Sales & Partnerships Lead - Ethical AI (Remote/Hybrid)

AI Ethics Network; United States; Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

AI Ethics Network is seeking a part-time Salesperson/BD Associate to drive outreach, relationship-building, and closing for memberships, conference sponsorships, and customized solutions. You will engage researchers, institutions, and organizations focused on ethical AI, with a special emphasis on growing our conference-related revenue.

The role requires proven sales experience, strong communication, and the ability to work independently in a remote/remote-hybrid setup, potentially leading to

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales, business development, or account management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with cold outreach and relationship-driven selling.
• Self-motivated, organized, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Genuine interest in AI, ethics, technology, or adjacent fields.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and outreach to potential members, partners, sponsors, and organizations.
• Qualify leads, conduct discovery conversations, and move prospects through the pipeline.
• Sell membership tiers, conference sponsorships/tickets, and custom solutions.
• Support conference-related sales and partnership outreach under tight timelines.
• Maintain accurate pipeline tracking and communicate progress.
• Collaborate with the Founder on messaging, pricing, and priorities.
• Represent the organization in calls, emails, and events as needed.

Skills

Sales/BD experience

Communication skills

Cold outreach

Relationship building

Independent work

Bilingual English/Spanish

CRM tools

Job description

Salesperson / Business Development Associate / Part-Time

AI Ethics Network LLC Location: Remote/Hybrid (U.S.-based preferred) | Full-time or Contract-to-Hire Reports to: Founder & CEO

About AI Ethics Network

AI Ethics Network is building the independent publishing, research, and collaborative hub for ethical AI — focused on AI companions, consciousness, alignment, and responsible systems. We serve researchers, engineers, attorneys, ethicists, and organizations who want rigorous, independent work in this space. We are growing quickly and need a driven salesperson to help us expand memberships, partnerships, and custom solutions — especially ahead of our upcoming conference.

The Role : We are hiring a salesperson to own outreach, relationship-building, and closing for AI Ethics Network. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who can move fast, communicate clearly, and help us convert interest into members, sponsors, and partners in time for the conference and beyond.

What You’ll Do

Prospect and outreach to potential individual members, institutional partners, sponsors, and organizations interested in ethical AI, AI companions, and related research

Qualify leads, run discovery conversations, and move prospects through the pipeline

Sell membership tiers, conference sponsorships/tickets, custom solutions, and related offerings

Support conference-related sales and partnership outreach under tight timelines

Maintain accurate pipeline tracking and regularly communicate progress

Collaborate closely with the Founder on messaging, pricing, and priorities

Represent AI Ethics Network professionally in calls, emails, and (when relevant) events

What We’re Looking For

Proven experience in sales, business development, or account management (SaaS, memberships, events, professional services, or mission-driven organizations preferred)

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Comfortable with cold outreach and relationship-driven selling

Self-motivated, organized, and able to work independently with minimal supervision

Genuine interest in AI, ethics, technology, or adjacent fields (highly preferred)

Ability to start quickly and contribute meaningfully before the conference

Nice to Have

Experience selling to researchers, academics, legal professionals, or tech organizations

Familiarity with LinkedIn outreach, CRM tools, or basic sales pipelines

Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Why Join

Direct impact on a mission-driven AI organization at an early, high-growth stage

Close collaboration with the Founder

Opportunity to help shape how ethical AI research and community are grown