SaaS Sales Leader · EdTech & AI-Driven Solutions · DACH Region

Closing enterprise SaaS deals and building lasting client relationships across DACH.

Results-driven sales and business development leader with 10+ years of experience. Currently Account Manager / New Business Manager at Turnitin, positioning AI-powered academic integrity solutions through complex multi-stakeholder cycles, from teacher level to district administration.

  • 10+years in B2B & SaaS sales
  • 4working languages
  • +30%retail volume in 12 months (Hilti)
  • $150K+account portfolio managed (Hilti)

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New business development

  • Turnitin: Drives new business across a defined DACH territory, building pipeline from prospecting through contract close.
  • Limbiq: Spearheaded new business acquisition for DACH; personally onboarded the company's largest client to date.
  • Limbiq: Led full-funnel outreach: cold outreach, phone/video pitches, email and LinkedIn prospecting.

Account management & growth

  • Turnitin: Expands existing accounts and builds long-term relationships with schools, universities and governmental education authorities.
  • Hilti: Managed a portfolio worth $150,000+ and increased retail volume by 30% within 12 months.
  • Hilti: Consistently exceeded sales quotas across multiple product lines and regions.

EdTech, SaaS & AI product positioning

  • Turnitin: Regularly exceeds quota through consultative selling, leveraging Turnitin's AI and machine learning capabilities as key differentiators.
  • Turnitin: Manages the full sales cycle: product demos, stakeholder meetings and contract negotiations with educators through district-level decision makers.
  • Limbiq: SaaS HR/learning platform serving German-speaking markets; product demos and deal closings alongside the founder team.

Leadership & operations

  • Akin Laboratory Instruments: As Managing Director, directed full P&L, HR, sales, legal and accounting; built a team and opened new regional branch offices.
  • Hilti: Coordinated a team of 3 sales representatives.
  • Evolve Studio: Managed branch operations and staff performance; boosted branch sales through loyalty programs and team coaching.

Professional experience

Eight roles across SaaS, healthcare technology and B2B sales.

  1. 2021 – PresentCurrent

    Account Manager / New Business Manager

    Turnitin LLC

    Global leader in AI-powered academic integrity and learning tools used by millions of educators and students.

    • Drive new business and expand existing accounts across a defined DACH territory, from prospecting through contract close.
    • Manage the full sales cycle: product demos, stakeholder meetings, contract negotiations with educators through district-level decision makers.
    • Regularly exceed quota through consultative selling, leveraging AI and machine learning capabilities as key differentiators.
    • Build long-term relationships with schools, universities and governmental education authorities.
  2. 2020 – 2021

    Business Development Manager, SaaS Sales

    Limbiq.com

    SaaS HR/learning platform serving German-speaking markets.

    • Spearheaded new business acquisition for the DACH region; personally onboarded the company's largest client to date.
    • Led full-funnel outreach: cold outreach, phone/video pitches, email and LinkedIn prospecting.
    • Conducted product demos and deal closings with the founder team and senior sales management.
    • Maintained and optimised the CRM pipeline for data-driven follow-up and accurate forecasting.
  3. 2019 – Present

    Sales Consultant, Point-of-Care Ultrasound

    Alpinion Medical Systems

    • Sold diagnostic ultrasound equipment to hospitals and clinics across the Albanian market.
    • Delivered product training and technical support to medical professionals.
  4. 2019 – 2020

    Branch Manager

    Evolve Studio

    • Managed branch operations, staff performance and business development initiatives.
    • Boosted branch sales through customer loyalty programs and team coaching.
  5. 2016 – 2019

    Managing Director

    Akin Laboratory Instruments

    • Directed full P&L, HR, sales, legal and accounting for a medical laboratory instruments distributor.
    • Saved $10,000+ annually through strategic resource and vendor management.
    • Managed $20,000+ inventory; built a team and opened new regional branch offices.
  6. 2016 – 2018

