Junior Sales Development Representative

True Talent Solutions Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

True Talent Solutions Partners is seeking an early-career Sales Development role in San Francisco. You will build targeted lists of manufacturers and hardware companies, craft concise outreach emails, and quickly qualify conversations for product demos.

You will collaborate with product and engineering, stay aligned on new features, and keep CRM data precise to optimize messaging and response rates. This is an on-site, full-time position in San Francisco with equity potential.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or upcoming graduate with 0–0.5 years of BDR/SDR experience.
• Excellent written communication and ability to write concise, personalized outreach.
• Resilience and persistence in a fast-moving environment with rejection.
• Curiosity about manufacturing, mechanical engineering, hardware, or physical products.

Responsibilities

• Build and research lists of machine shops, manufacturers, and hardware companies to identify prospects.
• Write and send personalized outbound emails to start conversations with potential customers.
• Qualify initial conversations and hand them off to product/engineering teams for demonstrations.
• Meet regularly with the product team to stay current on features and refine outreach messaging.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and test messaging to learn what earns replies.

Skills

Outbound outreach

Excellent written communication

CRM proficiency

Resilience under rejection

Prospecting

Education

Recent graduate or student

Tools

Apollo

Clay

Outreach

HubSpot

Salesforce

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company developing software for manufacturing and physical product design. As an early member of the sales team, you will build top-of-funnel relationships with manufacturers and help prepare for the product launch, working closely with product and engineering colleagues.

What You’ll Do

• Build and research lists of machine shops, manufacturers, and hardware companies to identify relevant prospects.

• Write and send personalized outbound emails to start conversations with potential customers.

• Qualify initial conversations and hand them off to product and engineering colleagues for demonstrations.

• Meet regularly with the product team to stay current on features and refine outreach messaging.

• Maintain accurate CRM records and test messaging to learn what earns replies.

What We’re Looking For

• A recent or upcoming graduate, with 0 to 0.5 years of BDR or SDR experience.

• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to write concise, specific, personalized outreach.

• Resilience, persistence, and resourcefulness in a fast-moving environment with frequent rejection and ambiguity.

• Curiosity about manufacturing, mechanical engineering, hardware, or physical products. Relevant exposure may come from an internship, project, family business, or hands-on experience.

• Familiarity with prospecting and CRM tools such as Apollo, Clay, Outreach, HubSpot, Salesforce, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator is useful.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $63,000 to $70,000 annually, with equity opportunity.

Location

On-site, five days per week in San Francisco, California.