Sales Development Representative - Europe

Giskard; Paris; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Variable salary based on performance

Diverse and inclusive team environment

Résumé du poste

Giskard is seeking a Sales Development Representative located in Paris, who will be responsible for generating qualified pipeline with large enterprises in regulated industries.

The candidate will engage with decision-makers, ensuring to book high-quality meetings while employing modern outbound techniques. With a focus on AI security, the role offers a dynamic environment at the forefront of growth as Giskard scales its operations.

Compensation includes a base salary of 30-40 K€ plus up to 20 K€ variable based on performance.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and another major European language.
• Formal training in business development/sales development techniques.
• Experience with CRM systems and a data-driven approach.

Responsabilités

• Generate pipeline and book qualified meetings.
• Run high-quality outbound campaigns to engage prospects.
• Collaborate with Sales & Product Marketing for insights.

Connaissances

Creative communication skills

Fluency in English and another European language

Experience with CRM systems

Business development techniques

Outils

AI-powered qualification tools

Sales automation platforms

Description du poste

Overview

Giskard defends the vision of AI that can be trusted. We help enterprises deploy AI with trust by providing a leading platform to secure AI agents continuously, finding vulnerabilities before users or attackers do.

Product & Track Record

Giskard provides the essential security & reliability layer to run AI agents with trust. Architected for critical AI systems, our platform helps enterprise AI & cybersecurity teams deploy AI agents that are not only powerful but actively defended against evolving threats. Key benefits include:

• Full-spectrum vulnerability coverage: Unifies Cybersecurity (OWASP), Safety (harmful content), and Business alignment (hallucinations) in one platform
• Bank-Grade Security: SOC2/HIPAA/GDPR compliant architecture with Data Residency & Isolation, On-Premise options, RBAC, 0-training policy, and more
• Proven at Scale: Trusted by global leaders in highly regulated sectors (BNP Paribas, AXA, Société Générale, Michelin) and AI pioneers (Mistral AI, Google DeepMind) to secure their most critical GenAI assets

Role

As Giskard's Sales Development Representative, you will be on the front line of our growth, generating qualified pipeline with large enterprises in regulated industries across Europe.

Your primary objective is clear: book high-quality meetings with qualified leads among our ideal customer profiles: CISOs, Heads of AI, AI Engineering and Cybersecurity leaders at regulated enterprises deploying large-scale AI agents.

Giskard is looking for a highly ambitious & motivated business development professional, with formal training in modern outbound techniques, who is excited to master technical topics and turn them into sharp, compelling outreach in order to book qualified meetings and drive sales.

You will work closely with our Enterprise Account Executives to identify target accounts, run multi-channel outbound campaigns, and open doors with senior stakeholders for our sales team.

Why Giskard

Giskard is a European AI Security champion serving a critical need: deploying GenAI agents with trust.

Why this role

As Giskard moves from Seed to Series A, we are scaling from strong early wins to a repeatable enterprise sales engine across Europe. Enterprise customers in banking, insurance, manufacturing, and other regulated industries already rely on us to secure their agentic AI initiatives, and demand for trusted AI security is accelerating.

In this role, you are on the front line of that growth: you will build pipeline, book qualified meetings with senior decision-makers, and open doors that lead to flagship enterprise deals. You will learn deeply about AI security, sharpen your craft on cutting‑edge outbound techniques, and grow your career alongside a European AI Security champion backed by top‑tier investors.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate pipeline and book meetings: Own top‑of‑funnel activities to consistently book qualified meetings with target accounts across Europe, aligned with clear monthly and quarterly targets.
• Run high‑quality outbound: Design and execute multi‑channel outbound sequences (email, LinkedIn, phone, events) to engage new prospects and revive dormant leads.
• Cold calling & live conversations: Confidently pick up the phone, run discovery calls, and quickly qualify whether a prospect is a good fit for Giskard.
• Creative customer‑centric communication: Craft original, thoughtful messages that stand out in crowded inboxes, adapting tone and content to technical decision‑makers.
• Learn deeply technical topics: Build a strong understanding of Giskard's AI security and quality platform so you can confidently articulate the challenges of securing GenAI agents and the value we bring.
• Collaborate with Sales & Product Marketing: Share insights from the field, refine ICP definitions, improve messaging, and contribute ideas for campaigns, content, and events.
• Maintain data quality excellence: Keep all activities, contacts, opportunities and outreach campaigns cleanly documented to ensure reliable visibility into pipeline health and outreach performance.

Requirements

• Fluent in English and another European language (German, French, Spanish or another major European language); professional proficiency in both.
• Formal training in business development / sales development techniques, including cold calling, objection handling, qualification frameworks, and multi‑channel outbound.
• Hands‑on experience using AI‑powered qualification tools and sales automation platforms such as n8n, LaGrowthMachine, Lemlist, or Apollo (or similar).
• Very creative communication skills: you know how to write messages and build sequences that get replies, and you are comfortable experimenting with new angles and formats.
• Strong ability to learn quickly on deeply technical topics, ask the right questions, and translate complex AI and cybersecurity concepts into clear, simple value propositions.
• Resilient, competitive, and goal‑oriented mindset: you are motivated by targets, you track your own numbers, and you see each "no" as a learning opportunity.
• Strong ability to learn and execute quickly, with a coachable, feedback‑driven mindset.
• Experience with CRM systems (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce) and a data‑driven approach to prioritizing accounts and activities.
• Genuine curiosity about Generative AI, AI security, and how enterprises deploy GenAI agents in production.

Recruitment Process

• Fit interview: 15 minutes.
• Case study exercise, to be completed within 10 days.
• Case study interview with role‑play: 45 minutes.
• Final interview at the Paris office: 45 minutes.

Benefits

Compensation & Shared Success

• Base salary: 30-40 K€ per year, based on experience.
• Variable salary: up to 20 K€ per year, based on performance.

Team Background & Values

Giskard is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building a diverse team and don't discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status.

The founding team is made of experienced AI professionals (Data Scientists, AI Researchers, and AI Engineers) with 25+ years of experience in enterprise AI across defense, finance, technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, and health.

Good engineering, customer‑centricity, and transparent collaboration are core values for how our company operates.