Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
Help open a new European market as an early business development hire. You will build outbound sales processes, make cold calls, identify prospect pain points, generate qualified leads, and turn initial interest into concrete customer opportunities while taking significant ownership of the market.
Highlights
Own the launch of a new market, build an outbound sales engine from the ground up, engage directly with prospects, identify business pain points, and convert early conversations into qualified opportunities.
Description
About Zeit AI
Zeit AI builds ZeitMind, the autonomous data engineer for the European mid-market.
We connect to the systems companies already run (ERP exports, CRM data, spreadsheets, internal databases) and put agents on top so operators get reliable answers without hiring a data team.
Founded by Marvin and Leopold (both ex-Palantir), YC S24, backed by Oxford Seed Fund and Sequoia Scout.
Customers across manufacturing, agriculture, and aviation.
Zero to €1M ARR in our first twelve months with six people, and doubling every six months.
What This Role Is
As our Business Development Representative for France, you'll open the French market with us: building our outbound engine there and turning it into real customer opportunities.
Cold calling is how we won our first customers, and it's still our strongest channel.
You'll be the first point of contact for prospects: identifying pain points, generating leads, and converting interest into real opportunities.
Within weeks, you'll run your own discovery calls and define use cases directly with C-level prospects.
This role is a fast track into sales.
Outbound experience? You'll move to (Junior) AE in 3-6 months.
New to sales? Same path - your ramp speed sets the pace.
We invest in you with daily coaching, clear targets, uncapped upside.
You won't be handed a list and left alone – we grow together.
What You Will Do
Outbound Execution: Run high-velocity outbound with cold calling as your primary channel, backed by email and LinkedIn cadences where they add valueQualification: Assess real pain, urgency, budget, and the right stakeholders before booking a meetingDiscovery: Book qualified meetings, then increasingly run discovery calls and define use cases yourselfPipeline Management: Keep HubSpot clean: accurate notes, stages, and funnel numbers you can defendContinuous Improvement: Sharpen scripts, segments, messaging, and tooling every week to make the machine run betterCustomer Relationships: Engage with prospects daily and build genuine relationships from the first call
You will thrive here if you
are motivated to build from the ground up and enjoy working hands-onhave excellent communication skills in French and English (German is a big plus)enjoy talking to prospects, understanding their needs, and convincing themenjoy working with targetstreat your pipeline like a product – always testing, always improving
What we offer
A clearly defined ICP and a product that already generates revenueAdvance into an AE within a few months not yearsAmbitious teammates who see their work as more than just a jobMunich is our hub.
In-person by design, we support your relocation within EuropeRegular team offsites for product sprints and staying close to the frontierZeit AI package: daily lunch allowance, covered dinner in the office, wellpass membership, best tech & tools€5k referral bonus if we hire someone you refer
About the interview process
We believe in speed, and you'll experience that firsthand in our process.
No waiting weeks to find out what's next.
First call with ElisaGTM interview with Deepika (GTM Lead)Behavioural interview with Leopold (Founder)Reference checkOn-site case in Munich, meet the teamOffer
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Still apply if you do not match every requirement.
If you are hungry and want to learn fast, we want to talk.
Compensation Range: €70K - €100K