Business Development Representative - French Speaking
Drives outbound prospecting, lead qualification, and appointment setting for a SaaS business planning platform while partnering with Account Executives to build pipeline. Requires quota-carrying SDR/BDR experience, SaaS experience, and fluent French and English.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop creative strategies to target decision-makers, overcome objections, book sales appointments, and grow revenue.
- Identify and qualify leads and sales opportunities from marketing campaigns.
- Drive sales growth and pipeline in partnership with Account Executives and the Global Head of Business Development.
- Research prospects, identify stakeholders, generate interest, and build rapport.
- Follow a prescribed sales outreach cadence.
- Meet or exceed activity targets for outbound calls and sales leads.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
- Prior hands-on experience in a quota-carrying SDR or BDR position.
- Previous experience at a SaaS company.
- Experience with cold calling, email outreach, and nurture campaigns.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong organization and time-management skills.
- Fluency in French and English.
Nice to Have
- Experience using marketing automation software.
- Fluency in German.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive compensation package.
- Health insurance through Alan Blue, provided at no cost for the employee and family.
- Weekly lunch and flexible lunch vouchers through Swile.
- Egym Wellpass membership.
- Annual learning stipend.
- Company offsite and office access in major cities.
- High-end work equipment, subject to availability.
Skills
Sales Development, Business Development, Cold Calling, Email Outreach, Lead Qualification, Salesforce, SaaS, Marketing Automation, Nurture Campaigns, Prospect Research
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