Sales Development Representative - French Speaking

Datasite; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in London is seeking a Sales Specialist to manage prospective leads and achieve sales targets. The role requires strong communication skills and bilingual proficiency in French and English. Candidates must have experience managing sales pipelines and CRM systems like Salesforce. This position offers a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to contribute to global projects.

Qualifications

• Clear ability to achieve and exceed sales activity targets.
• Experience managing large pipelines and reporting on progress.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and accurate KPI tracking.

Responsibilities

• Achieve daily contact goals and monthly Qualified Sales Opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal clients and manage prospective leads.
• Report on pipeline progress and maintain accurate KPI records.

Skills

Sales experience

Strong communication skills

Bilingual proficiency (French and English)

CRM proficiency (Salesforce)

Job description

Datasite is where deals are made. We provide the data rooms and SaaS technology used in M&A and other high-value transactions, to deliver projects in more than 170 countries. Carrying that success into the future is all about you. Your useful skills, your unusual experience, your unique ideas. Everyone here brings something unexpected. What’s yours? Invest your talents in us, and we’ll return the compliment.

Overview

Job Description:

Location: Paris or London is the primary location.

Responsibilities

• Achieve daily contact goals along with monthly Qualified Sales Opportunities and meeting goals;
• Collaborate effectively with internal end clients – field sales representatives;
• Deliver key promotional messages to a sophisticated target audience, primarily through telephone contact in addition to emails;
• Manage large pipelines of prospective leads and report on pipeline progress in review meetings with management;
• Maintain accurate records of all KPI activity in CRM system (Salesforce) and report KPI information, sales leads and customer profiles correctly and in a timely manner;
• Work closely with Marketing, Sales and Product development to develop a better understanding of target markets’ needs, as well as key competitor strengths and weaknesses;
• Develop a high level of market, industry and role knowledge to enable peer-to-peer conversations and understand customer needs and requirements;
• Build rapport and relationships with internal and external customers through prompt, courteous, efficient and professional service.
• Proficiency in French and English is a must; bonus points for proficiency in Arabic.

Requirements

• Clear ability to achieve and exceed sales activity targets as described in responsibilities;
• Strong communication skills to engage with a sophisticated audience primarily by phone and email;
• Experience managing large pipelines and reporting on pipeline progress;
• Familiarity with CRM systems (Salesforce) and accurate KPI tracking;
• Ability to collaborate across Marketing, Sales and Product teams;
• Bilingual proficiency: French and English required; Arabic is advantageous.

Equal Opportunity

As a global organization, Datasite knows that diverse perspectives are essential to our success. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse workforce to serve our customers around the world. Datasite is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and furthers the principles of EEO through Affirmative Action.