(Internship / Apprenticeship) Sales Development Representative (SDR) – AI & Innovation Ecosystem

📍 Paris | 🚀 Artefact Adopt AI

Join the team that connects AI and Data leaders

At Artefact Adopt AI, we create ecosystems that bring together large corporations, startups, researchers, and technology leaders around the major transformations related to Data and Artificial Intelligence.

In particular, we organize Adopt AI, one of the major European events on AI applied to businesses, and develop numerous innovation programs (hackathons, technology challenges, sector initiatives...).

To support our growth, we are looking for a Sales Development Representative (SDR) for an internship or apprenticeship to join the sales team and participate directly in the development of our projects.

If you want to learn the real methods of B2B prospecting, talk to decision-makers in large corporations, and evolve in the AI / tech / innovation ecosystem, this position is for you.

Your role

You will be at the heart of Artefact Adopt AI's business development.

Your objective: identify new business opportunities and generate qualified meetings for the sales team.

Your missions: Prospecting and opportunity generation

Identify relevant companies (large corporations, SMEs, scale-ups, startups) likely to be interested in our programs.

Identify and contact the right stakeholders:

• Innovation managers
• Data / AI managers
• Transformation directors
• General managers

Launch multichannel prospecting campaigns:

• LinkedIn
• Email
• Phone
• Networking at events

Your objective: book qualified meetings for the Sales team.

Prospect Qualification

Understand companies' challenges related to:

• AI
• Data
• Technological innovation

Qualify prospects and prepare meetings for the sales team.
Track all your activity in our CRM.

Contribution to Commercial Strategy

Participate in the business development of Artefact Open Innovation's various offers:

• Adopt AI
• Innovation programs
• Hackathons and technology challenges
• Sponsorships and partnerships

Participate in improving prospecting messages and acquisition strategies.

Why this position is a great opportunity

This internship / apprenticeship will allow you to:

✨ learn modern B2B sales methods
✨ interact with decision-makers from large corporations
✨ work on cutting-edge topics: AI, Data, innovation
✨ evolve in an environment between consulting, tech, and startup ecosystem
✨ rapidly develop highly sought-after commercial skills

You will be a key member of the sales team and will have a real impact on the growth of our projects.

The profile we are looking for

Student in business school or equivalent training (Bac+4 / Bac+5).
You are interested in AI, innovation, startups, and new technologies.
Previous experience in sales, business development, or prospecting is a plus.

The qualities that will make a difference

• Excellent interpersonal skills and oral fluency
• A taste for challenges and prospecting
• Proactivity and entrepreneurial spirit
• Organization and rigor in commercial follow-up
• Curiosity for tech and innovation topics
• A good level of English is important

Conditions

📍 Location: Paris
📅 Start date: to be defined
⏳ Duration: 6 to 12 months
📄 Contract type: Internship or Apprenticeship

Benefits

🍽️ Meal vouchers
🚇 75% reimbursement of the Navigo Pass
🏡 Remote work possible
🤝 Dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment
📈 Opportunity for career advancement within the company after the internship / apprenticeship

Ready to join the adventure?

If you recognize yourself in this description and wish to put your skills to use for concrete and impactful projects, send us your application!

At Artefact, we recruit our employees solely based on our needs and the individual qualities of each candidate. We ensure the development of their professional skills and responsibilities without any form of discrimination. The group is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parenthood, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, affiliation with a political, religious, union organization or a minority, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.