Founding BDR
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
17 October 2026 (19 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
14 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the Role
Join the go-to-market team as its first in-house business development representative at a seed-stage AI software startup. You will generate qualified pipeline through high-volume outbound outreach and help shape the teams sales playbook.
What Youll Do
- Cold call executives and go-to-market leaders at B2B software companies using a power dialer.
- Convert outbound conversations into qualified meetings with a target of 12 attended meetings per month and accelerators for performance above target.
- Join initial sales meetings with the account executive and guide prospects through to that conversation.
- Work with go-to-market leadership to test messaging opening lines objection handling and positioning then share what is working.
- Attend in-person events and activities in the San Francisco area to build relationships and generate pipeline.
- Use AI agents and automation for research list building and sequencing focusing your time on conversations.
- Help create and improve the outbound playbook.
What Were Looking For
- Zero to four years of outbound SDR or BDR experience at a startup including experience selling to B2B software companies.
- Strong cold-calling experience a personable high-energy communication style and a record of meeting activity and quota targets including at least 85% quota attainment in a prior sales role.
- Experience with early-stage sales environments outbound events and AI tools agents APIs or sales automation.
- Comfort starting calls at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time and working in person five days per week in San Francisco.
- A college degree; experience in athletics debate or entrepreneurship is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $70000 to $91000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco California five days per week.