Business Development Representative (BDR)

Business Development Representative (BDR)

Location: Hybrid-New York City (3 days in-office, 2 days work-from-home)
Experience: 1–3 years of BDR/SDR or adjacent outbound sales experience
High-potential career switchers with strong sales aptitude are also encouraged to apply
Reporting to: VP of Sales
Compensation: $70,000 base salary | $90,000 OTE
Variable compensation tied to qualified meetings and pipeline contribution

About the Role

We’re looking for a high-ownership Business Development Representative to join Meera AI and sit at the front lines of our outbound motion. You’ll work directly with the VP of Sales and the AE team to generate high-quality meetings and help define what great outbound looks like at an early-stage, fast-growing AI company.

This role is ideal for someone who wants real responsibility, hands-on coaching, and a clear growth path to becoming an Account Executive. Rather than focusing purely on activity metrics, you’ll play a meaningful role in shaping a world-class go-to-market (GTM) strategy.

What You’ll Do

Execute outbound prospecting against a clearly defined Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)

Book qualified meetings for the Account Executive (AE) team

Run multi-channel outreach campaigns (email, phone, LinkedIn)

Personalize messaging based on prospect role, industry, and pain points

Qualify prospects using agreed-upon criteria

Maintain accurate activity and outcome tracking in the CRM

Provide continuous feedback on:

Messaging effectiveness

Common objections

Lead quality and ICP fit

Required Skills & Experience (Must-Haves)

Comfort with high-volume outbound activity, including cold calling

Strong written communication skills and copywriting fundamentals

High coachability with a willingness to test, iterate, and improve quickly

Basic CRM experience (Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar)

Familiarity with sales engagement tools such as Outreach, Salesloft, or Apollo

Nice-to-Haves

Experience prospecting into B2B SaaS buyers

Exposure to account-based outbound motions

Confidence handling rejection and objections over the phone

Interest in growing into an Account Executive (AE) role over time

Experience selling into or supporting:

Insurance

Banking

Healthcare SaaS

Interview Process

Round 1: Introduction with HR & VP of Sales (Hiring Manager)

Round 2: Interview with CEO and/or COO

Round 3: Final interview with VP of Sales, including a business case

Why Work at Meera AI?

Joining Meera AI means stepping into a challenging and highly rewarding environment where you’ll help build AI-powered outbound and customer engagement innovations from the ground up.

As an early-stage company with strong financial backing, you’ll gain hands-on exposure to the full startup lifecycle-from acquiring early customers to scaling revenue and preparing for future funding rounds.

If you’re ambitious and want to grow fast, this is the place to do it.

What We Do at Meera AI

Meera.AI is an AI-powered customer engagement and automation platform designed to help businesses scale conversations, accelerate lead conversions, and drive revenue-without manual outreach.

We combine AI-driven SMS, voice, and WhatsApp automation with deep CRM integrations to help businesses create meaningful, revenue-generating customer conversations.

Work-Life Balance at Meera AI

We foster a healthy work–life balance through strong collaboration and supportive team practices. Employees benefit from direct access to leadership through an open-door policy that encourages transparency and open communication.

Our Culture & Values

At Meera AI, culture is everything. We look for people who thrive in ownership-driven, collaborative, and honest environments.

Our core values:

Curiosity: We are obsessively curious about possibilities and better solutions

Trust: We build trust in every interaction and decision

Empathy: We humanize technology by putting people first