Business Development Intern - Italy (all genders)

About us

Your Impact

As a Business Development Intern, you are responsible for making autarc visible in the Italian market, winning over new customers, and laying the foundation for long-term partnerships.

Start: January 2027
Location: Berlin

• You cultivate and develop relationships with B2B customers such as heating contractors and solar installers by proactively reaching out, sparking interest, and generating appointments for product demos.
• You leverage multiple channels for new customer acquisition, with a clear focus on outbound calls, trade show activities, and a presence on platforms like LinkedIn.
• You guide prospects through clear and compelling software demos, identify their needs, and show how autarc can simplify their day-to-day work.
• You identify new market opportunities, projects, and partnerships, contributing directly to autarc's growth.
• You actively monitor industries and competitors to better understand market needs and further strengthen our offering.
• You work closely with our product and expansion team to feed customer feedback directly into the ongoing development of the software.

Role description

What you bring

• You have a passion for software sales and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• You bring a proactive, flexible, and solution-oriented way of working and hold yourself to high standards for your own results.
• You are a strong communicator, able to win people over and confidently guide stakeholders through conversations.
• You are passionate about transforming the energy industry and enjoy championing innovative solutions.
• You speak fluent English and Italian
• Initial experience with HubSpot or other lead generation tools is a plus.

What we offer

• Grow with us: Develop yourself in a fast-growing, YC-backed climate tech startup, surrounded by an ambitious and motivated team.
• Real ownership and freedom to shape your work: Lead your work from the first idea to measurable results. Your ideas help decide how we build and grow.
• Low ego, high trust: A no-blame culture with open feedback in both directions, and a team that values collaboration over hierarchy.
• Be part of the energy transition: Make a tangible impact on heat pump and solar adoption every day.
• Hybrid work: 3 days together in the office (because that's where our best ideas happen), and 2 days from home. Need more flexibility at times? We'll find a way.
• Office in Berlin-Mitte: Work with us in our beautiful office near Weinbergspark.
• Modern equipment: MacBook and 27″ monitor.
• Annual team retreat: Spend time with the entire team at our yearly retreat, plus regular team events.
• Mobility package: Choose between a Dance e-bike and the Deutschland-Ticket.
• Fitness package: Urban Sports Club membership.

Our values

Next steps

• Apply online with a compelling CV.
• Your point of contact is Lennart Hölscher (GTM Lead).
• After the screening, we'll let you know whether we'd like to take the next step together with you.
• In the first step, we'll hold an approximately 30-minute Google Meet interview with you and a member of our talent acquisition team.
• In the second step, we'll hold another approximately 30-minute Google Meet interview with you and our GTM Lead, Lennart.
• After that, we'll invite you to a face-to-face interview at our Berlin office.