CentralApp is a SaaS startup revolutionising websites and online marketing for SMEs. Our platform helps 4,000+ restaurants, hotels, shops and salons across Europe manage their online presence effortlessly. We partner with industry leaders such as TheFork, Google, BNP Paribas Fortis and Deliveroo to deliver outstanding digital experiences.
Today we're entering a new chapter: a pivot toward an AI-powered website builder.
As a Business Developer, you'll sell effectively using cutting-edge tools and become a key member of a fast-growing international startup. Your role will be to develop new relationships with restaurants and hotels across Italy (mainly via video calls, occasionally in person).
As part of the Business Development team, you'll own the overall performance of a territory in the Italian market and be a true ambassador of the solution. Your missions:
- Relentlessly prospect new clients across every channel (phone, email, field, WhatsApp, events), leveraging your prospecting, networking and referral skills.
- Make the CentralApp platform shine, positioning it as the must-have tool for entrepreneurs.
- Collaborate with our internal teams to ensure a smooth, seamless client experience, from first contact through signature and the start of onboarding.
- Champion our partners: keep active communication and take part in field events/actions with local partners and system integrators.
- Stay close to the field: gather valuable market insights and help shape our offering around the needs of local Italian clients.
- Become CentralApp's ambassador in the Italian market and proudly carry our mission: making digital accessible and powerful for every SME.
Requirements
- Passionate about the restaurant and hospitality world: always on top of trends and you know where to find the best spots.
- A solid understanding of how local businesses work and the challenges they face — we're here to support them.
- Driven by human interaction, whatever the channel, and eager to help entrepreneurs grow. An attentive listener with contagious energy.
- A talent for explaining complex tech concepts clearly and engagingly, making technology accessible to everyone.
- Remarkable autonomy and rigour, while welcoming constructive feedback in a spirit of continuous improvement.
- Native in Italian is essential; a good command of English is indispensable. Additional languages are a plus.
- Previous experience in hospitality/restaurant or in SaaS for local businesses is an appreciated asset.
Benefits
⭐️ An international team of entrepreneurs.
💸 Fixed hourly rate + uncapped commission on every sale (from the very first one).
💻 A flexible working environment: full-time or part-time possible, with flexible hours.
❤️ A recognised product that helps restaurants and hotels grow — continuously improved by a passionate team.
Skills Required
- Native in Italian
- Good command of English
- Passion for the restaurant and hospitality world
- Solid understanding of how local businesses work and their challenges
- Proven prospecting and networking skills across channels (phone, email, field, WhatsApp, events)
- Ability to explain complex tech concepts clearly and engagingly
- Remarkable autonomy and rigour, receptive to feedback
- Driven by human interaction; attentive listener with high energy
- Willingness to meet clients in person occasionally across Italy
- Previous experience in hospitality/restaurant or in SaaS for local businesses
What We Do
CentralApp is a successful international Belgian startup. After raising 500k€ from the founders of Keytrade and Skynet, CentralApp has developed a platform that digitally transforms the way restaurants, shops and beauty salons do marketing. This tool is now used by over 3000 businesses in Belgium, France, and other countries. This last year our websites have been used by over 2 million people, a 400% growth from last year. We work daily with industry leaders working with local businesses such as Google, BNP Paribas Fortis, TheFork, Deliveroo or with Petit Futé.
