Intern Business Development
Supports the Madrid Business Development team through account research, multilingual prospecting, cold calling, and qualified meeting generation. The internship is designed for students seeking a sales career and requires Italian and English proficiency plus six months of full-time availability.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Align focus accounts with account teams.
- Identify and source key influencers and decision-makers within target companies.
- Prospect into prioritized accounts through cold calls, email, and social strategies.
- Initiate sales opportunities by setting up qualified meetings for Account Executives.
- Accompany sourced opportunities through the sales cycle.
- Present and report progress to sales leaders to support growth results.
Requirements
- Currently studying Business Administration or a comparable program.
- Structured working style and ability to learn quickly.
- Strong listening and communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational and planning skills in a fast-paced sales environment.
- Curiosity and a long-term interest in building a sales career.
- Native or equivalent proficiency in Italian.
- Business proficiency in English.
- At least 6 months of full-time availability starting September/October 2026.
Nice to Have
- Initial experience in a sales-related role.
- Familiarity with Salesforce, HubSpot, Sales Navigator, or Salesloft.
- Experience with account research, planning, prospecting, or cold calling.
- Additional European languages.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pathway into full-time Business Development Representative roles.
- Structured two-week onboarding, weekly management coaching, and senior BDR mentoring.
- Real-life BDR experience with dedicated target accounts and monthly targets.
- Opportunity to take ownership by engaging senior prospect contacts from the third week.
- Flexible hybrid work model.
- Learning and mentorship programs, learning-platform access, Wellhub membership subsidies, mental-health counseling, and wellness weeks.
- Paid volunteer time through annual Impact Days.
- Inclusive parental leave policies and company inclusion programs.
Skills
Account Research, Cold Calling, Email Prospecting, Social Selling, Salesforce, HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Salesloft, Sales Prospecting, Business Development
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