Business Development Representative, Turkish Speaking

GitLab; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

GitLab is seeking a Turkish-speaking Business Development Representative for a fully remote role. You will initiate outreach to target accounts, collaborate with marketing and sales teams, and qualify opportunities to generate SAOs.

The position emphasizes proactive outreach, strategic prospecting, and cross-team coordination. You will join a distributed, remote Sales organization, with onboarding and training provided.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Turkish.
• Previous tech industry experience in an outbound sales development role is required.
• Positive and energetic phone skills, excellent listening skills, strong writing skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage a high volume of outreach, and consistently follow through.
• Proven initiative and ability to drive projects to successful outcomes.
• Alignment with company values and working style.
• Proficiency with Salesforce, Sales Navigator, Outreach for prospecting.
• Proficient English for effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Execute outbound prospecting to generate qualified meetings and pipeline.
• Generate new logo opportunities and growth within existing accounts.
• Conduct high-level discovery conversations to qualify opportunities and create SAOs.
• Meet or exceed SAO targets by converting qualified prospects.
• Research target accounts and develop tailored outreach strategies.
• Perform multi-touch outreach (call, email, social) to prospects.
• Track activities and pipeline in Salesforce for visibility and forecasting.
• Collaborate with Field, Marketing, Sales, and CS teams on campaigns.
• Document and improve BDR processes and mentor new hires.

Skills

Turkish

Outbound sales development

English proficiency

Strong communication

Tools

Salesforce

Sales Navigator

Outreach

Job description

An overview of this role

This position is 100% remote and will be based in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands.

GitLab is looking for an enthusiastic and strategic Business Development Representative (BDR) to join our growing Sales team. As a BDR at GitLab, you get the opportunity to lead the initial outreach to targeted accounts working in conjunction with the Field and Digital Marketing teams as well as the Sales and Customer Success teams. In this role you'll leverage creative marketing and sales tactics to prospect and engage with multiple buyer personas and roles to introduce GitLab's AI-powered DevSecOps platform. You'll be responsible for generating qualified meetings and pipeline for GitLab's Sales organization.

Our BDRs come from a diverse background. Many have worked in closing roles previously or managed teams.

We have an extensive onboarding and training program at GitLab and you'll be provided with necessary DevOps and GitLab knowledge to fulfill your role.

What you’ll do

• Execute outbound prospecting initiatives to generate qualified meetings and pipeline in your assigned territory (Turkey/Balkans).
• Generate New Logo opportunities and Growth opportunities on existing customer accounts.
• Conduct high-level discovery conversations with target accounts to understand business needs, qualify opportunities, and create Sales Accepted Opportunities (SAOs).
• Meet or exceed monthly and quarterly BDR-sourced Sales Accepted Opportunity (SAO) targets (e.g., Stage 1 and Stage 3 opportunities) by consistently converting qualified prospects into opportunities.
• Research and prioritize target accounts using business and industry knowledge to identify key players, uncover compelling events, and develop tailored outreach strategies.
• Execute a multi-touch outreach cadence (call, email, social, etc.) to all prospects in your assigned territory using Outreach to maximize engagement and conversion rates.
• Manage, track, and accurately report all prospecting activities and pipeline in Salesforce to provide clear visibility into performance and forecast.
• Collaborate with Field, Corporate, and Digital Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to build targeted account lists, campaigns, and call strategies. Attend regional marketing events to engage participants, generate leads, and drive qualified Sales Accepted Opportunities (SAOs).
• Document and continuously improve Business Development Representative processes in the GitLab handbook in partnership with your Business Development Manager. Mentor new BDR hires to help them ramp quickly and navigate key accounts.

What you’ll bring

• Fluency in Turkish.
• Previous tech industry experience in an outbound sales development role is required.
• Positive and energetic phone skills, excellent listening skills, strong writing skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage a high volume of outreach, and consistently follow through on prospecting activities.
• Proven experience taking initiative, persisting through setbacks, and independently driving projects or activities through to successful outcomes.
• Alignment with our values and working in accordance with those values.
• Knowledge of business process, roles, and organizational structure.
• Proficiency in using Salesforce, Sales Navigator, and Outreach or similar prospecting and sequencing tools.
• Proficiency in English, our company language, is required for effective communication.

About the team

As part of GitLab's growing Sales team, you will work closely with the Field and Digital Marketing teams, as well as the Sales and Customer Success teams. Our BDRs come from diverse backgrounds, and we provide extensive onboarding and training so you have the DevOps and GitLab knowledge you need to succeed. You'll partner with Account Executives, working fully remote and distributed across multiple U.S. time zones, collaborating asynchronously through GitLab, video calls, and shared playbooks. This role provides a clear path for advancing to an Account Executive position within GitLab.

How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental Leave

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation.

The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems.

The ability to travel for events such as trainings, team offsites, customer meetings, etc.