Commercial Business Development Representative, Contentful

French Speaking

Salary not provided

Plus Stock Options

Outreach
Junior level
London
Contentful

Content management platform

Job no longer available

Contentful

Content management platform

501-1000 employees

B2BMarketingContentDigital MediaSaaSAPI

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Plus Stock Options

Outreach
Junior level
London

501-1000 employees

B2BMarketingContentDigital MediaSaaSAPI

Company mission

To modernize how content flows by leading the transition from legacy CMS to content infrastructure.

Role

Who you are

  • Interest in a career in sales, lead generation, or any other customer-facing function
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team while showing initiative and independence
  • Fluent English and French language skills are a must
  • Excellent listening skills and coachability
  • Effective communicator with the ability to engage with a wide range of audiences
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrate a proactive approach and commitment to achieving measurable success
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

What the job involves

  • This position is one of the first touch-points that our French customers and potential prospects will have with the Contentful brand
  • This role requires an organized and motivated individual to understand how Contentful can help organizations drive digital transformation and best-in-class customer experiences
  • As a Business Development Representative for the France region, you will gain experience interacting with customers of all levels across various industries
  • You will work closely with assigned Regional Sales Executives and supporting teams to hunt new business
  • If you are interested in transitioning into tech sales or starting your career in sales, this is the perfect role to take in learning all the necessary skills for a successful career!
  • Part of this unique opportunity includes attending our Contentful training program
  • This program focuses on developing highly skilled professionals within our organization
  • This is a multi-step learning and skill development program with hands-on training to help you scale up your skills
  • Focus on lead generation within the French Market
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of customers, industry, and Contentful’s solution offerings
  • Proactively engage with and reach out to new prospects
  • Lead generation activities, including strategic research on LinkedIn, among other hunting tools and outbound prospecting, calling, emailing, and social outreach
  • Collaborate with assigned Account Executives, handing off qualified prospects
  • Successfully reach pipeline targets on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
  • Build relationships with key decision-makers across a number of industries

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Creating, distributing and managing digital content can be complex, time-consuming and difficult, especially at scale. Contentful solves this problem by centralizing all content management into one API-based system.

Since founding in 2013, Contentful has grown to become one of the largest companies of its kind. It now serves thousands of customers, many of which are enterprises such as Danone and Bang & Olufsen. Importantly, the company has continued to improve its offering, for example by partnering with eSSENTIAL Accessibility to offer a way for users to achieve ADA compliance.

In recent years, Contentful has grown its executive team, attracting top talent from companies like Zendesk and Atlassian which has helped to accelerate its ambitious growth strategy. It has also expanded its relationship with AWS, launching the Contentful Composable Content Platform in AWS Marketplace, a key move that will help to broaden its reach and ensure it remains a key player in the competitive CMS market.

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Top investors

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back within 2 weeks

10% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Employee endorsements

Diversity is a priority

"I really like the no-nonsense approach to D+E+I in Contentful. We employ people from over 70 nationalities, there are a lot of grassroots employee..."

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Jul 2021

$175m

SERIES F

Jun 2020

$80m

SERIES E

Total funding: $333.6m

Company benefits

  • Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
  • Generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer days
  • Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
  • Enjoy a full range of virtual events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
  • Use your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness
  • A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after 2 years
  • Plus, Contentful socks! And other amazing swag as part of company events. Oh yeah!
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for information, support, discussion, and counseling for life’s challenges

Company values

  • Be humble - We are not centered on ourselves, but focus on the needs and contributions of others around them
  • Embody a growth mindset - We believe in our collective potential to develop and evolve through dedication and continuous learning
  • Start with the customer and work backwards - The first question we ask is “What customer need does this solve?” and treats each customer with empathy
  • Strive together - Creating anything of significance without collaboration is challenging, so we work hard together to make an impact

Company HQ

Brunnenviertel, Berlin, Germany

Leadership

Previously worked as Senior Developer at AutoScout24, and Senior Developer Team Lead at Wooga.

Sascha Konietzke

(CSO & Board Member)

Previously worked as EMEA Manager at Hewlett-Packard, and founded a range of companies including angel investment firm Ko9.

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