Key Skills

Job Description

About Tekst & Our Mission At Tekst, we believe in a world where enterprise processes run themselves, and people get to do the work they love. Our mission is to make enterprise processes self-improving. To get there, we’re building the context layer that lets AI agents work at scale on the back-office processes that actually matter. With enterprise customers like Daikin, Colruyt, Mitsubishi and Nokia and $13.5M in Series A funding, we cut through the AI hype to deliver real, measurable automation. The Role As a BDR, you are the engine of our growth. You are the first point of contact for potential Tekst customers and the driving force behind our international expansion. We don't want "call robots"; we want smart hunters who use AI to sell AI. You will work in the Netherlands, together with our Country Lead and Enterprise AE. What will you be doing? Hunt for opportunities: Proactively identify and engage high-potential prospects through cold calling, strategic emailing, and social selling. AI-Powered outreach: Write tight, thoughtful outbound copy that gets attention. You will experiment with our own AI-outreach tools to personalize at scale and stay ahead of the curve. Master the "First Touch": Conduct high-level discovery calls with Director and VP-level stakeholders at leading enterprises to understand their challenges and qualify them (using MEDDIC). Strategic partnering: Collaborate with Account Executives to develop territory plays and work with Marketing on account-based marketing (ABM) strategies. Become a product expert: Stay ahead of AI trends and the Tekst roadmap to handle initial objections and spark genuine curiosity in prospects. Manage the funnel: Diligently track all activity in our CRM to ensure seamless hand-offs to the AE team and accurate forecasting. What's in it for you? Fast-Track Career Growth: The BDR role is our primary talent pipeline for future AE or Sales Management roles—this is your launchpad as we grow to 60 FTE. Series A Momentum: We’ve quadrupled our ARR in the past 12 months and we are just getting started. Continuous Learning: Hands-on coaching from senior sales leaders and deep exposure to the absolute cutting edge of Enterprise AI. Amazing Culture: Hybrid work options, fun team-building, and a high-energy environment in Ghent. Competitive Compensation: Solid base salary plus a performance-based bonus structure tied to qualified meetings and pipeline generated. Requirements Resilience & grit: A hunter mentality with the persistence to stay motivated in an outbound-heavy environment. Curiosity: A natural ability to ask the right questions and a genuine interest in how AI is transforming the enterprise landscape. Communication excellence: Exceptional verbal and written English; Dutch is also very important. Startup mindset: Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced environment where your feedback directly impacts our strategy. 2+ years of experience in sales development; familiarity with Salesforce, Salesloft, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator; fluency in additional European languages. You should be able to come to the Ghent office quite often.

Core Responsibilities

Identify and engage enterprise prospects through outbound calls, personalized email, and social selling, then conduct discovery calls and qualify opportunities using MEDDIC. Partner with Account Executives and Marketing on territory and account-based strategies, maintain CRM records, and build product knowledge to support prospect conversations and effective hand-offs.

Requirements

Requires a resilient, curious hunter with excellent spoken and written English and strong Dutch, plus comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment. The posting asks for 2+ years of sales development experience and familiarity with Salesforce, Salesloft, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator; additional European languages are a plus.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Options
• Performance-Based Bonus
• Team-Building Activities
• Coaching And Continuous Learning