About Artisan
We're building AI employees. Not chatbots. Not copilots. Autonomous digital workers that do real jobs.
Our first, Ava, is an AI BDR used by hundreds of companies. She researches leads, writes and sends emails in a customer's voice, runs multi-step outbound sequences, self-optimizes over time, and handles objections and meeting booking. She's not a tool someone uses. She's a teammate.
We're a YC W24 company, have raised $35M+ from investors including Y Combinator, and are at $10M+ ARR. We recently launched Ava 2.0, a step change in what an AI employee can do. And we're hiring.
Role overview
You'll be the first Business Development Representative on the Artisan team! This is a foundational GTM hire. You'll own outbound pipeline generation, working alongside Ava, our AI BDR. She handles the lists, the outreach, the records, and the scheduling. You handle everything she can't.
You're not joining a BDR team. You are the BDR team.
Cold call prospects and engage target accounts to generate qualified pipeline
Call every inbound lead within minutes of them raising their hand
Turn your conversations into booked meetings for our AE team
Carry a quota of meetings held, not activity metrics
Work with our product team to make Ava better
Location: Remote (US or UK, US business hours)
Team: GTM
Reports to: Walker, our Head of Sales
Compensation: $60,000-$80,000 on-target earnings (base + commission) for US-based candidates. UK compensation localized.
Who you are
1+ years as an SDR/BDR, or exceptional evidence you belong in sales
Excellent communicator, quick on your feet, great at building rapport
Confident on the phone
Resilient. Rejection doesn't rattle you
Comfortable being the only human on the team
Excited to work at the frontier of AI and sales
Interview process
Introductory chat with Alejandra, our recruiter
30-minute interview with Walker, our Head of Sales
Mock cold call session
30-minute culture and values interview with Jaspar, our CEO
Our culture and values
Founder mindset. Everyone acts like an owner: take initiative, think big, challenge ideas, and push for 10× outcomes
Obsessed with impact. We apply the 80/20 rule, kill sunk costs quickly, and focus on what actually moves the needle
Customer-first, always. Every decision is made with the customer experience at the center
High standards, every detail. Quality matters in everything we ship, from product and code to copy and design
Clear, direct communication. We value candor, fast responses, and feedback
Winning team energy. We bring positive vibes, low ego, zero drama, and genuinely enjoy building together
Skills Required
- 1+ years as an SDR/BDR or exceptional evidence of sales ability
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build rapport quickly
- Confident on the phone and experienced with cold calling
- Resilient to rejection and able to handle high-volume outreach
- Comfortable being the only human on the BDR team
- Excited to work at the intersection of AI and sales
- Located in US or UK and able to work US business hours (remote)
What We Do
At Artisan, we're creating AI Employees, called Artisans, and software which is beautiful, easy to use, and replaces the endless stack of point solutions. We're starting with outbound sales. Our platform contains every tool needed for outbound sales - B2B data, AI email sequences, deliverability optimization tools and so much more. Ava, our AI BDR, operates within our platform. She automates: - Lead discovery with access to over 300M B2B contacts - Lead research, with 10s of data sources - Choosing a sales strategy and writing + sending hyper-personalized emails - Managing deliverability with a suite of tools - from email warmup to placement tests We're on a mission to create the final boss of software, with every SaaS product needed for sales and AI employees consolidated together in one exceptional platform. This is the next Industrial Revolution.