    Sales Consultant / Customer Training

    Exprivia SpA

    • Sold and implemented Radiology Information Systems for 5 hospital structures via a cloud-based network.
    • Assessed customer requirements and designed software solutions for radiology departments.
    • Translated complex technical concepts into clear language for non-technical clinical staff.
  7. 2014 – 2017

    Co-Founder & Digital Marketing Lead

    Jeto.al, Online Medical Portal

    • Co-founded and scaled an online medical information and marketing portal.
    • Ran paid social and Google Ads campaigns averaging 3,000 engaged users per ad.
    • Built and managed SEO strategy and a CRM system (Zoho) for client outreach.
  8. 2009 – 2014

    Key Account Manager

    Hilti

    • Managed a portfolio worth $150,000+, coordinating a team of 3 sales representatives.
    • Increased retail volume by 30% within 12 months through targeted sales strategy.
    • Consistently exceeded sales quotas across multiple product lines and regions.

Skills & expertise

Core competencies, grouped the way hiring teams evaluate them.

Sales execution

  • Enterprise SaaS Sales
  • New Business Development
  • Consultative Selling
  • Product Demonstrations
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Full-cycle Sales

Accounts & markets

  • Account Management
  • Key Account Management
  • Multi-lingual Client Relations
  • Market Expansion (DACH)
  • Multi-stakeholder Sales Cycles

Domain & product

  • EdTech Solutions
  • AI Product Positioning
  • Radiology Information Systems
  • Medical Devices
  • Laboratory Instruments

Leadership & strategy

  • Team Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • P&L Management
  • Team Coaching
  • Vendor Management

Pipeline & digital

  • Pipeline Management (CRM)
  • Zoho CRM
  • Forecasting
  • SEO
  • Google Ads
  • Paid Social
  • LinkedIn Prospecting

Selected work

Engagements with a clear scope and a measurable outcome.

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Turnitin · 2021 – Present

AI-powered academic integrity sales across DACH

Positioning AI and machine-learning capabilities as key differentiators in consultative, multi-stakeholder sales to schools, universities and education authorities.

  • EdTech
  • AI positioning
  • Full-cycle SaaS
Limbiq · 2020 – 2021Largest client

Landing the company's largest client to date

Spearheaded DACH new-business acquisition for a SaaS HR/learning platform and personally onboarded its largest client.

  • SaaS
  • Full-funnel outreach
  • CRM forecasting
Exprivia · 2016 – 20185 hospitals

Cloud-based Radiology Information Systems rollout

Sold and implemented RIS for 5 hospital structures via a cloud-based network, designing solutions around radiology department requirements.

  • Healthcare IT
  • Solution design
  • Customer training
Jeto.al · 2014 – 20173,000 / ad

Co-founding an online medical portal

Co-founded and scaled the portal; ran paid social and Google Ads campaigns averaging 3,000 engaged users per ad, backed by SEO and Zoho CRM.

  • Founder
  • Performance marketing
  • SEO · Zoho CRM
Hilti · 2009 – 2014+30%

Retail volume growth in 12 months

Increased retail volume by 30% within 12 months through a targeted sales strategy while managing a $150,000+ portfolio and a team of 3.

  • Key accounts
  • Sales strategy
  • Team coordination
Akin Laboratory · 2016 – 2019$10K+ saved/yr

Running a medical instruments distributor

Directed P&L, HR, sales, legal and accounting; saved $10,000+ annually through vendor management and opened new regional branch offices.

  • General management
  • P&L
  • Expansion

Education & languages

Business foundation, multilingual delivery.

Business Administration & Management

Quinsigamond Community College, Massachusetts, USA

2001 – 2007

Languages

  • EnglishNative / Fluent
  • GermanProfessional
  • ItalianProfessional
  • FrenchIntermediate

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Hiring for SaaS sales, account management or new business in DACH?

Based in Dortmund, Germany. Working in English, German, Italian and French.

Dritan Manaj, CV

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