Document and chase top-decile attainment for the next 2-3 quarters, then promote to mid-market or enterprise AE — this is the only path off the inside-sales floor; the AE band is roughly 2-3x the inside-sales band at the same employer.

Specialise into one high-ACV vertical (cybersecurity, AI/ML platforms, vertical SaaS) where deal complexity protects the role from agent automation — generic horizontal SaaS inside-sales is the most AI-exposed sales seat in B2B.

Use the English C2 plus second language as a deliberate weapon — target a remote SDR/AE seat at a US-headquartered company selling into DACH/EMEA; the US-on-target-earnings premium over local DE comp is 40-80% for the same work.