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Business Development Representative (BDR)

Strella logoStrellaStrella HQ (New York City)Full-timeListed 3mo ago

This posting does not state its pay. Sales Development (SDR & BDR) roles that state pay post a typical $73k/yr (band $57.5k–$125k/yr); across the 3,014 open roles on Business development jobs, every seat together, it is $121k/yr. How posted pay is measured.

The posting

About Strella

Strella is an AI-powered platform revolutionizing qualitative research with real-time, AI-moderated interviews and automated synthesis. We’re a fast-growing, venture-backed startup working with leading teams in product, marketing, investing, and consumer insights. We’re scaling quickly and looking for a driven Business Development Representative (BDR) to fuel our next stage of growth.

Generate Pipeline & Meetings

  • Meet or exceed monthly prospecting quotas through targeted outbound outreach (email, LinkedIn, calls, events, and other channels).
  • Book meetings and build early-stage pipeline for Account Executives.
  • Develop and test creative initiatives to generate meetings and pipeline

Expand Strella’s Market Reach

  • Research and engage ideal customer profiles across product, UX, insights, and strategy functions.
  • Represent Strella at conferences and tradeshows, driving net-new opportunities.

Improve Sales Process & GTM Execution

  • Maintain clean, accurate CRM data and reporting.
  • Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and customer success to refine messaging, share prospect insights, and help shape our go-to-market strategy.
  • Contribute to internal projects improving sales playbooks, prospecting efficiency, and tools.
  • Proactively seek and experiment with new AI tools and workflows to drive efficiency in your day-to-day took

High Impact Attributes

  • Hungry: Strong will to win; track record of exceeding goals and doing what it takes for the team.
  • Humble: Self-aware, team-first, open to feedback, and authentic in how you show up.
  • Smart: Excellent writing and verbal communication, curiosity, and business acumen.
  • Coachable: Takes feedback and applies it quickly; eager to learn and improve.
  • Growth Mindset: Invests in personal development and takes initiative to upskill and master sales.
  • Explorative : Eager to try and test new approaches, channels and tools to find the best way of doing things

Experience

  • Thrives in high-pressure or fast-paced environments, early-stage startup experience a plus.
  • Has worked with minimal oversight and shown strong ownership.
  • Prior customer-facing role (sales, support, retail, service) or BDR/SDR experience is a plus.
  • Bonus: familiarity with research or insight-driven industries

Why Join Strella

  • Opportunity to help define and scale the outbound sales engine at a fast-growing startup, and massive opportunity for growth.
  • Work directly with founders and GTM leaders; your impact will be visible and measurable.
  • Learn cutting-edge B2B SaaS sales skills in a culture of curiosity, speed, and ownership.
  • Competitive compensation with meaningful equity, benefits, and career growth potential.

Taken from Strella's own posting, last seen live on 4 Nov 2026.

The application

Your details, CV and LinkedIn, then 2 questions.

Have readyCVLinkedInCover letter (optional)
  1. 1.
    Are you authorized to work in the United StatesYes or no
  2. 2.
    Will you require sponsorship now or in the future?Yes or no

From Strella's apply page, checked 5 Nov 2026.

About Strella

Sells an AI platform that recruits participants, runs and analyzes customer interviews, plus full-service research by its own strategists, to product, UX, consumer-insights and investment teams.

Pay schedule: Salary with early equity, healthcare, flexible PTO and a 401(k), per the postings; commission terms are not described.

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