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telli is building the leading platform for deploying and managing consumer-facing AI voice agents at scale. The company helps B2C enterprises—from energy providers to telcos to insurers—build, deploy, and improve AI agents that handle millions of customer conversations naturally. Leading customers like Sky are already using telli to deploy thousands of voice agents.
You will be telli's GTM owner and founder-track leader for the French market. Your mission is to make telli win in France by generating pipeline, closing deals, and building the initial team.
Key responsibilities:
- Win key logos and establish telli as a leading solution in the French B2C market
- Generate your own pipeline from scratch: conduct outbound prospecting, build relationships, and develop a network without relying on warm inbound
- Own deals end-to-end: lead full-cycle sales from first touch through signature and into deployment
- Build and lead the French team: hire, onboard, and develop the first GTM and sales team members
- Work closely with the founding team to develop and validate the market expansion playbook for France
- Provide structured feedback to product, marketing, and strategy teams based on direct customer insights
The role is based in Berlin for the first 2–3 months (5 days/week), then relocates to Paris. You will operate with significant autonomy and ownership, reporting directly to the founding team.
Requirements:
- 4+ years in a fast-paced environment (startup, tech sales, consulting, or similar) where you thrived without a laid-out playbook
- Proven end-to-end sales closing experience and quota attainment
- Entrepreneurial mindset: you operate like a founder, figure things out independently, and create your own path
- Hunter mentality: you know how to build pipeline and conduct outbound prospecting without warm leads
- Strong sales skills: you build trust with buyers, run full-cycle deals, and close from first touch to signature
- Leadership potential and appetite: you are ready to hire, develop, and lead a team
- Extremely hands-on and high agency: you do the work yourself, unblock obstacles, and make things happen
- Native French speaker or near-native French language proficiency
- Ability to be in Berlin 5 days/week for the first 2–3 months, then based in Paris
