Sales Developement Representative (French)

fonio; Wien; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity share

Equipment provided

Team offsites

Job summary

fonio is seeking a proactive SDR to own the French-speaking top of funnel, from first contact to qualified demo handoff. You’ll work across channels and build sequences to test and improve outreach in a fast-growing AI startup.

Near-native French with strong English, 1+ year sales experience in B2B SaaS is ideal. You may relocate to Austria (Vienna) for 1–2 months to immerse in our culture and accelerate ramp.

Qualifications

• Near-native / C2 French proficiency; good English.
• 1+ years of sales experience, ideally in outbound or telesales, B2B SaaS preferred
• Naturally competitive, driven to maximize output, and motivated by uncapped commission
• Willing to temporarily relocate to Austria (Vienna) for 1-2 months

Responsibilities

• Qualify the leads our marketing generates every day
• Multi-channel outreach: phone, email, LinkedIn, and testing new channels
• Build sequences: form hypotheses, test, measure, improve
• Actively shape SDR processes in a fast-growing startup
• Onboard new customers
• Top-performing SDRs have a real shot at moving into an AE role within months

Skills

French proficiency

English proficiency

Sales experience

Job description

About fonio

We grew from $1M to $10M ARR in under 12 months and now serve 10,000+ customers.

Fonio is Europe’s market leader for AI phone agents for SMBs. Now we’re expanding globally and into new products.
We move fast, take ownership, give direct feedback, and avoid politics and unnecessary meetings.
Join one of the world´s fastest-growing companies.

Your Role

You own our entire French-speaking top of funnel: from first contact to qualified demo handoff to our Account Executives. And if you’ve got what it takes, you’ll have a clear path to becoming a closer yourself within a few months.

What to expect

• Qualify the leads our marketing generates every day

• Multi-channel outreach: phone, email, LinkedIn, and testing new channels

• Build sequences: form hypotheses, test, measure, improve

• Actively shape SDR processes in a fast-growing startup

• Onboard new customers

• Top-performing SDRs have a real shot at moving into an AE role within months

Who We’re Looking For

• Near-native / C2 French proficiency; good English

• 1+ years of sales experience, ideally in outbound or telesales, B2B SaaS preferred

• Naturally competitive, driven to maximize output, and motivated by uncapped commission

• Willing to temporarily relocate to Austria (around 1-2 month in Vienna to soak up our culture)

What We Offer

• €60,000–70,000 OTE (base + uncapped commission)

• Fast-track path to AE

• Equity: you help build it, you should own a piece of it

• Equipment of your choice

• Regular team offsites

Hiring Process

1. 15 min intro call

2. 30 min skill interview with our CCO Alex, including a call simulation

3. 30 min chat to get to know the go-to-market manager

4. 20 min culture call with our Founders