Sales Development Representative

Germany

Industry: Industrial IoT / Deep Tech — AI-powered fire prevention & predictive maintenance Location: Remote, anywhere in Germany

Schedule: Full-time, core working hours with flexibility

About the role

Swiss deep-tech company building AI-powered thermal monitoring technology that stops industrial fires and equipment failures before they happen. Their infrared cameras and machine-learning software watch the components most likely to overheat — motors, bearings, conveyors, electrical cabinets — and alert plant teams before a hot spot becomes a fire or a shutdown. The platform is already protecting facilities across multiple countries, with zero customers lost in three years.

They're now building their sales presence in Germany from the ground up, and this SDR role is a founding seat on it. You won't be dropped into an existing playbook with a big team of peers — you'll be one of the first people building the outbound motion here, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the founding Account Executives.

What you'll do

• Prospect into industrial and manufacturing accounts — plant managers, maintenance and reliability leaders, safety directors — using cold calling, email sequencing, and social selling
• Build and run outbound cadences using modern sales engagement tools (sequencers, dialers, CRM)
• Qualify outbound interest and hand off well-prepared meetings to the Account Executive team
• Help build the playbook as you go — there's no fully mature process yet, and your input will shape it
• Represent the company at trade shows and occasional plant visits, learning the product and market from the ground up

What we're looking for

• Tool and tech fluency is the bar, not industry background. You're comfortable and effective with sequencing platforms, power dialers, and CRM systems — you pick up new tools fast
• A track record of hitting or exceeding outbound targets (calls, meetings booked, pipeline generated)
• Real comfort operating in a lean, early-stage environment without a big team or a fully built process around you — you build as you go rather than waiting for structure
• Strong, clear communication — you can hold a conversation and qualify interest quickly
• A genuine growth mindset: this role has a defined path toward an Account Executive seat as you prove yourself (typically within about a year)
• Fluent German and based in Germany

Nice to have, not required: exposure to industrial, technical, or B2B hardware/software sales. If you've sold into plant or facility environments before, that's a bonus — but it's not a gate.

Compensation & benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Uncapped variable tied to meetings booked and pipeline generated
• Travel covered for conferences, trade shows, and occasional plant visits
• Remote-first role with flexibility, and a clear, fast path to promotion as the German team scales

Why this role

• Founding-team seat. You're not backfilling — you're helping build the first German sales motion from day one
• Fast growth path. Early hires on this team have a clear, near-term trajectory into a closing (AE) role
• Real ownership from day one. Small team, high trust, direct visibility into what's working and what isn't
• Mission that matters. The work directly prevents industrial fires and protects people, not just software metrics