Sales Development Representative - German Speaking

The Role

As a bilingual English & German SDR, your main goal will be to prospect and qualify new business opportunities with senior decision-makers. You will work closely with experienced Sales Account Executives to win new business.

You will be responsible for introducing GoCardless to new customers, identifying their pains, uncovering opportunities, and growing the pipeline through email outreach, LinkedIn messaging, video, and phone calls. This will entail researching and identifying relevant stakeholders in the sales decision-making process.

The Training

You don't necessarily need prior experience, although some sales or customer-facing experience in any setting (recruitment, property sales, B2B, B2C) would be a plus. GoCardless will train you to become an expert on the value proposition and the market.

The Growth

Tech/SaaS sales is a career with a clear growth path. GoCardless provides an opportunity to progress into a closing Account Executive role over time.

The Team

This role will be part of an established, high-performing and collaborative SDR team that consistently overachieves against its targets.

What excites you

• Introducing how GoCardless can make a real difference to new customers
• Passionately articulating GoCardless’ value proposition in new sectors
• Nurturing prospects through to a fully qualified lead
• Thinking creatively about how best to engage new customers
• Maintaining and tracking your activity on Salesforce.com
• Developing the skills necessary for promotion to a closing or leadership position

What excites us

• Experience in an outbound B2B sales role is beneficial
• Experience in customer-facing roles and a competitive target‑oriented environment is beneficial
• Highly motivated to maximise activity and to overachieve targets
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a hunger to succeed
• Experience using Salesforce; working in a start-up or FinTech company are beneficial
• Ability to talk passionately about what GoCardless does
• Ability to motivate yourself and teammates; we pride ourselves on positivity and camaraderie
• Embodies the core values of GoCardless
• Native or bilingual proficiency in both English and German

Base salary range: £30,784 - £43,200

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that while we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will consider level of experience, interview assessment, budgets, and parity with fellow employees at GoCardless performing similar work.

The Good Stuff!

• Wellbeing: Dedicated support and medical cover to keep you healthy.
• Work Away Scheme: Work from anywhere for up to 90 days in any 12-month period.
• Hybrid Working: Our hybrid model offers flexibility, with in-office days determined by your team.
• Equity: All permanently employed employees receive equity to share in our success.
• Parental leave: Tailored leave to support your life’s great adventures.
• Time off: Annual holiday leave based on location, supplemented by 3 volunteer days and 4 wellness days.

Life at GoCardless

We’re an organization defined by our values. We start with why before we begin any project to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and know it’s essential to be humble while we do it. Our values form part of the GoCardless DNA and help us nurture and develop our culture, delivering impactful work that supports our vision.

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences. As of July 2024, here’s where we stand:

• 45% identify as women
• 23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed, or Other
• 10% identify as LGBTQIA+
• 9% identify as neurodiverse
• 2% identify as disabled

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here, as well as our latest D&I Report.

Sustainability at GoCardless

We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact and leaving a sustainable world for future generations. As co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, we’re working towards a climate-positive future. Check out our sustainability action plan here.

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