Sales Subject Matter Expert – German Speaker

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Sales Subject Matter Expert (SME) at DataForce enhancing sales-related AI technology using strong German skills. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to evaluate and improve AI models for sales lifecycle.

Posted 4/16/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with AI and Data Teams: Work closely with data scientists and product managers to evaluate AI models used in prospecting, lead qualification, objection handling, negotiation, and closing.
Model Evaluation & Improvement: Identify gaps, hallucinations, unnatural phrasing, and ineffective tactics in existing models and contribute domain insights to improve conversation quality and conversion potential.
Validation: Validate AI outputs against real-world sales scenarios, psychological persuasion principles, and customer experience standards to ensure interactions feel human and authentic.
Define Success Metrics: Define key metrics and success criteria to measure model performance regarding tone, empathy, objection recovery, and eventual deal progression.
Data Annotation & Context: Support data labeling and annotation by providing specific context on sales stages (e.g., differentiating between a discovery question and a closing question) to refine training datasets.
Framework Design: Assist in designing prompts and frameworks that allow the AI to adapt to different buyer personas and industries while maintaining consistency.
Industry Trends: Stay current with evolving sales methodologies (e.g., SPIN, Challenger, Sandler), CRM technologies, and ethical standards in automated selling.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced language skills in German.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Psychology, or a related field.
7+ years of core sales experience (B2B Account Executive, Inside Sales, Sales Enablement, or Sales Leadership).
Strong understanding of the full sales funnel, pipeline management, CRM logic, and various sales techniques/methodologies.
Ability to objectively analyze conversation transcripts and identify why a pitch failed or succeeded.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Marketing) is highly preferred.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a keen ear for nuance in dialogue.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility to work remotely
Opportunity to work with AI technology

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Hard Skills & Tools

data annotationmodel evaluationsales techniquessales funnelpipeline managementCRM logicpsychological persuasionconversation analysisAI model improvementprompt design

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationanalytical skillsempathyobjectivityattention to detailadaptabilityleadershipnegotiationcustomer experience

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeSales certificationsMarketing certificationsBusiness Administration degreeCommunications degreePsychology degreeAdvanced language skills in German