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SaaS
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About this role
About Us:Fireworks is the platform for specialized intelligence, enabling companies to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to their own data, workflows, and products.
Founded by the team behind PyTorch and backed by AMD, Atreides, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, and TCV, Fireworks powers production AI with hundreds of state-of-the-art open models across text, image, embedding, audio, and multimodal workloads.
Today, Fireworks is a Series D company valued at $17.5 billion, bringing together an ambitious, collaborative team that's building the future of enterprise AI.The RoleWe're looking for motivated and tech-savvy Business Development Representatives (BDRs) with a strong interest in AI to join our growing sales team.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in building a healthy pipeline for our Account Executives by qualifying inbound leads and proactively prospecting into high-value target accounts.
This is an opportunity to be at the frontlines of a fast-moving AI company, engaging in thoughtful, technical conversations with a knowledgeable customer base.The ideal candidate is results driven, exhibits strong intellectual curiosity of the evolving AI space, and can operate in a fast-paced, highly-dynamic start up environment.
You should be comfortable initiating outreach, handling nuanced product discussions, and helping prospects understand the impact of generative AI on their business.
Key
ResponsibilitiesStrategically prospect into key accounts across email, calling and Linkedin, communicating Fireworks AI’s unique value propositionConsistently meet new business opportunity and pipeline generation targetsCraft personalized, tailored outreach through various research methods to prioritize the right accounts and prospectsQualify and engage inbound leads, ensuring a smooth transition to our Account Executive teamAct as a brand ambassador, educating prospects on the power and potential of our inference solutionsCollaborate
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Hybrid
Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — BDR
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Warm leads provided
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
Tags
How do you qualify inbound leads?
Template questionDescribe your approach to multi-threading into an account.
Template questionHow do you prioritize your pipeline?
Template questionSales Development roles are ideal stepping stones — top SDRs typically promote to AE within 12-18 months.
Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.
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