Founding Business Development Representative

Clera

• $80K — $100K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1 to 2 years of sales experience in a high-growth startup environment
  • Track record of hitting or exceeding sales quotas
  • Proven capability in executing high-volume outbound campaigns
  • Experience engaging with startups, founders, or operations buyers
  • Strong written communication skills with effective cold outreach
  • Ability to adapt messaging and targeting based on performance data
  • Resourceful and entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with ambiguity

Responsibilities

  • Run high-volume outbound prospecting through various channels
  • Qualify leads and creatively book meetings with decision-makers
  • Own the entire sales process from sourcing to revenue generation
  • Build feedback loops for continuous improvement of strategies
  • Identify opportunities to enhance speed and quality of pipeline generation

Benefits

  • Full-time position in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Opportunity to shape the go-to-market strategy from inception
  • Chance to work at an AI-native legal tech company
  • Involvement in building the outbound sales engine from scratch
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding Business Development Rep position at an AI-native legal tech company, where you will build the outbound sales engine from the ground up. You will own pipeline generation end-to-end and play a central role in shaping what go-to-market looks like at an early-stage company redefining how fast-moving businesses access legal services.
What You'll Do
  • Run high-volume outbound prospecting across email, phone, and LinkedIn to build qualified pipeline.
  • Qualify leads and find creative ways to consistently book meetings with decision-makers at target companies.
  • Own the full sales motion from sourcing through closing qualified opportunities into revenue.
  • Build tight feedback loops that continuously improve messaging, targeting, and outbound execution.
  • Identify ways to move faster, raise quality standards, and scale pipeline generation over time.
What We're Looking For
  • 1 to 2 years of sales experience at a high-growth startup, with a track record of hitting or exceeding quota.
  • Proven ability to run high-volume outbound campaigns and convert cold prospects into qualified meetings.
  • Experience prospecting and selling into startups, founders, or operations buyers.
  • Strong written communicator whose cold emails and follow-ups consistently get responses.
  • Ability to build and iterate on outbound messaging and targeting strategies based on performance data.
  • Ownership mindset with full accountability for pipeline and revenue outcomes.
  • Entrepreneurial, resilient, and resourceful, comfortable operating well outside your comfort zone.
  • Willingness to work intensely in a high-bar, fast-paced startup environment.
  • Bonus: experience in legal tech, contract management, or legal services, or a background building outbound functions from scratch.
Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $80,000 to $100,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location

This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, CA.

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