Sales Development Representative

About Exa

We raised a $250M Series C to build the search engine for AIs. Led by a16z, with existing investors Benchmark, Lightspeed, and YC doubling down, the round brings Exa's valuation to $2.2 billion. Read more https://exa.ai/blog/announcing-series-c

Exa is building a search engine for the AI era. Our Search API currently powers Agents, Fortune 500s and AI labs as we transform an industry that hasn’t been disrupted since the 90s. We're a largely SF-based team of ~100 from Harvard, MIT, Meta, Google Research, ex-founders & dropouts alike.

We are rapidly building the most intelligent search engine in history. We’re high agency, low-ego, and united by the feeling that this is one of the last problems worth getting right.

We are hiring a Sales Development Representative to help bring Exa to the world.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Sales Development Representative at Exa, you will build high quality pipeline across enterprise and developer segments. You will own outbound prospecting, qualify inbound interest, and partner closely with Account Executives to turn product interest into revenue.

This role is fully in office in San Francisco. We believe working together in person drives speed, accountability, and learning.

We are looking for competitive, curious, high ownership individuals who want to help build a category defining AI company.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Generate pipeline through personalized outbound across email, phone, and social

- Engage developers, founders, and enterprise leaders in thoughtful conversations

- Write clear, compelling messaging tailored to AI, search, and infrastructure use cases

- Partner with AEs, Marketing, and founders on targeted outbound campaigns

- Build and prioritize account lists within high value segments

- Qualify inbound leads and convert product interest into meetings

- Conduct high level conversations with technical and executive stakeholders

- Hit and exceed monthly quotas for meetings, opportunities, and...