Internship: Business Development

Voltiris; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Voltiris invites you to join its business development team in a 6‑month internship based in The Hague, NL. This hybrid role requires 60% office presence and offers exposure to global sales and marketing activities across Europe.

You will support the full sales cycle, identify and qualify leads, prepare presentations, analyze market data, and help drive strategic initiatives while exploring potential full‑time opportunities after the internship.

Qualifications

• Recent degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Agriculture, or Energy.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• Willing to travel around 10% across Europe.
• Driving licence required.
• Experience in horticulture, agriculture, or renewable energy is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Support full sales cycle: outreach, qualification, meetings, proposals, and follow-up.
• Lead identification: market analysis for growers and cooperatives.
• Lead qualification: cold calling, emailing, events, arranging meetings.
• Prepare tailored presentations and present our technology and benefits.
• Analyze energy data and economics to fit operations.
• Validate subsidies, energy valorization, and geography-specific metrics.
• Understand customer needs and propose high-value technical solutions.
• Support marketing activities, events and publications.
• Assist customer success by gathering feedback and data.
• Support market analysis and strategic business initiatives.
• Represent Voltiris at trade fairs, industry events, and visits.

Skills

Sales interest

Marketing

Renewable energy

Innovative mindset

Interpersonal skills

Autonomy

Travel-ready

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Voltiris is on a mission to make greenhouse agriculture more sustainable by combining food production and renewable energy on the same surface. Our innovative solar technology captures the part of sunlight that plants do not use for photosynthesis, enabling greenhouses to generate clean electricity while preserving crop growth and agricultural performance. By helping growers reduce their carbon footprint and energy dependence, Voltiris is contributing to a more resilient and sustainable food system. We believe great innovation comes from diverse perspectives. That’s why we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where people are treated with respect, have fair access to opportunities, and can thrive regardless of their background.

Internship: Business Development

Location: The Hague, Netherlands (hybrid, 60% office presence required)
Duration: 6 months, full-time (100%)
Start date: As soon as possible
Potential: Looking for candidates interested in transitioning to a full-time position after the internship

Travel: Around 10%, mainly across Europe

Your mission

As an intern supporting our global business development activities, you will work closely with the Sales and Marketing teams in The Hague.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the full sales cycle: outreach, qualification, meetings, proposals, and follow-up

• Lead identification: conducting market analysis and identifying growers, cooperatives, and other relevant prospects

• Lead qualification: reaching out to growers and cooperatives through cold calling, emailing, events, etc., and setting up meetings with growers and Voltiris Sales Managers

• Meeting preparation: preparing tailor‑made presentations for customer meetings and presenting our technology, company, and the benefits we can bring to growers

• Analytics: analysing grower energy data and different economic factors to assess how our technology could fit their operations

• Market intelligence: validating metrics around subsidies, energy valorization, business case per geography

• Understanding customer needs and helping propose high‑value technical solutions

• Supporting the setup and organisation of marketing activities, events, and publications

• Supporting the customer success journey by visiting customers, gathering feedback and relevant technical data, and helping improve customer satisfaction

• Supporting market analysis and strategic business development initiatives

• Representing Voltiris at trade fairs, industry events, and customer visits

Profile we are looking for:

• Recently completed a degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Agriculture, Energy, or a related field

• Strong interest in sales, marketing, renewable energy, agritech, and innovation

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Proactive mindset with strong autonomy and curiosity

• Comfortable working in a fast‑moving startup environment, with a high level of flexibility

• Fluent English required, both spoken and written

• Willingness to travel independently around 10% of your time, mainly accross Europe

• Driving licence required

• Experience in horticulture, agriculture, or renewable energy is a strong plus

Education: Bachelor/Master/PhD. Languages: Englisch (professional)