Frontdesk
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FoundingSalesDevelopmentRepresentative
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“Founding Sales Development Representative at Frontdesk. Skills: Cold calling, Cold emailing, Prospecting, Meeting booking. Identify prospects. Research prospects”
What You'll Achieve.
Build a repeatable outbound engine; Consistently generating qualified meetings; Core drivers of our outbound pipeline; Help identify verticals, messages, campaigns
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
9+ months of BDR, SDR, or outbound sales experience, written communication skills, Comfortable making cold calls every day, High ownership, high energy, follow-through, Competitive, resilient, Curious about AI, startups, and sales, Organized enough to manage a high-volume outbound process
Nice to Have
Experience selling to SMBs, Experience selling SaaS, AI, telecom, CRM, customer support, SMB software, Experience using Apollo, HubSpot, Salesforce, Instantly, Smartlead, Clay, Prior success booking meetings through cold email and cold calling, Experience prospecting into industries like property management, healthcare-adjacent businesses, home services, retail, local services
What You'll Do.
Prospect into accounts
Write personalized emails
Book qualified meetings
Explain product value
Give prospect feedback
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with sales leadership; Work in person with a fast-growing team; Work directly with founders; Work with senior sales leaders
Communication Scope
written communication skills
Full Job Description
Location: New York City, in person Experience: 9 to 15 months of BDR experience, ideally selling into SMBs Compensation: Competitive base plus commission ABOUT FRONTDESK Frontdesk builds AI workers for customer-facing businesses. We help SMBs and mid-market companies answer calls, qualify leads, follow up with customers, manage tickets, and automate customer operations across voice, SMS, chat, email, and CRM. We are growing quickly and looking for a hungry Cold BDR who can help us build a repeatable outbound engine. THE ROLE You will be responsible for identifying, researching, and booking meetings with qualified prospects. This is a high-volume outbound role for someone who already has some BDR experience and wants to level up quickly in a fast-moving startup. You should be comfortable cold emailing, calling, testing messaging, handling rejection, and working closely with sales leadership to figure out what works. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Prospect into SMB and lower mid-market accounts across target verticals - Build lead lists using tools like Apollo, LinkedIn, and company websites - Write and send personalized cold emails - Make daily cold calls to decision-makers - Book qualified meetings for Account Executives or founders - Track activity, responses, and learnings in the CRM - Test messaging across different industries and buyer personas - Learn the product deeply enough to explain the value clearly - Give feedback on what prospects are saying in the market WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - 9+ months of BDR, SDR, or outbound sales experience - Experience selling to SMBs is strongly preferred - Strong written communication skills - Comfortable making cold calls every day - High ownership, high energy, and strong follow-through - Competitive and resilient, without needing a lot of hand-holding - Curious about AI, startups, and sales - Organized enough to manage a high-volume outbound process - Excited to work in person with a fast-growing team NICE TO HAVE - Experience selling Sa
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