Hi! 👋🏼
At Shakers, we're on the lookout for a Business Developer for Italy to take our European expansion to the next level 🚀🇮🇹
1. Team and Role
If you have experience building strong relationships with local stakeholders and top clients, thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, and are ready to participate in the expansion of a fast-growing business in Italy—we want to meet you.
This role offers the opportunity to identify those companies in Italy that can scale their business by reducing costs and boosting productivity—matching them with the best Tech Freelancers through our platform. If you're excited about driving growth in a new market, collaborating with a talented international team, and making a real impact, this is your opportunity! 🤩
You’ll be based at our Headquarters in downtown Madrid.
2. What you´ll be doing
Your day-to-day as a Business Developer for the Italian market:
- Build, manage and grow a portfolio of Italian clients, increasing conversion, retention, and repeat usage.
- Understand each company’s pain points and goals, and communicate our value proposition effectively.
- Build trust with decision-makers and technical teams to help them adopt and scale freelance talent solutions.
- Execute Account-Based strategies to uncover new opportunities within existing clients.
- Own and report your KPIs, client pipeline, account plans, and sales forecasts weekly and monthly.
- Collaborate closely with Talent and Ops to ensure the successful delivery of freelance teams to your accounts.
3. What we´re looking for
You´re a great fit if you...
- Have 2–7 years of experience in business development, client management, tech sales, consulting or similar roles in the startup or tech ecosystem.
- Are fluent in Italian (native or bilingual) , English (if you also speak Spanish that would be a plus).
- Understand the Italian business culture and are comfortable engaging with both startups and large corporations.
- Have strong "farming" and “hunting” skills to manage and expand a client portfolio.
- Are results-oriented, ambitious and excited about building something from scratch.
- Are tech-savvy and confident speaking with both C-level and technical profiles.
- Are highly organized, analytical and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Have a hands-on attitude and love taking full ownership of your market and accounts.
- Having a portfolio of high-level contacts in Italy is a big plus.
4. What's in it for you?
Compensation 💰
The salary range for this position is between 38.000€ and 60.000€ OTE (on-target earnings) gross annual salary.
It includes:
- Between 27.000€ & 40.000€ fixed salary
- Up to 3.000€ quarterly bonus based on performance & potential (7.5%)
- Uncapped commissions
Why you´ll love working at Shakers 💚
- Be part of a rapidly growing, internationally expanding startup 🌍
- Play a key role in launching and growing the Italian market
- Have a clear professional development path to help you grow fast
- Enjoy a hybrid full-flex culture: autonomy, flexibility and ownership
- Join an amazing international team with a top-notch culture
Perks include:
- Wellness programs, English classes, private medical insurance, and more
- When visiting our Madrid office: organic fruit, great coffee and vibrant energy!
5. Our recruitment process
As a startup, we are very agile and we like to see results quickly, which is why we prioritize efficiency in our recruitment process.
Our goal is to have you onboard by September 30th!
The Road to Joining Our Team
- Round 1, Cultural Fit: Kick things off with an informal chat with our People & Culture team. Don’t worry—we just want to get to know you better, learn about your goals, hobbies, and more!
- Round 2, Case Study & Technical Skills with Sales Team: Join two members of our Sales team for a deep dive into a case study. This is your chance to showcase your client management skills and demonstrate how you approach problem-solving.
- Round 3, Meet the Team: Have a conversation with additional team members to further explore your skillset and ensure there's a great cultural fit. This is also your chance to ask questions and see how we collaborate.
- Final check, CEO Chat: Meet Héctor, our CEO! He’s excited to connect with you, talk about Shakers’ future, and discuss your vision and expectations.
More about Shakers
At Shakers we imagine, design, and create the next-generation way of working.
Our vision is to be the leading community and platform in the world that helps companies work with freelance teams through our technology.
We are a 70-person, fast-growing startup based in Madrid, now expanding across Europe. If you're looking for a high-performance, tech-first, ambitious environment—this is your place.
Our DNA
WINNING TEAM 🏆
We all feel like part of a winning team—one that pushes boundaries, challenges the status quo, and moves the needle! We set ambitious goals and seek people who are driven to achieve them.
F1C10 💪🏼
We’re building an environment where fear doesn’t hold us back. Experimentation and learning from failure are part of our DNA. Fail fast, grow faster. Fail 1X, chase 10X. We value risk-takers who aren’t afraid to go big!
STAY HUMBLE 🤲🏼
We embrace a beginner’s mindset—always evolving, always learning, and always finding new solutions. At Shakers, humility combined with ambition fuels our success, and when we blend the two, the results are extraordinary.
Thanks for being interested in joining Shakers. We’d love to meet you soon and build the future of work together.
