Business Development Representative, German speaker

Proofpoint; Reading; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Annual wellness days

Global collaboration

Job summary

Proofpoint in Reading, United Kingdom invites a highly motivated Business Development Representative to join our Commercial sales team. You will generate qualified sales opportunities for our regional sales colleagues, learning a deep account understanding and connecting influencers and decision makers within prospect accounts.

Working with regional sales and marketing, you will run multi-channel prospecting, qualify leads, gather competitive intel, and schedule demonstrations.

Qualifications

• Fluent in German and English required.
• Experience with CRM or Salesforce is a bonus.
• Strong phone and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Qualify and develop inbound and outbound sales accepted leads and respond to product inquiries.
• Gather actionable intelligence for assigned accounts (competition, projects, purchase intent).
• Follow-up on leads generated by marketing and convert interest into sales accepted leads.
• Manage email campaigns to generate new sales prospects and conduct cold-calling campaigns.
• Track communication with current and potential customers in Salesforce.
• Schedule demonstrations between Sales team members and potential customers.

Skills

German

English

Phone skills

Detail oriented

Goal-driven

Tools

Salesforce

CRM tools

Job description

About Us

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work

At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:

• Bold in how we dream and innovate
• Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities
• Accountable for results and best in class outcomes
• Visionary in future focused problem‑solving
• Exceptional in execution and impact

The Role

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and energetic individual to join our Business Development team to generate qualified sales opportunities for our Commercial sales team.

As part of the Business Development team, you will be working closely with the regional sales and marketing teams to generate sales accepted leads via multiple channels with a mix of inbound (lead follow-up) and outbound (prospecting) activities. As a Business Development Representative, you will be responsible for gathering intelligence and developing a deep understanding of your assigned accounts. You will then action this intelligence to connect our sales team with influencers and decision makers within the prospect accounts and across all vertical markets. You will work closely with both Account Management and Marketing to define and execute a successful account‑based sales strategy for the DACH region.

Your day-to-day

• Qualify and develop inbound and outbound sales accepted leads and respond to product inquiries
• Gather actionable intelligence (competition, projects, purchase intent, etc.) for the list of accounts that you will be responsible for
• Follow-up on all leads generated by marketing and convert initial interest into sales accepted leads
• Manage email campaigns to generate new sales prospectsManage cold‑calling telephone‑based campaigns to generate new sales prospects
• Complete accurate tracking of communication with current and potential customers in Salesforce.com
• Schedule demonstrations between the Sales team members and potential customer

What You Bring To The Team

• Highly motivated individual with a competitive personality, and good attention to detail
• Previous experience with solutions that can be deployed in private or public clouds a plus.
• Experience working with Salesforce.com or other CRM is a bonus.
• Excellent phone and interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) as well as organisational skills
• Previous experience working and succeeding in a goal‑driven environment preferred.
• Fluent German & English language skills required.

Why Proofpoint?

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits
• Career success on your terms
• Flexible work environment
• Annual wellness and community outreach days
• Always on recognition for your contributions
• Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Our Culture

Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success‑every day, for everyone.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to [e-mail].