Business Development Representative
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · New York City
Applied AIremoteentry-level$75k–$120k
At a glance
Highlights
- Drive inbound and outbound pipeline growth for Perplexity Enterprise.
- Use social selling to stay top-of-mind with enterprise prospects.
- Research accounts and craft vertical messaging for AI search use cases.
What they offer
- Equity
- Commission
Ideal candidate
Self-starter with 1-2 years in SaaS sales development who thrives in fast-paced startups. Intellectually curious about AI, data-driven, and energized by social selling and vertical prospecting.
Requirements
- Exceptional communication skills articulating complex AI/search solutions via email and phone
- Demonstrated understanding of at least one key industry such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal or Consulting
- Proven ability to qualify prospects using BANT methodology while maintaining velocity
- Comfort discussing enterprise software, APIs and AI capabilities at a high level
- Self-starter mentality with ability to manage competing priorities
- Data-driven approach to tracking conversion rates, response times and pipeline metrics
- Intellectual curiosity about how AI and advanced search transform enterprise workflows
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where processes are still being defined
- 9 months to two years in SaaS sales development or business development roles
- Experience selling to technical and non-technical buyers
- Familiarity with enterprise AI/ML solutions or search technologies
- Track record of consistently achieving 100%+ of quota
- Experience pulling data with Salesforce Reporting, SQL or BI tools
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Experience at a high-growth technology startup
Lab profile
About Perplexity AI
Builds AI search answers and agentic Computer to turn knowledge into action.
What they build
- Perplexity AI answer engine
- Perplexity Computer agentic assistant
- Comet AI browser and desktop apps
Known for
- Agentic AI and agent capabilities
- Applied AI product engineering
- Cross-platform apps across web, mobile and desktop
- Multimodal AI and integrations
Key facts
- Founded in 2022
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California
- Serves millions of users daily
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