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# Business Development Representative at Smartling

- **Company:** Smartling
- **Location:** Europe
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/smartling/jobs/8069795

## Job description

## Overview

Smartling is seeking a French-speaking Business Development Representative for a remote, work-from-home position based in Ireland. Smartling’s Business Development team is a group of highly motivated sales professionals whose focus is to source and engage with high-potential prospects. As the first point of contact with potential customers, you will qualify active buying interest and be a critical part of the bridge between marketing and sales to ensure new customer acquisition is consistent, high-quality, and frictionless.

Smartling is an AI-native translation platform that's redefining how the world's biggest brands go global — ranked #3 on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list. We're growing rapidly at scale and are backed by Battery Ventures, a global technology-focused investment firm. While most companies are still figuring out how to use AI, we've spent years building it into the core of our platform — and we're just getting started.

What’s in it for you

- Become a business representative via regular and structured coaching and training
- Be a part of an ambitious and highly motivated team
- You will learn vital prospecting skills and be a champion in discovery calls with prospects
- Develop your core foundation and launch your career as a SaaS sales professional
- Work in a fast-paced technology company
- Sales performance incentives for fun (SPIFFs!)

You Will

- Work alongside marketing and sales to source and engage with high-potential prospects and companies
- Develop and execute outreach strategies via email, Zoom and social channels
- Generate curiosity with potential customers by clearly articulating Smartling’s value proposition
- Act as a consultative partner for potential customers; fielding questions and handling objections
- Once prospects have been qualified and a fit has been identified, execute a hand-off to Account Executives
- Diligently record and manage prospect and company information in Salesforce.com
- Become a Smartling expert, maintaining an in-depth knowledge of the product, competitive positioning and industry trends
- Be a Smartling ambassador at industry events and conferences

You Have

- Proficiency in French
- Interest in sales as a career
- Track record of top performance in a competitive environment
- A natural passion and curiosity for fast-paced technology
- Clear communicator with a deep sense of empathy
- A self-starter who loves problem-solving and teamwork
- Excellent written communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- 1 year customer-facing experience
- A home office setup conducive for working remotely, and the ability to work effectively as a remote team member*

## Preferred but not required

- Working knowledge of sales and marketing tools, e.g. Salesforce.com, LinkedIn, Outreach
- Prior experience within a fast-paced technology company

You Are

- Results-focused. Motivated, hard-working and ready to level up to your career goals
- Curious: You’re a “forever learner” with an insatiable desire to gain new skills and knowledge
- Enthusiastic. A fun and energetic co-worker
- Customer-focused. Passionate for client success at all times
- Detail-oriented. Have excellent time management and organisational skills
- A team-player.  Who gets excited by a fast-paced, high-energy environment

You Will Enjoy

- Freedom 🏡- we are remote-first
- Growth - an opportunity to learn and advance your career
- Wealth 💰 - we offer a competitive salary
- Wellness - health benefits (based on location)
- Balance - flexible PTO
- Culture 🤝- an energetic, value-driven, and fun culture and team spirit
- Bonus - employee referral programs and Apple equipment

Smartling is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, skills, and experiences.

*To work from home, you must have a strong internet connection, a quiet space, and a professional (distraction and clutter-free) background.

To all recruitment agencies: Smartling does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Smartling employees. Smartling is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

## #LI-TO1

## About Smartling

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Smartling is an AI-native translation and localization platform that helps global brands deliver human-quality content in hundreds of languages at scale.
- **Entity Type**: Private, venture-backed (lead investor: Battery Ventures)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA (with an office in Dublin, Ireland)
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Not publicly available from the provided sources

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Translation & localization technology (AI-powered language services)
- **Target customers**: B2B Enterprise – large global brands across industries (e.g., British Airways, Canva, IHG, PayPal, Lyft, Therabody)
- **Mission**: “To move the world with words” – making localization and translation seamless through LanguageAI™

## Products & Services
- **[Smartling Platform](https://www.smartling.com/)**: End-to-end, cloud-based translation management system (SaaS) that combines AI translation with human review. Includes automated workflows, quality assurance tools, and a translation proxy for website localization.
- **[LanguageAI™](https://www.smartling.com/)**: Proprietary AI engine that generates human-quality translations, with features such as tone enforcement, bias detection, hallucination mitigation, and brand safety filters.
- **Integration Ecosystem**: 50+ pre-built connectors (WordPress, Contentful, Salesforce, GitHub, etc.) plus open APIs, SDKs, and Zapier support.
- **Managed Language Services**: Access to a vetted network of professional linguists, project management, and dedicated customer success teams.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding not explicitly stated; backed by Battery Ventures (funding round undisclosed)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Battery Ventures (lead investor); customers include British Airways, Canva, IHG, PayPal, Lyft, Therabody, and the New York City Mayor’s Office
- **Growth Signals**: Ranked #3 on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list; over 1,000 brands as customers; translates billions of words annually into 450+ languages; 117 employees (per Built In), remote-first with rapid scaling

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-native platform** – AI is embedded across every layer (translation, quality estimation, workflow automation), not bolted on
- **Enterprise-grade security & compliance** – SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST & HIPAA, PCI DSS Level 1, GDPR, ISO 17100 and ISO 9001:2015
- **No vendor lock-in** – customers retain full ownership of translation memories, glossaries, and content
- **High automation** – up to 99% of the translation process can be automated
- **50+ pre-built integrations** – seamless fit into existing tech stacks

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI capabilities (LanguageAI, LLM orchestration, quality agents)
- Scaling automation to reduce manual effort for enterprise customers
- Expanding into new industries (healthcare, finance, enterprise SaaS) that require high compliance
- Continuing to grow the remote-first global team and product offerings

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture** – employees work remotely from 17 countries; offices in New York and Dublin
- **Competitive compensation** – competitive salary & equity, free medical plan for employee and family, 401k retirement planning, commuter benefits
- **Work-life balance** – flexible vacation & PTO, generous maternity/paternity leave
- **Career growth** – mentorship programs, professional development, employee referral bonus
- **Diversity & inclusion** – mean gender pay gap below 10%, hiring practices promote diversity, family medical leave
- **Culture values**: “Be Accountable”, “Good Today, Perfect Tomorrow”, “Constraint Breeds Creativity”, “Debate, Then Commit”

## Sources
1. [smartling.com/careers](https://www.smartling.com/careers/)
2. [smartling.com/about-us](https://www.smartling.com/about-us/)
3. [smartling.com](https://www.smartling.com/)
4. [builtin.com/company/smartling](https://builtin.com/company/smartling)
5. [linkedin.com/company/smartling](https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartling)

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