Business Development Representative (BDR)

    ~$104,125 - $193,375Market Estimate
    Strella HQ (New York City)
    Full-Time
    Mid (3-6 yrs)
    Sales & Business Development
    Posted on July 22, 2026

    About Strella

    Strella is an AI-powered platform revolutionizing qualitative research with real-time, AI-moderated interviews and automated synthesis. We’re a fast-growing, venture-backed startup working with leading teams in product, marketing, investing, and consumer insights. We’re scaling quickly and looking for a driven Business Development Representative (BDR) to fuel our next stage of growth.

    What You’ll Do

    Generate Pipeline & Meetings

    • Meet or exceed monthly prospecting quotas through targeted outbound outreach (email, LinkedIn, calls, events, and other channels).

    • Book meetings and build early-stage pipeline for Account Executives.

    • Develop and test creative initiatives to generate meetings and pipeline

    Expand Strella’s Market Reach

    • Research and engage ideal customer profiles across product, UX, insights, and strategy functions.

    • Represent Strella at conferences and tradeshows, driving net-new opportunities.

    Improve Sales Process & GTM Execution

    • Maintain clean, accurate CRM data and reporting.

    • Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and customer success to refine messaging, share prospect insights, and help shape our go-to-market strategy.

    • Contribute to internal projects improving sales playbooks, prospecting efficiency, and tools.

    • Proactively seek and experiment with new AI tools and workflows to drive efficiency in your day-to-day took

    Who You Are:

    High Impact Attributes

    • Hungry: Strong will to win; track record of exceeding goals and doing what it takes for the team.

    • Humble: Self-aware, team-first, open to feedback, and authentic in how you show up.

    • Smart: Excellent writing and verbal communication, curiosity, and business acumen.

    • Coachable: Takes feedback and applies it quickly; eager to learn and improve.

    • Growth Mindset: Invests in personal development and takes initiative to upskill and master sales.

    • Explorative: Eager to try and test new approaches, channels and tools to find the best way of doing things

    Experience

    • Thrives in high-pressure or fast-paced environments, early-stage startup experience a plus.

    • Has worked with minimal oversight and shown strong ownership.

    • Prior customer-facing role (sales, support, retail, service) or BDR/SDR experience is a plus.

    • Bonus: familiarity with research or insight-driven industries

    Why Join Strella

    • Opportunity to help define and scale the outbound sales engine at a fast-growing startup, and massive opportunity for growth.

    • Work directly with founders and GTM leaders; your impact will be visible and measurable.

    • Learn cutting-edge B2B SaaS sales skills in a culture of curiosity, speed, and ownership.

    • Competitive compensation with meaningful equity, benefits, and career growth potential.

    If you’re ambitious, curious, and ready to hustle to help build a category-defining company, we’d love to meet you!

    Company:  Strella

    AI-powered customer research platform for moderated interviews and real-time synthesis.
    11-50 employees
    Data & Analytics
    HQ: United States