Director of Business Development Role

Are you an ambitious business leader eager to drive revenue for a promising AI startup? As our Director of Sales & Business Development, you’ll develop strategies to hit aggressive sales goals and identify new opportunities to accelerate growth. If you have a proven sales and/or BD track record and want to make your mark in the AI industry, please drop us a line.

In this role you’ll be responsible for forming early business and strategic partnerships, driving sales and helping to shape the overall business model and strategy of the company. If you’re results-focused with an entrepreneurial spirit, and want to build a reputation and relationships in the AI industry, we think this role might be for you.

Key responsibilities

• Help spearhead the company’s efforts to form strategic and business relationships
• Lead the company’s sales outreach, including ad sales, paid placements and consulting services
• Analyze industry data to become an expert on the AI landscape and report key findings and recommendations to company leadership
• Create and execute innovative campaigns, demos, and events to showcase our AI platform
• Identify untapped growth opportunities and new AI monetization streams
• Report on team goals, forecasts, metrics, and AI sales performance
• Be part of building a sales team from the ground up

Requirements

• 3-5+ years in sales or business development, with 2+ years managing a team
• Consistent record of exceeding sales quotas and growth targets
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation abilities
• Experience with CRM platforms and sales technologies
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, with preference for MBA
• General understanding of the AI landscape and how to use AI tools to automate your work
• Preferred experience in management consulting, investment banking or high growth sales team

Benefits

• Competitive salary + commission with uncapped earning potential
• Medical, dental, vision benefits
• 401k plan
• Flexible work schedule
• Opportunity to build an AI sales team and function
• Become a power user of the latest AI sales tools
• Opportunity to work directly with the founding team who have founded, operated and sold companies with hundreds of millions of users

How to apply

Please send an email to hello [at] getcoai.com along with your resume and brief description of why you think you’re a perfect fit.

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Why you should consider applying

The next five years will be the most transformational period in artificial intelligence. We stand at the cusp of a technological revolution, with AI poised to fundamentally reshape every industry and aspect of our lives. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to immerse yourself at the forefront of AI innovation. Working in this role, you will have a front-row seat to the birth of the intelligence era, and will get paid to understand how to use exciting new AI tools.

You’ll connect directly with pioneering researchers building the future. You’ll have your finger on the pulse of every major AI breakthrough. And you’ll develop career-defining skills and expertise to thrive in the age of AI. The power users of AI today will be the leaders and engineers of tomorrow. This is your chance to not just watch history unfold, but to help shape it. Don’t just study AI – stand at its epicenter. Join us, and unleash your potential in the most exciting technological moment of our lives. The next five years will define your future. Make them count.