GTM Intern

Clera; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a go-to-market–focused candidate to help shape the sales approach for our industrial AI quality-inspection solution. You will work directly with the founders to turn conversations with manufacturers into factory visits and deployments.

The role emphasizes identifying decision-makers, building outbound outreach, and moving pilots forward, with a strong preference for candidates studying or recently graduated (0–5 years) and fluent English (German a plus).

Qualifications

• Currently studying or recently graduated with 0–5 years of experience.
• Strong English communication; German is a plus.
• Analytical, curious, and able to learn new industries quickly.
• Comfortable contacting senior decision-makers, handling rejection, and taking ownership without detailed instructions.
• Excited by startups, AI, robotics, or manufacturing. Experience in startups, consulting, investing, sales, or business development is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Identify promising manufacturing plants and the decision-makers involved in quality, engineering, and operations.
• Build and test outbound outreach through channels such as LinkedIn, email, phone, and events.
• Join customer conversations and help move interested manufacturers toward factory visits and pilot projects.
• Research manufacturing processes and identify where the product could deliver the most value.
• Help develop the ideal customer profile, messaging, sales process, pricing, and expansion strategy.

Skills

English communication

German language (nice to have)

Analytical thinking

Startup mindset

Outbound outreach

Job description

About the Role

Join the go-to-market team at an early-stage industrial AI startup building computer vision systems for manufacturing quality inspection. You will work directly with the founders to develop the company's sales approach and help turn conversations with manufacturers into factory visits and deployments.

What You'll Do

• Identify promising manufacturing plants and the decision-makers involved in quality, engineering, and operations.
• Build and test outbound outreach through channels such as LinkedIn, email, phone, and events.
• Join customer conversations and help move interested manufacturers toward factory visits and pilot projects.
• Research manufacturing processes and identify where the product could deliver the most value.
• Help develop the ideal customer profile, messaging, sales process, pricing, and expansion strategy.

What We're Looking For

• Currently studying or recently graduated, with 0 to 5 years of experience.
• Strong English communication skills; German is a plus.
• Analytical, curious, and able to learn new industries quickly.
• Comfortable contacting senior decision-makers, handling rejection, and taking ownership without detailed instructions.
• Excited by startups, AI, robotics, or manufacturing. Experience in startups, consulting, investing, sales, or business development is helpful but not required.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual salary range: $48,000 to $72,000 USD.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, United States.