Business Development Intern - Italy (all genders)

Autarcenergy; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 13.000 - 20.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Autarcenergy is seeking a Business Development Intern to drive visibility in the Italian market, win new customers, and lay the foundation for long-term partnerships. Start: January 2027; Location: Berlin.

You will cultivate relationships with B2B customers like heating contractors and solar installers, generate demos, and expand Autarcenergy's footprint through outbound outreach, trade shows, and LinkedIn.

Qualifikationen

• Passion for software sales in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, flexible, solution-oriented work style.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Fluent English and Italian.

Aufgaben

• Cultivate and develop relationships with B2B customers such as heating contractors and solar installers.
• Generate appointments for product demos via outbound calls, trade shows, and LinkedIn.
• Guide prospects through software demos, identify needs, and show how Autarcenergy simplifies work.
• Identify new market opportunities, projects, partnerships to drive growth.
• Monitor industries and competitors to understand market needs.
• Feed customer feedback to product and expansion teams.

Kenntnisse

Software sales

B2B sales

Communication

English

Italian

Lead generation

Outbound outreach

Stakeholder management

Tools

HubSpot

Jobbeschreibung

Your Impact

As a Business Development Intern, you are responsible for making autarc visible in the Italian market, winning over new customers, and laying the foundation for long-term partnerships.

Start: January 2027
Location: Berlin

• You cultivate and develop relationships with B2B customers such as heating contractors and solar installers by proactively reaching out, sparking interest, and generating appointments for product demos.
• You leverage multiple channels for new customer acquisition, with a clear focus on outbound calls, trade show activities, and a presence on platforms like LinkedIn.
• You guide prospects through clear and compelling software demos, identify their needs, and show how autarc can simplify your day-to-day work.
• You identify new market opportunities, projects, and partnerships, contributing directly to autarc's growth.
• You actively monitor industries and competitors to better understand market needs and further strengthen our offering.
• You work closely with our product and expansion team to feed customer feedback directly into the ongoing development of the software.

What you bring

• You have a passion for software sales and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• You bring a proactive, flexible, and solution-oriented way of working and hold yourself to high standards for your own results.
• You are a strong communicator, able to win people over and confidently guide stakeholders through conversations.
• You are passionate about transforming the energy industry and enjoy championing innovative solutions.
• You speak fluent English and Italian
• Initial experience with HubSpot or other lead generation tools is a plus.

What we offer

• Grow with us: As part of a fast-growing, YC-backed climate tech startup with an ambitious team.
• Real ownership: Drive your work from idea to impact.
• Low ego, high trust: No blame, open feedback, collaboration over hierarchy.
• Be part of the energy transition: Help bring more heat pumps and solar to homes every day.

Hybrid work in Berlin-Mitte: 3 days together in our office near Weinbergspark, 2 from home. Need more flexibility? We'll find a way.

Modern equipment: MacBook and "27" monitor."

Annual team retreat plus regular team events.

Mobility: Dance e-bike or Deutschland-Ticket.

Fitness: Urban Sports Club membership.

Next steps

• Your point of contact is Lennart Hölscher (GTM Lead).
• After the screening, we'll let you know whether we'd like to take the next step together with you.
• In the first step, we'll hold an approximately 30-minute Google Meet interview with you and a member of our talent acquisition team.
• In the second step, we'll hold another approximately 30-minute Google Meet interview with you and our GTM Lead, Lennart.
• After that, we'll invite you to a face-to-face interview at our Berlin office.