Sales Development Representative (German fluency)

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team As a Sales Development Associate (SDA) at Stripe, you'll drive Stripe's future growth engine by working with Demand Generation and the Account Executive team to qualify leads and collaboratively build Stripe's sales pipeline. You get excited about engaging with prospects to better qualify needs. You're adept at identifying high-value opportunities and capable of managing early sales funnel activities. You're used to delivering value in complex situations and are energized by learning about new and existing products. Finally, you enjoy building—you like to actively participate in the development of the demand generation and sales process, the articulation of Stripe's value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets. If you're hungry, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you. We take a data-driven, problem-solving approach to sales development, and look for someone who is confident in both prospecting to customers and in helping design our strategy. What you'll do Responsibilities Research and create outreach materials for high-value prospects, in partnership with SDRs and AEs Follow up with Marketing-generated leads to qualify as sales opportunities. Move solid leads through the funnel connecting them to a salesperson, and arranging meetings Execute outbound sales plays created by Marketing Initiate contact with potential customers through cold-calling or responding to inquiries generated from Marketing Develop relationships with prospects to uncover needs through effective questioning to qualify interest and viability to prepare hand-off to sales Follow up with potential customers who expressed interest but did not initially result in a sales opportunity Effectively work through lead list meeting and exceeding service-level agreements, consistently update activity and contact information within the CRM system, and support weekly reporting efforts Collaborate and provide feedback and insights to Marketing to help improve targeting and messaging Who you are We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. Minimum requirements High professional fluency in German and English A track record of top performance or prior success Superior verbal and written communication skills Self-starter who is able to operate in a hyper-growth environment This role requires in-office participation three (3) days per week in our Dublin office Preferred qualifications Professional experience