Head of Sales, DACH

Vanilla Steel

YOUR MISSION We're looking for a commercially curious, AI-enthusiastic intern to join our Trading team and take real ownership of client relationships across the DACH region. You'll work directly alongside our Head of Sales and our Steel Trader, getting hands-on exposure to live steel deals from day one. This is not a shadow programme. From the start, you'll be managing real accounts, coordinating active deals, and gradually taking end-to-end deal ownership as your skills grow. For the right person, this is a direct path to a permanent Account Manager role. You Can Expect To: * Manage and support existing DACH client relationships - buyers and suppliers - with growing autonomy over time * Coordinate active deals with our Operations team to ensure smooth execution and logistics * Conduct targeted outbound outreach (cold calls, emails) to expand our DACH client base * Maintain and manage your pipeline in HubSpot - clean CRM is non-negotiable * Analyze pricing inputs and market signals to support deal decisions alongside the trading team * Use AI tools actively to improve your workflows, research, and client communication YOUR PROFILE Must-haves: * Native German and business-level English * Genuine enthusiasm for AI and technology - you actively use AI tools and want to build with them * Entrepreneurial mindset - you create your own structure rather than waiting for one * Based in Berlin or willing to relocate * Valid right to work in Germany * Available full-time (40h/week) Nice to have: * First experience in sales, trading, consulting, B2B, or client-facing roles * Familiarity with HubSpot or similar CRM tools * Interest in commodities, industrial markets, or supply chain WHY US? * Real deal ownership from day one - not a slide-deck internship * Direct mentorship from Head of Sales and Steel Traders * AI-first culture: we use and build with AI tools, and we expect you to as well * Clear path to permanent: perform in 6 months and the Account Manager role is yours * Urban Sports Club membership · BVG ticket subsidy · Regular team events

Adyen

This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.  For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster. We are looking for a builder, not just a manager. As the Team Lead for Business Development based in Berlin, you will hold a dual mandate: Coach the talent and Engineer the GTM strategy. You will lead the team responsible for the DACH, CEE, and Nordics regions, markets that require distinct strategies and precision. We are moving beyond standard "SDR" motions. We need a leader who can analyze signal patterns, partner with RevOps to automate workflows, and provide our Heads of Sales with predictive insights on which verticals will trend next. What you’ll do * Lead & Develop (The People): Recruit, hire, and coach a high-performing team of 9 Business Development Representatives (BDRs). You won’t just track KPIs; you will dissect calls, refine commercial judgment, and help BDRs "create their own path" toward closing roles. * GTM Architecture (The Engine): Act as the "GTM Engineer" for your region. Work with RevOps to optimize lead routing, data enrichment, and dashboarding. If the process is broken, you don't just report it: you fix it. * Strategic Forecasting: Partner with Sales, Marketing and Product Marketing to tailor our go-to-market strategy per vertical. You will identify future trending sectors in DACH/CEE/Nordics before they hit the mainstream news. * Data-Driven Experimentation: Embed a culture of A/B testing. Use data to refine messaging and targeting. You will be the bridge between the qualitative feedback of the BDRs and the quantitative rigor of our systems. * Cross-Border Collaboration: Champion the "Global License to Operate." Ensure your team collaborates effectively with Industry Leads, Head of Sales and Country Managers, adhering to our rules of engagement and Salesforce hygiene is non-negotiable. Who you are * You have 3+ years in Sales/Business Development, with at least 1+ year leading a team or driving complex GTM projects. * You are comfortable with the "Ops" side of sales. You understand that Salesforce is the source of truth and know how to leverage tools to uncover bottlenecks. * You drive performance through empathy and radical candor ("Talk straight without being rude"). You build teams that win together. * You can look at a list of 100 accounts and explain why we should prioritize the top 10 based on market signals, not just guesswork. * You are fluent in English and German. Experience working across CEE or Nordic markets is a significant plus.   Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments  Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.  Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application! What’s next? Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.   This role is based out of our Berlin office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.

Vanilla Steel

YOUR MISSION We are a Berlin-based startup transforming how industrial materials are bought and sold across Europe. One of the oldest industries in the world still runs on Excel, PDF and email. We are replacing that with AI that runs the buying and selling workflow end to end, increasing liquidity, speeding up transactions and reducing waste for hundreds of steel and metal distributors. We have strong early traction, real enterprise customers and committed investors. We are a lean, technical team scaling our enterprise pilots and building the AI infrastructure underneath them. Your job is to open doors and win conversations. You partner closely with Co-founder Simon, who owns sales. You will spend real time on the phone with German steel traders and distributors, and you will build the systems and tools that make every call sharper. This is a hands-on role with four pillars, and the first one is where you will make your mark. 1. REACH OUT AND CLOSE Own our outbound: call and message decision-makers at steel traders and stockholders across the DACH region, in German, every day. Get past the gatekeeper, open the conversation, and book qualified meetings for the team. Track follow-ups so no warm lead ever goes cold, and prepare the pre-call briefs that make each conversation land. 2. BUILD THE PIPELINE Build and verify our target lists: the right companies, mapped to the right person (Head of Sales, branch manager, MD). Keep our CRM (Attio) clean and trustworthy so the whole team can rely on it. 3. EXTEND OUR AI OUTBOUND ENGINE Improve the internal AI tooling that powers our outreach: research, enrichment and message drafting. Wire in new data sources and automate the manual steps that slow you down. You will use AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude) to ship, not just specify. 4. HELP BUILD THE BRAND Help shape how our software business shows up in the world: our brand, our messaging, and our presence on social media. Bring ideas for how we look and sound, help grow our audience across the channels that matter, and keep everything consistent as the product grows. YOUR PROFILE You are genuinely comfortable picking up the phone, and you like finding smarter ways to work. The one non-negotiable: you can sell in German. Everything else you can grow into here. * Excellent written and verbal communication in German (C1 or C2 must have, native not required) and solid English. You can run an outbound call with a German industrial customer end to end, and you are not thrown by a cold conversation. * Enrolled student or recent graduate. We care about how you think and what you have built, not your years of experience. * Comfortable with software, and keen to use AI tools like Cursor or Claude to work smarter. If you can build or automate things yourself, even better, though you do not need to be an engineer. * Resourceful and thick-skinned. You take initiative instead of waiting to be told, and a "no" does not slow you down. * Organized, and genuinely bothered by messy data. * Nice to have: your own outreach or sales experience; a side project you have shipped; a portfolio, brand, or content you have built (a site, a social account, a newsletter); Python, React, or GTM tools like Clay, Apollo or HubSpot. WHY US? * €2,000 to €2,500 per month, depending on experience. * Real ownership from day one: you run your own outbound, and you watch the meetings you book turn into real deals. * Work directly with the founders and learn how a startup wins its first customers from zero, in a real industry. * Senior co-founders who are operators, not pitch-deck founders. Decisions happen fast. * Subsidised Urban Sports Club membership and Deutschlandticket. * Hybrid work format, office in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. * Regular team events, company breakfasts and Friday drinks.