Sales Development Representative - Internship

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Immerse yourself in the world of sales with hands-on training and real impact on small businesses while connecting them with SumUp's solutions.

🚀 Sales Development Representative (Internship)

 

📍 Milan, Italy
🕒 6 months, full-time (onsite)

 

Want to kickstart your sales career and make an impact from day one? At SumUp, you’ll connect with small businesses across Italy, learn the art of sales, and build real skills in communication and business development — all while helping us empower entrepreneurs.

 

💼 What You’ll Do

 

  • Reach out to small businesses via calls, messages, and emails.
  • Be the first impression of SumUp — start conversations and spark interest.
  • Learn our products inside-out and explain how we help small businesses grow.
  • Book meetings for our field sales team and support them in closing deals.
  • Spot customer needs and position SumUp as the perfect fit.

 

🙌 What We’re Looking For

 

  • A proactive, curious, and ambitious mindset.
  • Strong communication skills in Italian and English.
  • Someone who enjoys talking to people and loves a challenge.
  • Tech-savvy and comfortable with tools like Microsoft Office (bonus if you’ve tried CRM tools).
  • Any previous sales or customer-facing experience is a plus — but not required!

 

🌟 Why Join Us?

 

  • Make a real impact on small businesses.
  • Hands-on training and experience in sales, from cold calls to closing support.
  • Be part of a global, supportive, and fun team.
  • Learn fast, grow faster — top interns may be offered full-time roles.

 

👉 Ready to jump in? Apply now and help shape the future of small business with SumUp.

 

About SumUp:

We believe in the everyday hero. Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we're creating tools that help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a 'team-first' attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America, and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful doing what they love.

SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.

SumUp will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.

Job Application Tip

We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.

We are SumUp At SumUp, we are driven to empower small businesses across the globe by de-hassling their lives and helping them to succeed. Our vision as a global FinTech company is to build the first-ever global card acceptance brand, and we are well on our way as small businesses in over 31 countries around the world rely on SumUp to get paid. To get there we are putting together an awesome team that is committed to one another and to our merchants. You could be our missing link! Help us bring card acceptance to the masses! Our boldness, startup mindset, empathy and love for product foster a creative environment for our employees. We value an entrepreneurial spirit and seek to build lasting relationships among our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can help small businesses grow.    

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