About Perk
Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we're on a mission to power real work, with real impact. We're trusted by more than 12,000 companies worldwide, including Bolt, GoCardless, and Fabletics, and we're tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem. Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston.
We are looking for an ambitious and commercially driven Account Executive to join our Growth Markets team in Barcelona. Growth Markets is a diverse and fast-moving region covering customers across different countries, languages, and cultural contexts. You will need to adapt your sales approach to each market while taking full ownership of the sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery through product demonstration, negotiation, and closing. The ideal candidate is resilient, curious, and comfortable creating new opportunities. You will combine strong business-development instincts with a consultative approach, helping customers understand how Perk's Travel and Spend solutions can address their business challenges.
Responsibilities
•Leading the full sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery through product demonstration, negotiation, and closing
•Managing mainly outbound opportunities across your assigned Growth Markets territory
•Developing your own pipeline through proactive outbound activity and targeted account strategies
•Understanding prospects' business needs and positioning Perk's Travel and Spend solutions around the challenges that matter most to them
•Delivering engaging product demonstrations tailored to the customer's priorities and organisational setup
•Conducting high-level business conversations with a range of stakeholders, from Office Managers and Travel Managers to Finance leaders and CFOs
•Building relationships with multiple stakeholders and developing clear strategies to move opportunities through the decision-making process
•Taking ownership of your pipeline in Gong and Salesforce, ensuring opportunities contain accurate information, clear next steps, defined tasks, and updated stakeholder mapping
•Collaborating closely with SDRs on account strategy, qualification, and pipeline development
•Developing a deep understanding of Perk, our evolving products, our competitors, and the markets you cover
Requirements
•Previous experience in a quota-carrying closing role, managing opportunities through the full sales cycle
•A proven track record of achieving or exceeding sales targets in a fast-paced B2B environment
•Experience selling across different countries, markets, and cultural contexts, with the ability to adapt your communication and sales approach accordingly
•A strong hunter mentality and demonstrated success in generating pipeline through proactive outbound initiatives
•A good understanding of consultative B2B solution selling and experience managing short-to-medium sales cycles
•Experience building successful relationships with senior decision-makers and C-suite stakeholders
•Confidence using Salesforce, Gong, and sales engagement tools to manage your pipeline and inform your sales strategy
•A customer-centric approach and the ability to balance commercial outcomes with a high-quality customer experience
•Resilience, ambition, and perseverance, combined with sound judgement and an ethical approach to selling
•The ability to operate independently while remaining collaborative and contributing to the success of the wider team
•Professional fluency in English + Italian
•Legal authorisation to work in Spain and the ability to work from our Barcelona hub
•Perk doesn't require academic studies for this position. We select based on experience and potential, not credentials
•Demonstrable track record in B2B sales, ideally in tech, SaaS, or related sectors
•Strong presentation, negotiation, and closing skills
•Ability to translate complex product features into clear business value
•Excellent communicator with both internal and external stakeholders
•Highly organised, self-motivated, and results-oriented
•Experience with CRM tools and sales automation platforms is a plus
•An analytical mindset and a willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
•Generous allocation of vacation days plus public holidays
•Competitive compensation and equity ownership in Perk
•Choice of private healthcare or a gym allowance
•Life Insurance
•Perk events, including an annual summer party
•Spring Health wellbeing partner, providing 12x therapy and 12x coaching sessions for you and your loved ones
•Flexible compensation plan
•17 weeks' paid parental leave during your child's first year
•16 paid hours per year for volunteering
•Up to 20 "Work from Anywhere" days per year
•In real-life English, Spanish and Catalan lessons
•Four-week, fully paid sabbatical once you reach 5 years
•Relocation support to one of Perk's hubs
Interview Process
1.Talent Acquisition Interview – 30 mins
2.Virtual Assessment interview – 90 min
3.Virtual or IRL (depending on your location) with one of the team leaders – 1hr
4.IRL meeting with the country manager, plus a coffee with one of the current AEs
5.Values interview – 30 mins virtual
Working at Perk
AI is embedded in how we work across every function. The tools you'll use day-to-day are AI-enabled so you can move faster and spend more time on the work that matters. Perk takes an IRL-first approach to work, where the team works together in-person 3 days a week. This role requires you to be based within commuting distance of Perk's hubs. English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply.
