Student Business Developer (French Speaker)

Salary Competitive

Join our team to change the world! We offer the freedom to figure things out with the responsibility to do so. Donkey Republic is expanding its fast-growing service and seeking a talented and motivated individual for the Business Development team to help grow our groundbreaking bike sharing solution.


What you’ll be doing:

We are looking for an ambitious team player whom thrives in an environment where we work towards shared goals.

The position is a student job for 15-20 hours per week and the ideal candidate is at the end of her/his bachelors degree or early in the masters degree.

You will be joining a small business unit and work closely with our Chief Sales Officer to expand our portfolio. Your main tasks will be market research, identifying and contacting qualified prospects, gathering market insights, building partnerships, preparing and optimizing materials, as well as helping on various other business tasks.  

Many cities, transportation companies and private companies choose to purchase the Donkey system as something similar to a SaaS package. They get access to our customer facing app, fleet management system, owner’s app, bikes, etc., and then run a bike share with the Donkey platform. You will help us reach our growth targets in terms of new partners and monthly recurring revenue in pivotal markets, including France, Switzerland and Belgium among others. The job can entail some traveling to various cities in Europe such as Brussels and Paris.

We expect you to: 

  • Bring it… every day. Challenge yourself and others with high energy and a positive, problem-solving attitude.

  • Be structured and organised.

  • A strong communicator, written as well as oral.

  • Be good at building relationships and trust.

  • Love to interact with other people.

  • Have an understanding of business fundamentals (either from school or previous work experience).

  • Be fluent in English (written and spoken).

  • Be fluent in French (native level written and spoken).

We would also like you to: 

  • Knowledge of the French market.

  • Want to change the world with bikes.

  • Possess an international understanding.

  • Fluency in any of the following languages is a plus: German, Danish, Swedish, Italian or Dutch.

We are looking to fill the position as soon as possible, so will act on applications immediately.

For more information or questions please contact us at alexander@donkeyrepublic.com

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

Central office
Central office

Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

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Working at
Donkey Republic

Donkey Republic is a leading European bike-sharing service provider to cities and riders. The company has more than 20,000 bikes and ebikes in 70+ cities. Leveraging state of the art software (rider ad operator apps), hardware (bikes, ebikes, cargo bikes, stations), and operational capabilities, we make sure cities can provide an attractive, reliable cycling service. Our mission is to create a better city life for everyone by getting more people on the two wheels.

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