Business Development and Sales Intern - French Speaker (Hybrid)

Description

Uniplaces is building a trusted, global brand for students. We believe in empowering student mobility and we have started by making the process of finding accommodation easier. We’re solving real-life pains and we’re backed by top-tier investors such as Atómico, Octopus Investments, Shilling Capital Partners, and Caixa Capital to help us achieve this better and faster.

We are an internationally-minded company with an extremely talented team and global ambitions. Our decisions are driven by our core values of Passion, Impact, Trust, and Team Spirit - with which we aim at having a company where everyone feels accountable and empowered to achieve their full potential.

In this role, your mission is:

• Engage and acquire new landlords by presenting our value proposition through outbound cold calls;
• Collect and structure properties information from the accommodation provider to be published on the Uniplaces platform;
• Follow and prioritize a list of leads previously generated by our Marketing department;
• Follow-up landlords (through phone or email) from the first call up until their offers are published on our platform;
• Liaise with other teams to ensure listings and property information is of high quality.

Your track record:

We don’t expect a specific background or set of experiences, as long as you’re a top performer in every task and job you enroll!

Your style:

• Native/near native level of French and professional English;
• Great communication skills - usually you introduce everyone around and make sure everyone is at ease. You get comfortable in communication face to face, over the phone, or in writing;
• Pure sales machine, you’re here to smash targets and keep pushing yourself to the limit. Pressure is your main fuel to complete objectives;
• Strong influencer, you’re a natural when it comes to convincing others and proving your point across the table;
• Open-minded and tolerant working with peers and customers from different nationalities and backgrounds.

This is why you’ll love this job:

• Through our intensive training and hands-on experience with insights from our most senior employees, you’ll learn how to pitch like a boss and sell like the Wolf of Wall Street;
• Meeting people from all around the world daily, really feeling you’re helping landlords getting their properties known and fully booked;
• A company culture that is people-driven and that focuses on personal development and training to help you tap your talent into its full extent;
• Access to a pool of talent that is hard to find. Your stakeholders and peers will come from world-class backgrounds and will have stepped up within Uniplaces. You’ll find mentors and role models;

What else do you need to know?

• This position is based in Lisbon (hybrid)
• An internship contract with a duration of 6 months
• An internship grant + meal allowance will be provided
• An amazing experience within an international environment
• Required availability of 40 hours a week

Does it sound like the job for you?
Great!
Please apply below and let us know why you believe you're the perfect fit for the role :)

Note: Please send your CVs in English.