Senior Business Development Consultant — Bilingual French and English

Win new business to help leaders build exceptional workplaces and thriving teams.

As a senior business development consultant at Gallup, you’ll lead complex consultative sales conversations with senior executives, helping them solve their most pressing performance challenges through evidence-based insights and strategic advisory.

This is a high-performance, quota-carrying role for someone energised by uncovering opportunity, closing complex deals and building deep, lasting partnerships as a trusted adviser.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end business development across French-speaking markets, from proactive outreach and qualification to closing and strategic partnership
• Drive bookings and revenue growth, taking ownership of your performance from day one
• Conduct deep discovery conversations with senior executives, listening intently for underlying needs and strategic opportunities
• Shape compelling proposals and architect tailored solutions
• Influence complex stakeholder groups and confidently navigate objections to gain commitment and close deals
• Orchestrate internal teams and resources to deliver seamless client experiences from sale through execution
• Stay engaged post-sale as a strategic adviser, participating in key touchpoints and strengthening long-term partnerships
• Represent Gallup at executive meetings, events and industry forums to expand your network and open new commercial conversations

Who We Want

• Target-driven performers who consistently meet or exceed bookings and revenue goals through disciplined pipeline management, strong forecasting and closing excellence 
• Competitive influencers who confidently engage and influence workplace leaders in high-stakes, strategic conversations and negotiations
• Opportunity creators who prospect with purpose, build multiyear account plans, and expand relationships through value and credibility 
• Consultative, trusted advisers who listen deeply, diagnose thoughtfully and translate client challenges into high-value, strategic solutions
• Strategic orchestrators who naturally align stakeholders, coordinate resources, and follow through to move deals forward and deliver results
• Resilient achievers who persist through obstacles, adapt when conditions change and take ownership of outcomes regardless of circumstance 

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred
• At least five years of experience in advisory or consultative sales environments required
• Proven success winning new business and managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles required
• Demonstrated experience carrying and achieving revenue targets required
• Strong pipeline management, forecasting discipline and CRM proficiency required 
• Excellent written, presentation and negotiation skills required 
• Experience selling multiyear agreements for analytics, research-based, advisory, consulting or solutions-based offerings preferred 
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar portfolios preferred 
• Native-level fluency in French required; professional fluency in English required
• Experience using AI to enhance productivity, insight generation or sales activities preferred
• A commitment to working on-site at Gallup’s Berlin office at least three days per week required
• Eligibility to work in Germany required; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship

What You’ll Experience

• Mission-driven work: Make a meaningful difference in the world with your unique contributions, commitment to service and exceptional outcomes.
• An empowering culture:Collaborate with smart, passionate people who love what they do and welcome your ideas, perspectives and experien