German-Speaking Sales Agent (Business Development)

About the role

The Global Talent Co. connects candidates with leading technology companies. It is recruiting a German-speaking Business Development Representative for a fast-growing European clean energy company that helps homeowners switch to solar, battery storage and heat pump solutions. The company is expanding its network of independent sales partners across Germany and is building a small, focused business development team; this hire brings new partners into the network. The position is full-time (40 hours per week), remote within the EU, Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00 CET.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and reach out to self-employed commercial agents, financial and insurance brokers and real estate professionals through structured outbound campaigns.
• Pitch the sales partnership model, tailoring each conversation to the prospect's business.
• Handle objections in real time and build trust with independent sales reps, managing directors and sales leaders.
• Qualify prospects and move strong-fit partners to the next stage of the partnership pipeline.
• Own monthly activity and conversion targets, managing the pipeline with disciplined follow-up.
• Keep the CRM accurate and up to date with call outcomes, pipeline stages and next steps.
• Share market insights and objection patterns with the team to improve messaging and targeting.
• Follow data protection, compliance and call guidelines at all times.

Required profile

• Fluent German, as all partner conversations are conducted in German.
• Proven outbound sales or business development experience, ideally in B2B phone acquisition or partner acquisition.
• Available Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00 CET, based in an EU member state.
• Resilient, target-driven communicator who enjoys high-volume outreach and consistent follow-up.

Nice to have

• Background in financial services, insurance, real estate, mortgage financing, energy or telecommunications.
• Experience as a B2B SDR, inside sales representative or outbound acquisition specialist.
• Partner or affiliate acquisition experience, exposure to broker pools, structured sales or field sales recruiting.