Business Development Representative BDR (German-speaking)

    Bowatt

    🇩🇪 Munich
    SaaS
    Base + Commission
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    Posted 4 days ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    Language

    🇩🇪 German

    About this role

    About BoWattBoWatt is building agentic

    requirements and system engineering software for manufacturing. We believe AI will reach PhD-level engineering capability within the next 10 years. This will unlock massive value across several complex manufacturing industries. Cars. Planes. Rockets. Factories. Chips. Medical devices. All will be engineered with agents.

    We bootstrapped BoWatt to €500k+ ARR before raising our first round.BoWatt is backed by tier-1 investors, including Atlantic Foodlabs, Buildery (CDTM affiliates), and Prequel Ventures, along with angels from Cohere and Luminovo.

    You’ll join a small, exceptional team of startup builders, driven by innovation and execution.Over half the team are former founders across DeepTech AI, psychedelics, and gaming.We’ve studied and worked at top institutions and companies like Stanford, TUM, Google, EA, and YC-backed AI startups.

    The roleOwn outbound prospecting - cold email, LinkedIn, cold calling — to generate a qualified lead pipelineConvert inbound leads into booked demos, fast and reliablyBuild and refine our outreach playbook - messaging, sequences, positioningSit in on every demo to understand how we sell and what customers care aboutTrack your activity in the CRM and flag what's working and what isn'tNurture long-term plays.

    Keep lower-priority accounts in motion with thoughtful follow-ups and signal-based reactivationsWork shoulder-to-shoulder with our Founder Steven — no layers, no bureaucracy YouYou are able to easily shake off rejectionYou write clearly, speak confidently, and know how to get to the pointYou're curious about what customers actually need - not just hitting dial quotasYou're energised by ambiguity, not slowed down by itYou want to grow into closing deals - the Account Executive path excites youYou are self-motived - hunger matters more than pedigree

    RequirementsPrior experience in a startup or sales internship4 days per week in the office in Munich (Meta Office, Balanstraße)Fluent German required

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Outreach

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Cold Calling·Required skill
    Prospecting·Required skill

    Typical Day — BDR

    Account research2 hrs/day
    Strategic outreach30–40/day
    Executive meetings2–3/week
    Personalized sequences15–25/day

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Inbound Leads

    Warm leads provided

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Growth
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    How do you qualify inbound leads?

    Template question
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    Describe your approach to multi-threading into an account.

    Template question
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    How do you prioritize your pipeline?

    Template question
    Research Bowatt's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Research typical OTE splits for this role level and negotiate accordingly
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Expect high-volume outreach activity with success measured by meetings booked and pipeline generated.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

    The German market values structured sales processes and typically offers strong base salaries alongside performance incentives.

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