Business Developer Intern

Launch Octocom in France alongside our Head of Sales France: book meetings with French e-commerce brands and learn B2B sales the way it's done in a fast-growing AI startup.
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Location:
Paris, in the office with the Head of Sales France
• Type: End-of-studies internship (stage de fin d'études), 6 months, full-time
• Start: As soon as possible, from December 2026 (flexible)
• Languages: Fluent French and fluent English
• Stipend: Legal minimum stipend (€4.50/hour, about €680/month full-time)
• Bonus: €20 per qualified meeting held, uncapped
• Compensation: We're flexible on compensation for exceptional candidates.
• After the internship: Path to a full-time role for top performers Your name, email, and LinkedIn are all we need. Add a CV if you like. About Octocom Every day, support teams spend thousands of hours on the same questions. Where is my order? How do I return this? Which product should I choose? Octocom builds AI agents for support and sales for consumer businesses. Our agents handle conversations on their own across chat, email, and phone, from order tracking and returns to product advice. Brands get faster answers, lower support costs, and more sales. We grew 10x in 2025 and are on track to do it again in 2026. Our AI has already handled hundreds of millions of customer conversations. We keep things direct: few meetings, no politics, clear responsibility, and honest feedback. France is our newest market. You'll be one of the first people building it. The role You'll own the top of our French sales funnel: finding the right e-commerce brands, calling them, and booking qualified meetings for our Head of Sales France. You won't be left alone with a phone and a list. You'll sit next to Estevan Guerre, our Head of Sales France and former head of sales at a B2B prospecting agency, every day. You'll learn from a proven playbook and get direct feedback on your calls.

What you'll do
• Find the right brands. Research French e-commerce businesses (Shopify, PrestaShop, and more) that are a good fit for Octocom.
• Cold call and email. Reach founders, e-commerce managers, and customer service leads, and spark their interest.
• Book qualified meetings. Set up demos with decision-makers for our Head of Sales France.
• Keep the pipeline clean. Log every call and next step in our CRM.
• Sit in on demos. Watch how deals move from first call to close, and step in as you grow.
• Share what works. Report back on objections and messaging so the whole team sells better. Why join
• Real responsibility from week one. Your meetings directly drive Octocom's growth in France. No photocopies, no slide decks nobody reads.
• Learn sales from someone who teaches it. Daily coaching, call reviews, and a playbook that already books meetings.
• AI, for real. You'll sell AI agents and use AI tools every day to prospect faster.
• An international team. You'll work in English with a London-based team that grows 10x a year.
• A next step. Top performers can stay on after graduation. Who we're looking for The most important thing is hunger. We want someone who isn't afraid of the phone, learns fast, and wants to prove themselves. None of these are strict requirements, but they're strong advantages:
• Final-year student at a business school or university, needing a 6-month end-of-studies internship.
• Fluent French and fluent English.
• A first experience in sales, business development, or any job where you had to convince people (retail, events, student associations).
• Interest in e-commerce, startups, or AI.
• Organized and consistent: you do the 50th call as well as the first. If you're ambitious, competitive, and coachable, we'd rather talk to you than reject you because your CV doesn't look perfect. A bonus that adds up On top of your stipend, you earn €20 for every qualified meeting held: the prospect shows up, is a decision-maker, and fits our target. There is no cap.
• 10 qualified meetings/month → €200 bonus → about €880/month total with stipend
• 15 qualified meetings/month → €300 bonus → about €980/month total with stipend
• 20 qualified meetings/month → €400 bonus → about €1,080/month total with stipend The bonus is paid with your stipend at the end of each month. The internship is under a convention de stage signed with your school.