Salesperson / Business Development Associate Seattle/Remote

AI Ethics Network; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AI Ethics Network is seeking a proactive Salesperson to own outreach, relationships, and closing for memberships, sponsorships, and custom solutions. You’ll drive growth ahead of the conference and beyond, engaging researchers, engineers, and organizations in ethical AI topics.

The role emphasizes fast movement, clear communication, and close collaboration with the Founder to shape pricing and priorities while representing the network professionally across calls, emails, and events.

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience in SaaS, memberships, events, or mission-driven orgs.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and outreach to potential members, partners, sponsors, and organizations.
• Qualify leads, run discovery conversations, and move prospects through the pipeline.
• Sell membership tiers, conference sponsorships, and related offerings.
• Support conference-related sales and outreach under tight timelines.
• Maintain accurate pipeline tracking and report progress.
• Collaborate with the Founder on messaging, pricing, and priorities.

Skills

Sales experience

Business development

SaaS / memberships

Communication skills

Cold outreach

Relationship building

Independent work

Bilingual (EN/ES)

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Salesperson / Business Development Associate

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