German-Speaking Business Development Representative

The Global Talent Co.

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Business Development Representative will drive the growth of a fast-growing European clean energy company’s independent sales partner network across Germany. The company helps homeowners adopt solar, battery storage, and heat pump solutions. This role focuses on acquiring self-employed agents, brokers, and real estate professionals by identifying prospects, conducting phone outreach, and converting interest into committed partnerships. The position is part of a newly formed, small business development team, with visibility into results and the opportunity to influence the team’s approach. It suits a resilient, target-driven communicator who is comfortable with high-volume outreach, objection handling, and disciplined follow-up. The role is full-time at 40 hours per week and remote within the EU, with working hours Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00 CET.

Requirements

Fluent German; partner conversations are conducted in German.
Proven outbound sales or business development experience, ideally in B2B phone acquisition or partner acquisition.
Availability during core hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00 CET.
Residence in an EU member state; the role is open only to candidates residing within the European Union.
Confidence building rapport by phone with independent sales representatives, managing directors, and sales leaders.
Strong objection-handling skills and a consistent, disciplined approach to follow-up.
Comfort with structured CRM documentation and a high standard of data quality.
A driven and resilient approach to targets, with the ability to recover quickly from rejection.

Nice To Haves

Background in financial services, insurance, real estate, mortgage financing, energy, or telecommunications.
Experience as a B2B SDR, Inside Sales Representative, or outbound acquisition specialist.
Experience in partner or affiliate acquisition.
Exposure to broker pools, structured sales, or field sales recruiting.

Responsibilities

Identify and contact self-employed commercial agents, financial and insurance brokers, and real estate professionals through structured outbound campaigns.
Present the sales partnership model clearly and confidently, tailoring conversations to each prospect’s business.
Handle objections in real time and build trust with independent sales representatives, managing directors, and sales leaders.
Qualify prospects and advance strong-fit partners to the next stage of the partnership pipeline.
Manage monthly activity and conversion targets and maintain the pipeline with disciplined follow-up.
Keep CRM records accurate and up to date, including call outcomes, pipeline stages, and next steps.
Share market insights and objection patterns with the team to improve messaging and targeting.
Follow data protection, compliance, and call guidelines.