Sales & Business Development Intern (French & Spanish)

Salary Competitive

Donkey Republic is a bike share service set out to revolutionize the way we transport ourselves. Our electronic lock is operated through the users smartphones which provide us the flexibility required to change the way bike sharing works. We are looking for a talented individual to join us and help reach out to potential partners and city relations in France, Benelux and Spain.


We are looking for an ambitious individual to join us and who believes success comes from working together well as a team, therefore you need to be a team player and thrive in an environment where we work towards shared goals.

You will be joining a small business team and working closely with our Chief Sales Officer to build our partner and affiliate pipeline, and the strategy around it. Your main tasks will be identifying prospects suited to be Donkey Republic partners (typically bike shops or entrepreneurial individuals) and reaching out to get them on board. We also have a number of inbound leads which you will be engaging with to become ready to start a Donkey Republic operation. Together with the team you will be in charge of ensuring we hit our growth targets in terms of new locations and total number of bikes on the streets.

Another important part of the role is identifying and contacting relevant stakeholders in the Cities and Municipalities to understand their needs and concerns in regards to Public Bike Shares and create collaborations to make sure our service is in the interest of the locals and the city in general.

 

We expect you to : 

  • Be structured and organized
  • A strong communicator, written as well as oral
  • Good at building relationships and trust
  • Be a team player.
  • Loves to interact with other people
  • Have an understanding of business fundamentals (either from school or previous work experience)
  • Be value driven
  • Be fluent in French (written and oral)
  • Be fluent in Spanish (written and oral)
  • Be fluent in English (written and oral)

 

We would also like you to : 

  • Be interested in and have experience in Sales
  • Have worked with startups before. 
  • Want to change the world with bikes.
  • Have business development experience
  • International understanding
  • Experience working with small businesses 


What we can offer you :

  • Ambitious, investor-backed startup in Copenhagen 
  • Making the world a better place through bikes
  • A company with strong data driven decision-making
  • Relocation & working permit help if needed
  • Close knit team that hangs out and goes on retreats multiple times a year


Donkey Republic is a bike share service set out to revolutionize the way we transport ourselves. Our electronic lock is operated through the users smartphones which provide us the flexibility required to change the way bike sharing works. We work closely with local partners all over the world the world to spread the reach of Donkey Bikes. We are based in Islands Brygge in central Copenhagen, a beautiful area surrounded by many start-ups.

The job starts as soon as possible and applications are acted upon immediately.

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



Perks and benefits

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Working at
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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