Instawork

RetailTech

SalesDevelopmentRepresentative

$70–95k ~AI est. San Francisco, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Sales Development Representative at Instawork. Skills: Lead generation, Outbound workflows, Salesforce. Make cold calls daily. Build outbound workflows”

What You'll Achieve.

Hit quotas for qualified opportunities; Exceed quotas for qualified opportunities

Industry & Context.

RetailTech
Problems you'll solve

Qualify quickly

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Prior sales development experience, Prior business development experience, Achieve monthly quota of qualified opportunities, Hunter mindset, Genuine curiosity about AI tools, Experience building automated outbound workflows, Experience managing automated outbound workflows, High call volume comfort, 50+ dials a day, Personalize at scale, Salesforce proficiency, Ability to qualify quickly, Ability to hand off cleanly

Nice to Have

Using AI tools to work smarter, Experience with Clay, Experience with Apollo, Experience with Outreach

What You'll Do.

Make cold calls daily

Build outbound workflows

Test outbound workflows

Iterate outbound workflows

Own top-of-funnel lead generation

Use AI tools to research accounts

Use AI tools to personalize outreach

Use AI tools to identify targets

Pre-qualify prospects

Partner with Account Executives

Sharpen targeting strategies

Exceed monthly quotas

Articulate value proposition

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Account Executives

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication; Personalize outreach

Full Job Description

Instawork is on a mission to create meaningful economic opportunities for skilled hourly professionals in communities around the globe. Our AI-powered labor marketplace helps local businesses scale, and enables global technology companies to push the frontiers of robotics and AI. Backed by world-class investors like Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock, Y Combinator, and others, we’re looking for exceptional talent to reimagine the way the world works. We have an immediate opening for a Sales Development Representative, with a proven track record of success to join our rapidly growing team. Reporting directly to the GM of Instawork Retail, this role serves as a critical member of the sales team and is responsible for driving top-of-the-funnel lead generation for Instawork’s retail team. This role requires prior sales development or business development experience. This is a results-driven position that requires you to consistently achieve a monthly quota of qualified opportunities. Who You Are A hunter mindset — you're energized by outbound, not drained by it Genuine curiosity about AI tools and a track record of using them to work smarter Experience building or managing automated outbound workflows (Clay, Apollo, Outreach, or similar) High call volume comfort – you don't shy away from 50+ dials a day Strong written and verbal communication; you can personalize at scale without sounding robotic Salesforce proficiency or ability to get up to speed fast Ability to qualify quickly and hand off cleanly What You’ll Do Make a high volume of cold calls daily — this is a hunting role, and the phone is your primary weapon Build, test, and iterate AI-powered outbound workflows (email sequences, call scripts, enrichment pipelines) using tools like Clay, Apollo, and AI writing assistants Own top-of-funnel lead generation for Instawork's retail vertical, from prospecting through qualified handoff Use AI tools to research accounts, personalize outreach at scale, and

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