Founding Business Development Rep
Required skills
- Founding Business Development Rep
- go-to-market motion
- pipeline generation
- outbound prospecting
- book meetings
- high-volume outbound
- phone
- qualify leads
Nice to have
- selling into startups
- founders
- operations buyers
Role summary
Arceus is seeking a Founding Business Development Representative to accelerate its go-to-market strategy for its AI-native law firm. This in-person role in San Francisco requires an entrepreneurial, results-driven seller with 1-2 years of experience in high-growth startups. The BDR will be responsible for generating qualified pipeline through high-volume outbound prospecting via email, phone, and LinkedIn, aiming to book meetings and contribute to a repeatable sales motion. Success requires exceptional organization, discipline, urgency, and resilience, with a commitment to working long hours. The role offers significant career growth and the opportunity to build a world-class sales organization.
ABOUT
Arceus is building the AI-native law firm for the next generation of category-defining companies.
We help fast-moving companies move contracts through legal at record speed with transparency, predictable pricing, and exceptional quality.
We are hiring a Founding Business Development Rep to accelerate our go-to-market motion.
You will prospect, source pipeline, and own driving qualified pipeline end-to-end. We have extremely high ambitions. You should too.
This is an in-person role based in San Francisco.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeing incredible demand for our product. The market is open for us to capture and emerge as the winners in this new category.
This is a rare chance to
- Support building the outbound function of a generational law firm
- Drive outbound, pipeline, and the go-to-market motion
- Experience incredible career growth at a fast-growing company
- Help define what go-to-market looks like for an AI-native legal practice
IDEAL CANDIDATE
You are an entrepreneurial seller who thrives in fast-moving, high-ownership environments. You are ambitious, curious, resilient, and relentless about delivering results.
You think like an entrepreneur and operate like an owner You are a strong communicator whose cold emails, messages, and follow-ups get responses You take complete ownership of outcomes and find a way to deliver You bring urgency and intensity to your work every day You take pride in going above and beyond what is expected You constantly look for ways to move faster, raise the quality bar, and become more consistent in how you execute You are resilient when things don't work and persistent enough to find another way You willingly take on challenges far outside your comfort zone You hold yourself to an exceptionally high standard and expect to keep raising it
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
Day 7: You're onboarded and started running outbound Day 14: You are booking qualified meetings Day 30: You are increasing the number of qualified meetings booked per week Day 60: You have contributed to our repeatable sales motion and are consistently generating pipeline
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
We have an extraordinarily high bar and expect relentless, consistent execution. You are expected to show up every day with urgency, ownership, and a positive attitude and deliver results consistently.
Own qualified pipeline generation that translates into revenue Run high-volume outbound prospecting across email, phone, and LinkedIn Prospect and qualify leads while finding creative ways to consistently book meetings Build tight feedback loops that improve our messaging, targeting, and outbound motion Continuously find ways to move faster, raise the quality bar, and generate more pipeline We ask a lot because we are building an exceptional company and sales organization. In return, you’ll get a fast track opportunity to grow your career, take on responsibility far beyond your experience level, and learn what it takes to build a disciplined, relentless, world-class sales organization.
EXPERIENCE
1–2 years selling at a high-growth startup, ideally with a track record of hitting or exceeding quota You are relentless, will work 12+ hours per day, 6 days a week (yes, including weekends) You thrive in an environment with an exceptionally high bar, where everyone is expected to go above and beyond You own outcomes from start to finish and have a track record of never dropping the ball You are exceptionally organized and disciplined You move at an incredible pace and have insane urgency to deliver results You respond to setbacks with resilience, resourcefulness, and a determination to find a way (Bonus) Experience selling into startups, founders, or operations buyers
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $80,000 – $100,000 OTE Competitive equity in the company Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage Catered lunches and dinners at the office Wellness and learning stipends Option to contribute to a 401(k) Unlimited PTO
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