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Vellum

Vellum

Sales & Business Development
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Jun 25, 2025

We're seeking a passionate SDR to drive pipeline growth while building our entire sales development function. You'll connect with AI innovators and scale our outreach using both human talent and AI-powered tools.

About this role

What we do

Vellum is an end-to-end AI development platform that helps teams build and deploy AI-powered applications. We offer tooling for experimentation, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and collaboration—so both technical and non-technical stakeholders can contribute seamlessly.

  • For engineers: version control, testing frameworks, RAG pipelines, and a full suite of SDKs/APIs.

  • For non-technical users: low-code workflow canvas editor, integrations with all notable LLMs, and shared workspaces.

What You'll Do

  • Research and identify high-potential prospects building AI applications, from startups to enterprise organizations

  • Experiment on & execute multi-channel outbound campaigns (email, LinkedIn, phone, Twitter) using modern SDR tools and creative approaches to break through noise to reach companies building production AI applications

  • Qualify inbound leads and book meetings for Account Executives with technical decision-makers, providing clear context on use cases and pain points

  • Collaborate with marketing to optimize campaigns and messaging based on prospect conversations

  • Build relationships in AI communities through developer engagement, meetups, and conferences

What You Bring

  • 1-4 years B2B tech startup SDR experience with modern sales tools (Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, etc.) and multi-channel prospecting

  • Experience with AI-powered sales tools and automation platforms

  • Natural leadership skills and excitement to build SDR processes from the ground up

  • Genuine curiosity about AI technology and comfort discussing technical challenges with engineers

  • Resilient self-starter who thrives in ambiguous environments

Great to Have

  • Experience prospecting AI/ML teams or technical audiences building with LLMs

  • Senior SDR, team lead, or process-building experience

  • Technical background or hands-on AI development experience

  • Active engagement in AI/tech communities (LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub, Discord)

  • Previous experience selling AI/ML tools or developer platforms to technical teams

  • We have a strong preference for employees based out of NYC but for the right candidate would be willing to do a remote position


We encourage applications from those who may not check every qualification but can contribute to our mission of democratizing AI development - especially candidates who, while lacking specific sales experience, bring passion for and knowledge of the AI space.