Public Sector BDR – AI-Driven Growth

RiseMe; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Common Sense is hiring its first Business Development Representative to drive outbound sales with city and county decision-makers across multiple states. You will generate qualified meetings via cold calls, targeted emails, LinkedIn, and in-person events, and assist in planning industry conferences with the Head of Growth.

You will thrive if you are coachable, curious about how local government works, and comfortable handling rejection. This is a ground-floor role with real room to grow.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of professional experience in sales, business development, or client-facing work.
• Strong writing skills; outreach must sound personal, not templated.
• Comfortable building process where none exists yet.

Responsibilities

• Make a high volume of cold calls to municipal decision-makers daily.
• Run outbound email and LinkedIn campaigns with personalized messaging.
• Research target cities, map org charts, and identify the right contacts.
• Help plan, coordinate, and attend industry conferences to build pipeline.
• Keep CRM clean and up to date with AI-powered tools.

Skills

Cold calling

Email outreach

LinkedIn outreach

CRM management

Education

Political science/public policy background

Tools

CRM software

AI workflows

Sequencing tools

Job description

Common Sense is hiring its first Business Development Representative to drive outbound sales with city and county decision-makers across multiple states. You will generate qualified meetings via cold calls, targeted emails, LinkedIn, and in-person events, and assist in planning industry conferences with the Head of Growth.

You will thrive if you are coachable, curious about how local government works, and comfortable handling rejection. This is a ground-floor role with real room to grow.