Business Development Representative, DACH

Notion
Dublin, Ireland
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have outbound sales experience in workflow or productivity software. This mid-level role in Dublin emphasizes collaboration with solutions consultants and a focus on high-quality, data-driven pipeline generation.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with outbound sales experience in workflow or productivity software and a curiosity for AI tools
    — “passion for AI/ML and understanding of API-first or consumption-based business models”
  • Individuals who thrive in a hands-on, data-driven environment with clear pipeline targets
    — “Background in a high-velocity, metric-driven outbound environment with clear pipeline targets”
  • Professionals fluent in German who are comfortable working in a hybrid in-office and remote setup
    — “We work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays”

Things to consider

  • Fluency in German is a mandatory requirement for this role
    — “Fluency in German.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in identifying high-potential workflow opportunities and crafting persona-specific outreach
    — “craft compelling, persona-specific outreach that earns a response”
  • Showcase your ability to validate ICP fit and workflow readiness before handing off to sellers
    — “validate ICP, intent, and workflow fit before the handoff”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with GTM tooling and intent data for targeting and prioritization
    — “Leverage GTM System tooling and intent data to sharpen targeting”
  • Emphasize your commitment to working with AI as a collaborator, not just a novelty
    — “excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · IndividualLevel · Junior

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What success looks like

  • generating qualified, workflow-first pipeline
  • creating urgency and securing first meetings with the right decision-makers
Typical background
Proven track record in outbound pipeline generationHands-on experience in cold prospecting across phone, email, and social channels

Skills & requirements

Required

Outbound Pipeline GenerationCold ProspectingMulti-channel Outbound CampaignsInitial QualificationHandoff PacketsGTM System Tooling

Preferred

Ai/ml UnderstandingApi-first Or Consumption-based Business Models

Stack & domain

Outbound Pipeline GenerationCold ProspectingMulti-channel Outbound CampaignsEmailPhoneLinkedinEventsICP SignalsPain PointsWorkflow HypothesisStakeholder ContextGTM System ToolingIntent DataTargetingAccount PrioritizationOutbound Motion QualityCompetitiveCuriousEnergized By OutboundQualification InstinctsICP FitUrgency IdentificationSolutions Consultants SetupHigh-activity MindsetDiscipline To PrioritizeAi/ml PassionApi-first Or Consumption-based Business ModelsAI Tools AdoptionAIMLApi-firstConsumption-based Business Models

About the role

Original posting from Notion via Ashby

WHO WE ARE

Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkpYpWfEK5s. We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion.

Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Notion is rebuilding its go-to-market motion around a workflow-first, builder-led model—and the BDR is at the front of it. As a Business Development Rep, you'll be the force that turns the right accounts into the right conversations. You'll partner closely with Solutions Consultants to identify and target companies that are ready to rethink how they work—and your job is to get them in the room. This isn't generic pipeline work: you're qualifying for workflow-first, build-ready opportunities that set SCs up to win. If you're competitive, curious, and energized by outbound that actually means something, this is the role for you.

This role will be based in Dublin. We work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (our Anchor Days) because we do our best thinking and building together in person. We’re looking for someone who’s excited to work alongside the team during those days.

WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE:

  • Generate qualified, workflow-first pipeline by identifying and targeting high-potential accounts in your assigned book, partnering with your sellers on account and outbound strategy
  • Run multi-channel outbound campaigns—email, phone, LinkedIn, and events—to create urgency and secure first meetings with the right decision-makers
  • Conduct initial qualification to ensure meetings handed to sellers are "ready to build," not just "ready to talk"—validating ICP, intent, and workflow fit before the handoff
  • Document and deliver clean handoff packets in Salesforce with ICP signals, pain points, workflow hypothesis, and stakeholder context so sellers can hit the ground running
  • Leverage GTM System tooling and intent data to sharpen targeting, prioritize accounts by signal strength, and increase the quality and consistency of your outbound motion

SKILLS YOU'LL NEED TO BRING:

  • Proven track record in outbound pipeline generation, with hands-on experience in cold prospecting across phone, email, and social channels
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft compelling, persona-specific outreach that earns a response
  • Sharp qualification instincts—able to quickly assess ICP fit, identify urgency, and set solutions consultants up for high-quality first conversations
  • Passion for AI/ML and understanding of API-first or consumption-based business models
  • High-activity mindset with the discipline to prioritize based on signal and data, not just volume
  • You don't need to be an AI expert, but you're curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results.
  • Fluency in German.

NICE TO HAVES:

  • Experience with Salesforce, Outreach, or similar GTM tooling
  • Familiarity with Notion as a product or prior experience selling productivity, collaboration, or workflow software
  • Background in a high-velocity, metric-driven outbound environment with clear pipeline targets

Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role's scope and complexity, and the candidate's experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. The estimated range for total on target earnings (including base salary and on target incentive pay) for this role is €70,000 per year.

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A NOTE ON AI

You don’t need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect every Notino to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI fluency is a core requirement — when that’s the case, we'll say so explicitly in the qualifications. People who thrive here don’t treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think better, and make their work easier for others to build on.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & ACCOMMODATIONS

We hire talented people from a wide range of backgrounds. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every bullet, we still encourage you to apply. Notion is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristic. Consistent with applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Notion provides reasonable accommodations during the application process; if you need one, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Source: Notion careers (Ashby)

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