Sales and Business Development Expert

Zekai; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Zekai is seeking a Sales and Business Development Expert for a 100% remote contractor role. You will apply your sales insights to train and evaluate AI models, collaborating asynchronously with a global team.

This role emphasizes feedback quality, scenario-based assessments, and strategic input on lead qualification, objection handling, and closing techniques across industries. Strong written and verbal communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of hands-on sales and business development experience across multiple sectors.
• Strong written and verbal communication with attention to detail.
• Experience evaluating interview or assessment processes is advantageous.
• Ability to provide structured feedback and actionable recommendations in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI interview models by responding to scenario-based questions related to sales and business development.
• Provide feedback on relevance, accuracy, and realism of AI-generated questions and answers.
• Simulate authentic sales conversations with AI models across various industries and deal types.
• Document observations and highlight strengths and areas for improvement.
• Offer insights on sales best practices, objection handling, lead qualification, relationship management, and closing.
• Contribute to refinement of project guidelines and evaluation standards from a sales expert perspective.
• Participate in project discussions and knowledge sharing with other subject matter experts.

Skills

Sales and BD experience

Remote collaboration

Feedback analysis

Industry versatility

Job description

Role Title: Sales and Business Development Expert

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

our partner is engaging Sales and Business Development Experts to collaborate on an internal project focused on the training and evaluation of AI models. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. This opportunity is ideal for professionals experienced in diverse sales environments, who are passionate about leveraging their insights to improve technology-driven solutions, and who excel in both written and verbal communication.

Scope of Work

• Evaluate and assess AI interview models by responding to scenario-based questions related to sales and business development.
• Provide detailed, constructive feedback on the relevance, accuracy, and realism of AI-generated questions and answers.
• Simulate authentic sales and business development conversations with AI models across a variety of industries and deal types.
• Document observations regarding AI performance, highlighting strengths and areas for further improvement.
• Offer insights on sales best practices, objection handling, lead qualification, relationship management, and closing strategies.
• Contribute to the refinement of project guidelines and evaluation standards from a sales expert’s perspective.
• Participate in project discussions and knowledge sharing with other subject matter experts as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum three years of hands‑on experience in sales and business development roles spanning multiple sectors or markets.
• Demonstrated versatility in approaches to prospecting, relationship‑building, and deal execution.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a keen eye for detail and clarity.
• Experience with analyzing and critiquing interview or assessment processes is a strong advantage.
• Comfort with providing structured feedback and actionable recommendations.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new tools or workflows in a remote setting.
• Strong critical thinking and problem‑solving capabilities, with an openness to emerging technologies.

This is a 100% remote contract role, open to applicants worldwide in the countries the employer accepts.