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Head Sales (100%) Full-Time

Inseriert am: 20.04.2021

Parashift AG, founded in 2018, is a deep-tech company focusing on the autonomization of document extraction through machine learning. Parashift is based near Basel (Switzerland) and employs around 30 people in the field of machine learning engineering and development. Forbes named Parashift as one of 30 promising AI startups in Europe. We’re backed by major venture investors.

Parashift Platform provides large enterprises and software vendors with versatile intelligent document understanding technology with maximum flexibility. Our product makes document extraction a much-needed convenience.


Responsible for:



  • Full responsibility for achieving Parashifts sales targets

  • Help building and extending the sales team

  • Internationalize the team step by step

  • Directly reporting to the CEO

  • Steer, coordinate and develop the team and its activities

  • Help and work on all things in sales



Qualifications & expectations (Must, do NOT apply if you don't meet these):



  • Work experience in a start-up (B2B / SaaS) (preferably later stage)

  • Successfully built or extended an international Sales team with very limited resources

  • Track record of personal direct success in previous sales roles

  • Fluent in English and German

  • Be able to work accurately under time pressure

  • Experience in HubSpot (or similar CRM)

  • Quick comprehension, fast and accurate communicator

  • Able to get "own hands dirty" from day one and deliver

  • Go-getter, get things done mentality, be able to work accurately under time pressure

  • Fully comply with our code of conduct (www.parashift.io/en/va...)

  • Clean criminal record (must)


Nice (any of these is a plus)



  • Great social media network

  • French or any other language in addition to English and German

  • Great presenter

  • Previous startup founder with sales lead




Our offering:



  • A challenging workplace with a lot of interesting work that makes a difference

  • A brilliant team of very professional, talented, open-minded, and humorous people

  • Flexible working hours

  • An "Employees First" paradigm and fair wages (incl. equity at a later stage)

  • A great team with ambitious goals

  • Great office with good traffic connections

  • Home office possibilities (depending on security clearings)


We are a young fast-moving company that works together as a hard-working team to make a magic product even better. At Parashift the best ideas and rational approaches win. You've come to the right place if you want to change things radically and if you love technology. With us, there is room to outgrow yourself personally and professionally in a positive working environment and to give your ideas the necessary freedom. (Conversely, if you are just looking for a conventional job, Parashift is not the right place for you.)


Ready to take on the challenge? Apply directly online. For the sake of the environment, please do not apply in paper form.

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