Head of Sales Development

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U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$57,704 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+0.9% - Slower

Matched to SOC 41-2031 - Sales aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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Series B Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Head of Sales Development San Francisco, California | OnSite | New York City, San Francisco Exa is building a search engine for the AI era. Our Search API powers Agents, Fortune 500s, and AI labs as we transform an industry that hasn't been disrupted since the 90s. We're a largely SF-based team of ~100 from Harvard, MIT, Meta, Google Research, ex-founders, and dropouts alike. We recently raised an $85M Series B from Benchmark, and we're rapidly building the most intelligent search engine in history. We're high agency, low-ego, and united by the feeling that this is one of the last problems worth getting right. ABOUT THE ROLE The Head of Sales Development will build, lead, and continuously evolve Exa's SDR organization to support rapid growth. You'll own pipeline generation strategy across inbound and outbound motions, develop high-impact teams and leaders, and ensure operational excellence across the SDR function. This role partners deeply with Sales, Marketing, and RevOps to align on pipeline quality, coverage, and execution, scaling a best-in-class sales development engine. This is hands-on, high-ownership work. You'll build from zero and scale fast. YOU'LL OWN - Exa's global Sales Development strategy and operating model, including outbound and inbound motions, capacity planning, segmentation, and coverage to support company revenue goals. - Building, scaling, and leading a high-performing SDR organization. Setting the bar for talent, leadership expectations, and long-term succession planning. - Establishing a data-driven growth engine. Using performance analytics and continuous optimization to improve pipeline quality, conversion rates, and efficiency. -

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