Founding Sales Representative

Clera; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission-based compensation

25% recurring commission on monthly re

Job summary

Clera is building AI-powered tools for real estate professionals and seeks a founding sales hire to drive the revenue engine from scratch. You will work directly with the founding team to shape processes, scripts, and go-to-market strategies, with long-term leadership growth ahead.

You will prospect and close subscription deals, leveraging real estate domain knowledge and modern sales tools while learning rapidly in an early-stage startup environment.

Qualifications

• Experience selling to real estate agents, teams, or brokerages.
• Track record of high-volume cold calling and outreach.
• Proficiency with modern sales tools: CRMs, dialers, automation, AI-driven software.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and qualify real estate agents, commercial buyers, and brokerages via high-volume calls.
• Close new subscription deals and handle objections with real estate domain knowledge.
• Partner with founders to refine scripts, messaging, and targeting based on market feedback.
• Identify gaps in sales processes and help build scalable systems and workflows.
• Provide market insights to inform product and go-to-market decisions.

Skills

Real estate sales

High-volume cold calling

CRM usage

AI-powered tech familiarity

Systems mindset

Self-directed / startup mindset

Tools

CRM tools

Dialers

Automation platforms

AI sales tools

Job description

About the Role

This is a founding sales position at an early-stage proptech startup building AI-powered tools for real estate professionals. You will be the first sales hire, working directly with the founding team to build the revenue engine from scratch and shaping the systems and processes that will scale the company. This role carries real long-term upside, including a path into sales leadership as the team grows.

What You’ll Do

• Prospect and qualify real estate agents, commercial buyers, and brokerages through high-volume cold calling using provided lead lists.
• Close new subscription deals and handle objections using your real estate domain knowledge.
• Collaborate with founders to refine sales scripts, messaging, and targeting strategies based on real market feedback.
• Identify gaps in sales processes and help build scalable systems and workflows.
• Feed ongoing market insights back to the team to inform product and go-to-market decisions.

What We’re Looking For

• At least one year of experience working in real estate sales or selling to real estate agents, teams, or brokerages.
• Demonstrated high-volume cold calling experience with a track record of consistent outreach.
• Experience using modern sales tools such as CRMs, dialers, automation platforms, or AI-driven software.
• Comfort learning and selling AI-powered technology products.
• Strong systems mindset with an interest in building repeatable, scalable processes.
• Experience in early-stage startup or small-team environments with limited structure.
• Self-directed and energized by building something from the ground up.
• Background in proptech, real estate technology, or AI/SaaS sales is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• This is a commission-only role offering a 25% recurring commission on monthly subscription revenue for every customer you close, continuing for as long as the customer remains active.
• The expected annual income for a strong performer is in the range of $60,000 to $110,000, with uncapped upside.