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Market Launcher (Acquisition) - Italy

Bounce

Bounce

Milan, Italy
Posted on Sep 28, 2024
🏀 What Is Bounce

Bounce powers a global network of 12,000 local businesses that offer luggage storage, package acceptance, and more. We aim to create the world's largest tech-enabled two-way market platform, seamlessly connecting retail chains and travelers through an intuitive app. Our vision is to serve as the "OS for brick & mortar SMB stores," activating new revenue streams with just a “flip of a switch”.

To achieve this, we're seeking dedicated builders who share our core values: innovative, results-driven, scrappy, visionary, and passionate about building a trailblazing company. Bounce is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, with a global presence. We are proudly backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst. Our exceptional team ceaselessly challenges the limits of our achievements. Learn more about Bounce's Series A, spearheaded by a16z, here!

🧑‍💻 About The Role

Bounce is hiring a Market Launcher for Italy, you will be responsible for signing businesses onto Bounce’s platform and covering the Italian market, by doing a combination of inside and outside sales activities. This is a full-time position, based at our headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal.

👷🏾‍♀️ Where you come in

  • You will grow Bounce’s network and close supply gaps in Italy
  • You will be expected to cold call, email, and outreach to prospective clients
  • Work closely with your manager to identify areas for expansion
  • You are supplied with leads every month, but you are expected to deliver your own leads
  • You are responsible for the full cycle of the sales from discovery call, sales pitch, close, creating the account, to onboarding the partner

✅ Your profile

  • Must be fluent in English and Italian
  • Experience with full cycle sales in a startup environment, selling to small businesses is required
  • High-energy individual with a strong desire to learn and achieve top results
  • Comfortable with a high volume of sales calls & confidence in cold approaching businesses
  • Comfortable with rejection / hearing "no"
  • Charismatic, positive, “can-do” attitude over the phone and in-person
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong work ethic who’s looking to contribute directly to the company’s success
  • Confidence in face-to-face interaction and outside sales with local businesses
  • Self-starter with the drive to self-manage and work towards goals
  • Interest in Sales, Marketing, and startups

About Working At Bounce

At Bounce, we're dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment regardless of gender identity, orientation, or expression. Our mission is to eradicate exclusivity and barriers and encourage fresh thinking and perceptions in a space of belonging. We don't define ourselves by race, gender, or age. We are about people. Without our people harnessing their creativity and innovation, we are nothing.