Business Developer & Account Manager (Germany & Holland)

Salary Competitive
Equity To be negotiated

We are redefining urban transportation by turning the bicycle into its new hero, and the catalyst for greener, more liveable and less traffic-congested cities. Donkey Republic aims to set a high standard for convenient and quality service that is affordable for all. We’re going back to the basics - the Donkey. We already have 1000+ bikes on the platform and a 20-person team backed by VCs.


We are expanding our fast growing team and seeking a Business Developer & Account Manager to help us fulfill our vision to be the world’s leading bike-sharing platform. It's exciting times for Donkey Republic as we are scaling our bike services and expanding all across Europe.

We are looking for an ambitious individual to join us and spearhead launching of Donkey fleets in Holland and Germany. We believe success comes from working together well as a team, therefore you need to be a team player and thrive in an environment where we are all working towards shared goals. 

You will join a small business team and be working closely with our Chief Sales Officer to build our partner and affiliate pipeline, in addition to the strategy around it. You will be in close contact with Donkey Republics’ partners (typically bike shops) and be in charge of ensuring their success, In this regard you will be based in our Copenhagen HQ, but you will be spending a lot of your time working remotely in cities across Europe with a special focus in Germany and Holland. You will be visiting the cities for 2-3 weeks at a time to help partners gain traction with their fleet, set up effective operations, create affiliate and partnership deals, find ways to promote and market Donkey Republic locally etc. 

We expect you to :  

  • Be interested in sales & account management
  • Be structured and organized
  • A strong communicator, written as well as oral
  • Good at building relationships and trust
  • Be self-reliant and good at taking initiative
  • Be a team player
  • Enjoy interacting with other people
  • Have an understanding of business fundamentals (either from school or previous work experience)
  • Spend about half of your time traveling mostly in Dutch and German cities
  • Be value driven
  • Be fluent in English
  • Be fluent (native) in either German or Dutch (preferably both)


We would also like you to:  

  • Have worked with startups before - bonus if you worked in travel or mobility space
  • Want to change the world with bikes
  • Have business development experience
  • International understanding
  • Experience with account management
  • Experience with sales
  • Experience working with small businesses

 

What we can offer you:

  • Ambitious, investor-backed startup
  • Making the world a better place through bikes
  • A lot of responsibility and freedom to manage your own work
  • A company with strong data driven decision-making
  • Frequent travels around Europe
  • Cool surroundings in our Copenhagen HQ
  • We value our team spirit and will have multiple team events each year to get to know each other

     

Donkey Republic is a bike share service set out to revolutionize the way we transport ourselves. Our in-house developed smart-lock is operated through the users’ smartphones which provide us the flexibility required to change the way bike sharing works. We do not own or operate bikes, instead, we work closely with local partners all over the world to spread the reach of Donkey Bikes. We are based in Copenhagen, Denmark and our service is spreading all over the world.

The job starts early 2017 (January-February) and applications are acted upon immediately. 

For more information please contact Alexander H. Frederiksen, alexander@donkeyrepublic.com, +45 2728 0632

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Donkey Republic

In 2015, we created an electronic lock and an automated, self-service bike-sharing system in a Copenhagen home basement. Since then, we’ve been taking that system on a ride around the world, while aiming to turn the bicycle into the hero of public transportation and a catalyst for greener, more liveable and less traffic-congested cities. Donkey Republic is a global bike-share service.The Donkey Republic app allows riders to find a bike nearby in many cities around the world, rent it, and unlock with the app 24/7. Donkey Republic aims to turn the bicycle into the hero of urban mobility and a catalyst for more liveable cities, happier people, and a healthier environment. Currently the company has 7000 bikes on the platform in 19 countries which have been ridden by over 160,000 users. We are a group of fierce cycling enthusiasts who work hard, challenge each other and learn fast to come up with innovative ways to solve today’s urban mobility challenges. Join the Donkey Squad.

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