About the job
Become a vital part of our team as a Business Development Representative for Google Cloud products. You'll serve as the essential connection between innovative businesses and transformative cloud solutions.
Role Overview:
In this position, you will be tasked with pinpointing promising sales opportunities, profiling potential clients, understanding their requirements, and driving new business through various outbound initiatives. Your efforts will empower businesses to collaborate more effectively, accelerate their processes, and foster innovation.
As a key member of the Business Development team, you will be the initial point of contact for numerous businesses, proactively engaging them to generate excitement while identifying and assessing their needs to suggest appropriate solutions and guide them through the most fitting sales journey.
You will work towards individual sales targets while contributing to the broader objective of expanding our customer base across the EMEA region. This role requires you to operate in a dedicated calling environment, primarily engaging with customers through outbound calls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Achieve quarterly Sales Qualified Opportunity (SQO) quotas alongside daily and weekly activity targets.
- Manage assigned client accounts to uncover high-potential prospects and educate them about our Cloud offerings.
- Conduct daily outbound calls and emails (including cold outreach) to C-level decision-makers, establishing rapport swiftly and assessing their needs.
- Identify pain points, compile technical requirements, align business needs with Cloud solutions (solution-selling), and create value for subsequent sales steps.
- Maintain accurate prospect/customer information in Salesforce (CRM), managing leads, contacts, accounts, opportunities, and activities.
- Focus on achieving both team and individual KPIs (productivity, conversion rates, opportunity generation, and pipeline growth).
- Meticulously document customer interactions and deal specifics in Salesforce to ensure clarity for stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Fluency in French (C2 level) and English (C1 level), both written and spoken.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience (minimum of 18 months).
- Understanding of cloud computing concepts and a strong eagerness to learn about Google Cloud Platform solutions.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to match business needs with technical solutions.
- Proficient in a phone-based sales environment with a drive to meet assigned quotas.
- Prior experience in sales or customer engagement roles, particularly with outbound prospecting and account management.
- Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms.
- Professional demeanor and strong interpersonal skills capable of engaging stakeholders effectively.
- A proactive, confident, and competitive individual committed to achieving established goals.
Specialized Skills for the French Market:
- In-depth understanding of the French market dynamics and customer behavior.
