Sales Development Representative, France
At GoCardless we believe bank payments are the best way to pay and get paid. We also believe that bank account data is a powerful tool to make better, faster decisions. We’re making it easy to use both- for businesses everywhere.
GoCardless is used for domestic and international payments by 85,000+ organisations and counting, processing more than $30 billion across 30 countries. We’re an award-winning London based fintech, with additional offices in Riga, Paris and Melbourne.
The roleYour responsibilities as a Sales Development Representative, Corporate will be to identify and qualify opportunities with senior decision makers in businesses across France. You will work collaboratively with experienced Sales Account Executives in Paris to find new sales opportunities and help to grow our presence in this market.
What excites you
- Introducing how GoCardless can make a real difference to businesses in France
- Passionately articulating GoCardless’ value proposition in new verticals
- Nurturing prospects through to a fully qualified lead
- Thinking creatively about how best to engage new customers
- Developing the skills necessary for promotion to a closing or leadership position
What excites us
- Some experience in an outbound B2B sales role
- Native level French and fluent English. Additional European language is a plus.
- Entrepreneurial mind-set/experience
- Keen interest in FinTech and an understanding of the payments space
- You are good at finding ways to motivate yourself and teammates. We pride ourselves on positivity and camaraderie
- You embody the core values of GoCardless (Be Humble, Care Deeply, Act with Integrity, Start with Why)
We don’t expect you to meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply.
Please send us a short cover letter in French, to support your application.
We don’t expect you to meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply.
(some of) The good stuff- Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover
- Work away scheme - you can apply to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period
- Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle
- Equity -all permanently employed GeeCees receive equity so we can share in the success we achieve together
- Parental leave -to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure
- Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)
We're an organisation 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 we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.
Diversity & InclusionWe’re building the bank payment network of the future and our ambition is to move money anywhere, for anything, for anyone. If we’re going to achieve this goal, we need to build a team of ‘GeeCee’s’ that is as wonderfully diverse as the world we live in - with a multitude of perspectives, experiences & backgrounds.
We’ve got a long way to go, but here’s how we’re doing as of June 2023;
42% identify as women
28% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed or Other
9% identify as LGBTQIA+
9% identify as neurodiverse
2% identify as disabled
We’re rooting for you during your application and GoCardless aims to provide reasonable adjustments to make our recruitment process as remarkable and accessible as we can. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you need extra support.
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
SustainabilityWe’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, leaving a more sustainable world for future generations. In 2021 we became co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, a group of businesses committed to taking climate action as part of the UNFCCC Race to Zero. We aim to reduce our impact and to create positive change on the natural world. Check out our sustainability action plan here.
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