Business Development Manager

Company Description

Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of “solutions” that promise to simplify their lives. To create a better experience for their customers and employees. To help them grow. Software is a choice that can make or break a business. Create better or worse experiences. Propel or throttle growth. Business software has become a blocker instead of ways to get work done.

There’s another option. Freshworks. With a fresh vision for how the world works.

Freshworks Inc. builds uncomplicated service software that delivers exceptional employee and customer experiences. Our people-first approach to AI eliminates friction, helping businesses reduce complexity, lower cost-to-serve, and deliver faster, more human support through enterprise-grade yet easy-to-use CX and IT solutions. Nearly 75,000 companies, including Bridgestone, New Balance, Nucor, S&P Global, and Sony Music, trust Freshworks to power their Employee Experience (EX) and Customer Experience (CX) operations.

Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.

• Work from our Paris office, as this is an on-site role.
• Manage a large volume of daily outbound interactions with prospective Freshworks customers via phone, email and other media channels. The goal is to raise interest level, qualify, educate and connect them with our sales teams in order to deliver regional revenue targets as an individual contributor.
• Develop and manage your lead pipeline by assessing, prioritizing and moving a large number of prospective clients simultaneously.
• Define and execute on plans and meet and exceed your role-based goals.
• Engage with senior managers on our marketing, sales and operations teams to design and execute campaigns.
• Help to continuously improve our internal and external processes.
• Use resources effectively, including marketing, pre-sales and sales executives to meet your objectives.
• Become an advocate for our brand and an expert in customer service and CRM.
• Provide regular reporting of pipeline status and conduct forecasting exercises.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree is desirable.
• Ideally, first experience in sales or business development, preferably in a similar role, or equivalent practical experience in other high-velocity sales environments. Cloud software sales experience is a plus.
• Experience with the French market.
• Fast learner, driven to action, passionate about sales, customer service, and CRM tools.
• Enthusiastic about helping and serving clients, a high level of goal and customer orientation, and self-motivation, charming with a friendly persistence, excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong team player, and collaborator.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, globally dispersed work environment.
• Fluency in French & English.

Please note that for this specific role, Freshworks is unable to provide visa sponsorship. All candidates must possess the valid right to work in France at the time of application and be able to provide evidence of this right prior to commencement of employment.

At Freshworks, we have fostered an environment that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion, welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and ethnicities. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees, communities, and business. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.

At Freshworks, we have fostered an environment that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion, welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and ethnicities. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees, communities, and business. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.