Sales Development Representative (SDR)
At a glance
Entry-level Sales Development role at Vapi. San Francisco · full-time · $100,000–$110,000 base.
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Learn Vapi’s product, customers, market, sales process, and target-account profile
- Turn inbound interest and outbound research into qualified pipeline
- Lead discovery calls with technical and business stakeholders, then expand accounts with Account Executives
- Build territory plans and personalized outreach across email, phone, LinkedIn, events, and creative tactics
- Keep CRM activity accurate while sharing customer feedback with Marketing, Product, and Engineering
What you bring
- One to three or more years of SDR or BDR experience
- Evidence of consistently strong sales performance
- Clear, effective writing and speaking skills
- Competitive drive, ownership, resilience, coachability, and comfort with ambitious goals
- Ability to move quickly in a high-growth startup
Who this fits
You’ll fit a fast-moving, high-growth environment where you take initiative, respond well to coaching, and stay energized by challenging targets. This full-time role is onsite in San Francisco. It suits someone who wants to help shape an outbound sales motion and grow toward a closing role.
From the employer
Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):
Voice AI that resolves, not transfers
Powering 1 billion calls for companies like Amazon Ring, Intuit, ServiceTitan, and New York Life
Trusted by 1 million developers building the future of voice agents
Backed by Peak XV, Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins, M12, Y Combinator, and more with $72M raised
Why We’re Hiring This Role:
Demand for voice AI is accelerating faster than ever, and Vapi is scaling to meet it.
We're looking for exceptional SDRs to help fuel our next stage of growth. As adoption of Voice Agents expands across industries, you'll play a critical role in identifying opportunities, engaging future customers, and building pipeline for one of the fastest-growing companies in AI. This is an opportunity to join early, learn from a world-class GTM team, and build the foundation for a career path into closing roles.
What You’ll Do:
First 30 Days
Become an expert on Vapi's platform, customers, and Voice AI market.
Learn our outbound methodology, sales process, and ideal customer profile (ICP).
Shadow top performers and begin engaging inbound and outbound prospects.
First 60 Days
Generate qualified pipeline through a combination of inbound conversion and strategic outbound prospecting.
Run discovery conversations with technical and business stakeholders.
Partner closely with Account Executives to identify and expand opportunities within target accounts.
First 90 Days
Consistently exceed pipeline generation targets.
Build and manage a territory strategy focused on high-potential accounts.
Develop personalized outreach campaigns leveraging email, phone, LinkedIn, events, and creative prospecting techniques.
Become a trusted advisor on how Voice AI can create business value for prospects.
Ongoing Responsibilities
Qualify inbound interest from companies evaluating Voice AI solutions.
Identify, research, and engage key decision-makers within target accounts.
Collaborate with Marketing, Product, and Engineering to share customer insights and market feedback.
Maintain accurate pipeline and activity tracking within CRM systems.
Contribute to building and refining Vapi's outbound motion as we scale.
Who You Are:
1–3+ years of SDR/BDR experience.
Track record of top performance
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Highly competitive and motivated by ambitious goals.
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.
Bias toward action - you take ownership and execute without waiting for direction.
Resilient, coachable, and energized by challenges.
Excited by the opportunity to help build a category-defining company.You’ve seen
Bonus:
Prior startup experience, specifically series B to F.
Experience selling SaaS, infrastructure, developer tools, AI, or technical products.
Why Vapi:
Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business
Ownership culture: 70% of the company are previous founders
Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians
Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A
What We Offer:
Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans
Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites
Flexible time off: take what you need
More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget
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