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Business Development Representative (BDR)

Palo Alto, CAHybridFull TimePosted 15 days ago

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Required skills

  • BDR
  • SDR
  • outbound prospecting
  • cold calling
  • cold emailing
  • pipeline generation
  • quota
  • meetings booked
  • opportunities created
  • pipeline generated

Nice to have

  • B2B SaaS
  • hardware
  • enterprise sales
  • Salesforce
  • Apollo
  • ZoomInfo

Role summary

LiveX AI, a Google and NVIDIA ISV, is seeking a Business Development Representative (BDR) to drive top-of-funnel pipeline for their enterprise sales motion. This pure outbound role involves working curated target account lists, conducting personalized multi-channel outreach (email, LinkedIn, phone), and booking qualified discovery meetings. Responsibilities include lead enrichment, list expansion, maintaining CRM discipline in HubSpot, and supporting events. The ideal candidate has 2-3 years of BDR/SDR experience, a track record of meeting quota, strong communication skills, resilience, and a passion for outbound sales, especially cold calling. Experience with HubSpot and sales automation tools is required, with AI tools for prospecting being a plus. This on-site role in Palo Alto offers a path to AE or sales management.

LiveX AI · Business Development Representative (BDR)Palo Alto, CA · Full-time, on-site (occasional remote days) · Department: Sales · Reports to: Head of GTMSource: https://livex.ai/careers/business-development-representative-bdr (posted May 26, 2026)

About the Role

LiveX is a Google and NVIDIA ISV building AI-powered holographic displays for stadiums, retail, hotels, airports, and enterprises. The BDR drives top-of-funnel pipeline for the enterprise sales motion. Pure outbound: first point of contact for prospects, works curated target account lists, books meetings for the Head of GTM and senior sales team. The phone is the highest-converting channel, so the role requires enjoying cold calling. Strong performance leads to an AE or sales management path.

Responsibilities

Outbound Prospecting

  • Work curated target account lists (stadiums and sports venues, retail brands, hotels, airports, automotive, large events).

  • Research event leaders, marketing executives, innovation leads, and operations decision-makers at each account.

  • Run personalized multi-channel outreach across email, LinkedIn, and phone.

  • Book qualified discovery meetings for the Head of GTM and senior AEs with clean handoff notes.

Lead Enrichment and List Expansion

  • Add contacts at existing accounts (events leaders, CMOs, heads of fan/guest experience).

  • Pull exhibitor and attendee lists from conferences (Google Cloud Next, NRF, HITEC, sports business conferences).

  • Report which titles, verticals, and messaging convert.

Pipeline Hygiene and CRM Discipline

  • Log every meaningful interaction in HubSpot; keep deal stages and lead statuses current; close lost after 4–5 unanswered follow-ups with a note.

  • Maintain clean contact records, accurate next steps, visible task queues; update sequences and track reply rates.

Event and Field Support

  • Attend trade shows and events to capture leads, scan badges, schedule on-site demos; follow up on event leads within 24 hours.

How to Approach the Work

  • Passion for outbound, especially cold calling; persistence (most enterprise deals close after the 6th–8th touch).

  • Real-time CRM updates; proactive communication; ownership of weekly activity, conversion, and pipeline metrics.

  • Balance manual list grinding with automated sequences/enrichment; bias toward action.

Requirements

  • 2–3 years of BDR/SDR experience, ideally in B2B SaaS, hardware, or enterprise sales.

  • Demonstrated outbound experience (cold calling, cold emailing, building pipeline), not only inbound qualification.

  • Track record of meeting or exceeding quota (meetings booked, opportunities created, pipeline generated).

  • Clear, confident written and verbal communication, including with senior executives.

  • Resilience and high energy; desire to grow toward AE or sales management.

  • Curiosity about the product (holograms, AI, enterprise use cases).

  • Tools: HubSpot (required; Salesforce acceptable); Apollo, ZoomInfo, Sales Navigator, Lusha, Clay; Outreach, Salesloft, Smartlead, Instantly; Gmail, Slack, LinkedIn, Loom; Google Sheets/Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP); Calendly, Chili Piper, HubSpot Meetings.

Nice-to-Haves

  • AI tools for prospecting and personalization (Clay, ChatGPT, Claude, custom GPTs).

  • List pulling via web scraping or basic automation.

Compensation and Growth

  • Competitive base salary plus uncapped commission on meetings booked and pipeline generated (no range listed).

  • Equity; health, dental, and vision; direct mentorship from the Head of GTM and senior sales team; path to AE or sales management.

  • Palo Alto office most days; some travel for trade shows and customer events.

How to Apply (original posting)

Email career@livex.ai, subject "Candidate Application - Business Development Representative (BDR)", with a short note on why this role and why LiveX, your most impressive outbound metric with context, and your resume or LinkedIn.

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