Sales Development Representative

Staffbase
Chemnitz +2 more
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward career starters in enterprise sales with a focus on SaaS and AI tools, comfortable with outbound campaigns and lead qualification.

Best fit for

  • Career starters eager to build enterprise sales experience in the SaaS industry
    — “If you are motivated to start a career in enterprise sales in the SaaS technology sector”
  • Candidates with a background in business, communication, or related fields
    — “University degree or professional training in the area of business administration/economics/communication o.e.”
  • Individuals who thrive on improving prospecting processes with feedback
    — “Thinking of new ways to improve the prospecting process and increase results through providing ongoing feedback to Sales Management”

Things to consider

  • German language proficiency to C2 level is a critical requirement
    — “German language skills to C2 level”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with outbound sales and AI tools
    — “Comfortable using AI tools to work smarter and more efficiently in day-to-day sales activities”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with outbound sales methods in your resume and interview responses
    — “Executing effective outbound campaigns to identify new business opportunities”
  • Showcase your language skills, particularly German and English, in your application materials
    — “German language skills to C2 level; English language skills to B2 or above”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Qualified leads through various sources
  • Set up qualified appointments
Typical background
Experience in sales or customer serviceBackground in business administration or economics

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales DevelopmentOutbound CampaignsSales MethodologiesPipeline ManagementAI Tools

Preferred

Saas Technology Sector ExperienceFrench Language Skills

About the role

Original posting from Staffbase via Greenhouse

About Staffbase

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI-native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry-leading and award-winning agentic AI communications channels - intranet, employee app and email solutions - create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.

Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, our diverse team of 550+ employees supports 1,500+ customers—reaching over 14 million employees—in transforming their employee experience.

We are proud to be a Unicorn company—privately valued at over $1 billion—demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.

As a Sales Development Representative for Europe with a main focus on DACH, you will play a critical role in developing our sales funnel. 

If you are motivated to start a career in enterprise sales in the SaaS technology sector and are curious to learn how to qualify opportunities that result in new business for Staffbase? Then we should talk!

What you'll be doing

Qualifying leads coming through download content, demo requests, webinar sign-ups and other sources

Executing effective outbound campaigns to identify new business opportunities 

Applying consultative sales methodologies to interact with organizations and understand their priorities 

Working closely with our sales and marketing team to drive pipeline in a sustainable way

Using your selling skills to set up qualified appointments

Constantly learning about our product to provide high level introductions to future customers

Thinking of new ways to improve the prospecting process and increase results through providing ongoing feedback to Sales Management

What you need to be successful

University degree or professional training in the area of business administration/economics/communication o.e.

Previous cold call or other outbound experiences would be beneficial (recruitment, customer service, sales development or other forms of sales experience)

Curiosity about the topic of internal and external communication

A desire to start a career in sales within the SaaS technology sector 

A problem-solving approach both creatively and analytically 

Great organizational and time management skills

A team player who loves celebrating successes as a team

Comfortable using AI tools to work smarter and more efficiently in day-to-day sales activities

German language skills to C2 level

English language skills to B2 or above

French language skills (with the ability to execute outbound campaigns in French) are highly advantageous

What you'll get

Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)

Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560

Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August

Support - we offer offering a company pension scheme

Volunteers Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project

Source: Staffbase careers (Greenhouse)

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