Founding BDR
Santa Monica, CA - USA
Job Summary
Confidential client a Seed-stage company (1-10 employees) building a SaaS platform for finance and treasury teams at local governments covering reconciliation reporting cash flow forecasting and AI-powered financial insights with a long-term vision to be the one-stop shop for financial services for public agencies.
The company has raised $7M in total funding has progressed beyond the pilot stage with five live customers and is targeting 15 clients by year end. Founding team brings deep fintech and government finance experience. Full-Time In-person Santa Monica CA. Experience: 0-3 years. Salary: $70000-$85000/yr. Visa sponsorship: None available. 2 positions.
About the Role: Hiring two Founding BDRs to open doors and build the top-of-funnel pipeline that powers the companys growth across California and eventually the broader Western US and beyond. These are the first two seats on the sales team working directly alongside the head of go-to-market on cold calls email outreach and LinkedIn to generate qualified meetings with finance and treasury leaders at local government agencies. The BDR who earns it can move into an account executive role with upward mobility tied to hitting activity and meeting targets not a fixed tenure clock.
What Youll Own:
- Own top-of-funnel outreach via cold calls email and LinkedIn to finance and treasury teams at local government agencies
- Generate qualified meetings for the head of go-to-market ensuring prospects show up and the conversations are substantive
- Build and maintain relationships with government agency contacts moving beyond transactional outreach to genuine relationship development
- Manage pipeline activity and follow-through in the CRM keeping outreach cadences consistent and organized
- Collaborate directly with leadership to refine messaging targeting and outreach strategy as the sales motion scales from California to the Western US and beyond
Must-Have:
- True grit and willingness to put in the reps: this is a high-activity consistency-driven role with no existing playbook
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to maintain follow-up and build real relationships not just set meetings
Company stage: Seed. Work type: In-person (Santa Monica CA). No visa sponsorship available.