Sales Development Representative with French language

Job Description

Are you interested in languages, education and technology and want to work in one of the world's best EdTech startups? Then join us and be part of an ambitious and talented team that revolutionises how we learn languages.

About us

Busuu is the company that makes learning a language easier for everyone and proves that learning a language doesn’t have to be done in a classroom.

Busuu has been successfully providing language learning solutions to consumers worldwide.

We’re having some brilliant results growing our client base for Busuu for Business which allows companies to offer our award-winning language courses to their employees and to track their progress on an interactive dashboard. Busuu has a strong offering for Manufacturing, Pharma as well as retail & hospitality with companies such as Inditex, adidas and Palladium Hotel Group among our clients.

If you are passionate about languages, want to work with smart, creative, energetic people and possess the initiative, confidence and good judgement to make independent decisions every day - then you are probably the perfect addition for our growing team.

What does a Sales Development Representative do at Busuu

We are looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial person to help us grow in the French speaking business market. You will be working closely with the Senior Business Development Manager and fellow SDRs to prospect new opportunities.

This role is on the leading edge of our expansion with fantastic opportunities for progression within Busuu as we continue to grow.

What will you do at Busuu?

• Build a new business pipeline with new sales opportunities
• Work closely with the sales and marketing teams to find ways of generating new leads
• Respond to and qualify incoming sales leads

Essential Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated commercial acumen
• French fluency
• Ambitious with a hunger to learn and develop

Bonus Skills & Experience

• Tech savvy and familiar using tools such as Hubspot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator etc
• Direct experience of selling to French companies

In return we will ensure that you have:

• Flexible working hours. If you prefer early starts, late finishes or the odd day working from home
• Monthly & quarterly company team activities, Friday socials and other activities
• Training budget, so you can learn more in your field, attend conferences and events that you find interesting
• Perkbox subscription with a lot of great benefits in it
• Weekly office yoga
• Pension contributions
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• A well-equipped London office with free breakfast, plenty of snacks, fresh fruit and free dinner of your choice if you need to stay late

What happens next

We aim to have a simple and speedy hiring process and we want to make sure that we are right for you as much as the other way around. The hiring process for Senior Business Development Manager are the following 5 steps:

1. CV application review - We will review it as quickly as possible and update on the next steps
2. Let’s chat - Quick chat with our recruiter about your experience and the role
3. Test - You will be asked to prepare presentation and then present it to us in the interview
4. A video call - 40 min call with the hiring manager on the exercise feedback and the role
5. Final interview

Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. We pride ourselves on embracing our differences, whether they're cultural, racial, religious or otherwise. This means each one of us comes to work knowing that we have a voice – and a safe, judgement-free zone to speak freely.

If you like the sound of that, join us. We'd love to hear what you have to say.