Head of Sales Development

Posted 25 Days Ago
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San Francisco, CA
Hybrid
140K-160K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Role
Lead the development of a world-class pipeline generation function, scaling the SDR organization, and aligning strategies with sales and marketing efforts.
Summary Generated by Built In
Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):
  • We’re creating the shift to voice as humanity’s default interface

  • We’re the most configurable platform for deploying voice agents

  • We’ve grown to over 600k developers in two years, adding 2,000+ every day

  • Try talking to Vapi now!

Why We’re Hiring This Role:
  • We are scaling from rapid early traction to sustained global revenue growth and need to build a world-class pipeline generation engine.

  • Pipeline creation must become a predictable, data-driven function that fuels our next phase of ARR expansion.

  • We’re looking for a Head of Sales Development to architect, build, and scale this function from the ground up.

What You’ll Do:
  • 30 Days:

    • Audit current pipeline performance, outbound motion, ICP definitions, and conversion metrics.

    • Align with Sales, Marketing, and RevOps on pipeline targets, territories, and coverage model.

    • Define the sales development strategy, KPIs, reporting structure, and operating cadence.

    • Evaluate tech stack (Salesforce, sequencing tools, data providers) and identify gaps.

  • 60 Days:

    • Begin hiring and onboarding top-tier SDR/BDR talent across priority geographies.

    • Launch structured outbound and inbound qualification playbooks targeting developers, technical buyers, and enterprise decision-makers.

    • Implement performance dashboards tracking pipeline generation, meeting quality, and conversion rates.

    • Establish coaching rhythms and career path frameworks for SDR development.

  • 90 Days:

    • Own and consistently hit pipeline generation targets aligned to revenue goals.

    • Scale the global SDR organization with clear territory models and performance standards.

    • Deliver executive-level reporting on funnel health, pipeline coverage, and forecast inputs.

    • Build a clear promotion path turning SDRs into high-performing AEs and future sales leaders at Vapi.

Who You Are:
  • 8+ years in sales development with at least 4 years in senior leadership (Director or Head of SDR+).

  • Proven experience building and scaling a sales development organization from early stage through rapid growth (Seed through Series B+ preferred).

  • Experienced managing globally distributed teams and multi-geo pipeline strategies.

  • Deep expertise in outbound prospecting methodologies and modern sales engagement platforms (Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo) and CRM systems (Salesforce, HubSpot).

  • Strong understanding of developer-focused, API-first, or infrastructure sales motions and how to engage technical buyers.

  • Highly analytical and comfortable building dashboards, defining funnel metrics, and driving decisions with data.

  • Demonstrated passion for people development with a track record of promoting SDRs into AEs, managers, and leaders.

  • Exceptional communication skills and executive presence; able to influence cross-functionally at all levels.

  • Bonus: Experience in AI/ML, voice technology, developer tools, or product-led growth environments.

Why Vapi:
  • Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business

  • Ownership culture: 70% of the company are previous founders

  • Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians

  • Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A

What We Offer:
  • Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans

  • Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites

  • Flexible time off: take what you need

  • More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget

Top Skills

Apollo
Hubspot
Outreach
Salesforce
Salesloft
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
48 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

Vapi lets enterprises deploy human-like voice agents in minutes. Whether you’re building a voice product or trying to handle millions of calls, Vapi’s reliable infrastructure and flexible APIs make it easy.

Everyone from YC startups to Fortune 500 companies rely on Vapi because it is:
Flexible: Plug in your APIs, your customer data, your models
Scalable: Handle millions of calls with <500ms latency
Secure: LLM guardrails, HIPAA, SOC-2

Helping enterprises over this challenge, Vapi, has raised $20 million in Series A funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Abstract Ventures, AI Grant, Y Combinator, Saga Ventures, and Michael Ovitz.

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