Business Development Representative

3+ years in a BDR/SDR role, with a proven track record of generating qualified pipeline from cold outreach

Strong CRM and prospecting-tool fluency (Salesforce, and tools like Apollo, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator)

Experience selling technical products — API, infrastructure, developer tools, or AI/ML — to technical buyers is a plus

While AssemblyAI is a remote-first company, this role is expected to be based in San Francisco, full-time in the office and meeting with prospective customers in person.

AssemblyAI strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity across our team. Our salary ranges are set to be competitive for our size, stage, and industry, and reflect just one component of the full compensation, benefits, and rewards we offer.

Salary determinations consider a variety of factors, including relevant experience, technical depth, skills demonstrated during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below represents a general expectation for the posted position. However, we are open to considering candidates who may fall above or below the outlined experience level—in those cases, we will communicate any adjustments to the expected salary range.

The expected total compensation for this role is listed above (including base salary and commission). Our total compensation package includes competitive equity grants, 100% employer-paid benefits, and working alongside the team in our San Francisco or New York City office. A 401k match up to 4% is offered to all US-based full time team members.

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You'll research and break into strategic accounts, run creative multi-channel outbound to engineering and product leaders, and generate the qualified pipeline our Account Executives close.

Because our buyers are technical, this isn't spray-and-pray — you'll speak credibly about APIs, model accuracy, and where we beat the alternatives, and you'll earn meetings on substance.

Own outbound pipeline generation into a defined set of strategic accounts

Break into accounts with sharp, personalized, multi-channel outreach — email, phone, social, and video — grounded in real account research, not templates

Engage technical decision-makers (CTOs, VPs of Engineering, product leaders) and articulate why AssemblyAI wins on performance and developer experience

Qualify opportunities and run clean, high-context handoffs to Account Executives