elena

Business Development

Results-driven Business Development Representative with 5+ years in B2B SaaS, growing pipelines and winning opportunities across technical and industrial markets. Procient in fostering long-term client relationships and leveraging market research to identify customer needs and analyze the competitive landscape. Expert in targeted prospecting, stakeholder engagement, and turning data-driven insights into measurable revenue growth.


Experience: 7 years

Yearly salary: $46,000

Hourly rate: $30

Nationality: 🇩🇪 Germany

Residency: 🇩🇪 Germany


Experience

Business Development Representative
Maplesoft – Engineering & Mathematical Software
2024 - 2025
Developed and implemented full-cycle business development processes independently owning strategy, tools, and execution from day one. Generated qualied pipeline across DACH, Benelux and Nordics in verticals like automotive, aerospace, and electronics. Designed and executed high-converting outbound cadences via email, phone, LinkedIn and video, that fuelled a strong top-of-funnel, sparked consistent interest and qualied opportunities. Leveraged AI-powered sales tools for prospect research, email personalisation, and objection handling, increasing response rates by 3x. Actively contributed to Maplesoft's brand visibility and thought leadership on LinkedIn through thought-provoking content and meaningful prospect engagement, increasing inbound/outbound interest and credibility. Delivered qualied leads to upgrade campaigns, contributing directly to upsell revenue growth. Collaborated closely with product, sales, and marketing to align outreach with new releases and industry events increasing campaign efficiency and pipeline velocity. Documented and maintained all sales activities in Salesforce, ensuring data accuracy and full pipeline visibility.
Senior Business Development Representative
Inspectorio - SaaS for Supply Chain Visibility
2022 - 2023
Consistently met and exceeded quarterly targets by 120% generating high-quality leads through a strategic proactive outreach (emails, LinkedIn, cold calling, video) and relationship-building, maintaining a consistent sales pipeline. Surpassed sales goals, driving revenue growth and expanding customer base. Designed and ran outbound/inbound campaigns that exceeded conversion benchmarks in manufacturing and apparel sectors. Delivered dynamic and persuasive presentations, effectively showcasing product value and building stronger prospect engagement. Developed and maintained strategic partnerships, enhancing market reach.
Business Development Representative
Inspectorio - SaaS for Supply Chain Visibility
2020 - 2022
Mapped ideal customer profiles and buying signals with CRM analytics, boosting targeting accuracy and conversion rates. Generated and qualified leads via cold calling, email, video, and social media, building a steady pipeline of high-quality opportunities. Led discovery calls to understand prospect needs, conducted thorough qualification, and ensured smooth handover to AEs for seamless lead to customer transitions. Collaborated with AEs and marketing on industry-specific campaigns, driving stronger engagement and measurable pipeline growth.
Sales Specialist
Stadler - Rail Vehicle Manufacturing
2018 - 2020
Identified sales opportunities through data analysis, attending trade shows and making outbound calls. Developed customized proposals and led technical discussions with engineering teams in the rail industry. Contributed to international tender bids and represented company at major trade fairs.
Interpreter
Stadler - Rail Vehicle Manufacturing
2012 - 2018
Facilitated executive communication in multilingual business negotiations and technical meetings. Established and maintained positive business relationships, delivering strict renditions of messages.

Skills

saas
sales
salesforce
english