
Sales Development Lead - United States
About ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology.
We launched in January 2023 with the first human-like AI voice model. Today, we serve millions of users and thousands of businesses - from fast-growing startups to large enterprises like Deutsche Telekom and Meta. Our investors are some of the world's most prominent, including Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth and Sequoia. We've raised $781M in funding and our last valuation was $22B - multiples of 11, always.
We have expanded from voice into three main platforms:
• ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale.
• ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages.
• ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models.
Everything we do is the result of the creativity and commitment of our team - builders doing the best work of their lives. We are researchers, engineers, and operators. IOI medalists and ex-founders. If you want to work hard and create lasting positive impact, we want to hear from you.
How we work
High-velocity
Impact not job titles
AI first
Excellence everywhere
Global team
What we offer
Innovative culture
Growth paths
Learning & development
Social travel
Annual company offsite
Co-working
About the role
Sales Development Lead
In this role you will
• Lead a team of SDRs with plans for continued headcount growth
• Foster go-to-market experimentation as we expand across customer segments and global markets
• Inspire a team culture of curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Use data and tooling to continuously optimize strategy and supersede impact metrics
• Establish and refine scalable processes for outbound prospecting, qualification, and AE handoff
• Build onboarding, enablement, and coaching frameworks that set your team up for long-term success
• Partner with Account Executives and sales leadership to align on pipeline targets and performance metrics
Requirements
• 4+ years of experience in sales or business development, with at least 1-2 years in a management or team lead capacity
• Proven excellence and deal closing experience
• Relevant and recent experience in outbound prospecting, especially to technical and enterprise personas
• Deep AI fluency and builder experience
• Experience managing high-performing SDR or BDR teams in fast-growing tech environments
• Skilled in sales metrics, CRM/reporting tools, and modern outreach techniques
• Excellent coaching and communication skills - you're energized by developing others
• Comfortable with ambiguity and pace - you thrive in high-growth, rapidly changing environments
Bonus:
• Experience in early-stage or Series A-C startup environments
• Exposure to voice tech, AI, developer tools, or creative platforms
• Worked with globally distributed teams
This role is remote-first and can be executed from anywhere in the United States. The ability to operate in ET, CT, MT, or PT timezones is required. There is a preference for candidates based in San Francisco.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.
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