Channel Sales Manager (EMEA-French)

Plaud Inc.; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Plaud Inc. is expanding its presence in French-speaking Europe and seeks a results-driven sales professional to drive growth across France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Swiss French-speaking regions. You will manage distributors, lead launches, and optimize in-store execution to maximize sell-in and sell-out performance.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in international sales, fluent French and English, and strong analytical and communication skills. Travel across Europe is expected.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in international sales, channel management, account management, or business development.
• Fluent in French and English, with the ability to communicate in a multinational environment.
• Strong execution, communication and follow-up skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment across cultures.
• Willingness to travel within Europe.

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth across France, Belgium, Luxembourg and French-speaking Switzerland by meeting sales targets and regional plans.
• Manage day-to-day communication with distributors and retailers, ensuring orders, inventory, promotions, assets and content updates.
• Lead new product launches, promotions, and in-store optimization, tracking sell-in and sell-out with actionable feedback.
• Support sales forecasting, regional data collection and performance reporting for timely insights.
• Gradually own the business operations and growth strategy for 1–2 countries in the region.
• Regularly report to management on sales performance, channel development, ROI and market intelligence.

Skills

French & English fluency

Strong communication

Analytical mindset

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

About Plaud Inc.

Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 2,500,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud captures, structures, and compounds the intelligence generated in conversations — so humans can think better, decide faster, and execute with clarity.

Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human–AI intelligence through a hardware–software combination. With full ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, EN18031, and HIPAA compliances, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection.

To learn more about Plaud, please visit https://www.plaud.ai and follow along on Instagram, X, Facebook, Linkedin, and YouTube.

Why You Should Join Us

Plaud is building the next generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what people say, hear, see, and think.

• Plaud is a bootstrapped, skyrocketing, profitable company with a $300M revenue run rate achieved in just three years.

• Define the next-gen paradigm for human-AI interaction.

• Gain exposure to cutting-edge AI for Pro tools and play a direct role in our global expansion.

• Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success.

• Grow your career in a culture that champions continuous learning and fast career development.

• Market-competitive compensation, global exposure, and a vibrant, creativity-fueled work atmosphere.

What you will do

• Drive business growth across key French-speaking European markets, including France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and French-speaking Switzerland, by executing sales targets and regional market development plans.

• Manage day-to-day communication with distributors and retail partners in assigned territories, ensuring timely execution of orders, inventory management, promotions, merchandising, marketing assets, and content updates.

• Lead new product launches, promotional initiatives, and in-store optimization projects, while tracking sell-in and sell-out performance and providing actionable business feedback.

• Support sales forecasting, regional data collection, and performance reporting to ensure accurate and timely business insights.

• Gradually take full ownership of the business operations and growth strategy for 1–2 countries within the French-speaking Europe region.

• Regularly report to management on sales performance, channel development, campaign ROI, and competitive market intelligence, while recommending resource allocation and strategic adjustments to accelerate growth.

Skills, qualifications and experience we look for

• Bachelor's degree or above. 1–3 years of experience in international sales, channel management, account management, or business development is preferred.

• Fluent in French (native or business proficient) and English, with the ability to communicate effectively in a multinational business environment.

• Strong execution, communication, and follow-up skills, with the ability to drive projects and business initiatives to completion.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment and capable of collaborating across different cultures and markets.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to understand sales performance metrics and interpret sell-in/sell-out trends.

• Willingness to travel frequently within Europe and adapt to a multi-country, multi-time-zone working environment.
  

Disclaimer: Plaud is and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.