel, we help people make confident decisions in an increasingly complex energy market. By combining trusted news, market data, advanced analytics and expert insight, we turn complexity into clarity and help our customers stay ahead.
With more than 280 colleagues across 12 countries, we're united by one ambition: to become Europe's leading energy intelligence partner. Together, we increase market transparency, accelerate the green transition and deliver on our promise: Energy Intelligence. Human Touch.