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Sales & Business Development Jobs at Startups in United States

the United States has 2,862 open sales and business development roles at 1,138 early-stage startups, and 43% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 102.5k to 212.5k, with a median of USD 152.5k. 175 roles are new this week.

Who is hiring sales and business development roles in the United States

Open roles by startup. Select a startup to see its jobs.

  • 2,862open roles
  • 1,138startups hiring
  • 43%remote
SpotHopper51RepRally41Ernesta35nitra28Aikido Security20

Salary

Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.

  • $153Kmedian pay
  • $103Ktypical range: lower
  • $213Ktypical range: upper

Based on 1,542 postings stating pay in USD.

Pay figures come from the 1,549 postings on this page that state a salary.

The hiring market

United States has 56% of all 5,122 open sales and business development roles on this site.

Industries

Healthcare (298), AI and machine learning (273) and fintech and payments (269) startups have most of the openings.

Experience

Most roles are director: 31% of those that state a level. 14% are junior or intern.

What sales and business development work involves at an early-stage startup

You are often the first person selling, so there is no playbook and no inbound list. You find the buyers, run the pitch, then write down what worked so the next hire can repeat it. At a large company the territory and the price list already exist.

Experience level

Open roles by the experience the posting asks for.

Director251
Senior170
Lead129
Junior98
Head88
VP60
Intern16
C-level7
60 jobsSort
VP, Commercial Sales - EmployersVP
Galileo · USD 150k-200k/yr
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Listed
11/09
Regional Vice President of SalesVP
Sequen · USD 250k-270k/yr
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Listed
09/09
VP Sales, Audience ExtensionVP
VIBE · USD 225k-275k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
Remote
Listed
09/09
VP, Field EngineeringVP
Sequen · USD 270k-300k/yr
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Listed
09/09
VP, Sales EngineeringVP
Brightcore Energy · USD 180k-200k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
02/09
Regional Vice President, SalesVP
Tavrn · USD 350k-400k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
01/09
VP, Strategic AccountsVP
ASAPP · USD 185k-210k/yr
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Listed
01/09
VP, Business DevelopmentVP
Range Labs
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
Vice President of Defense SalesVP
Air
Location
Arlington, VA, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
Vice President, Mid-Market Platform Sales (Product Lead)VP
Verve Wireless, Inc. · USD 160k-180k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
VP, SalesVP
Pirros
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
Regional VP of SalesVP
Latent · USD 350k-400k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
VP, Agency PartnershipsVP
iSpot · USD 207k-300k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
Vice President, Business Development and Alliance ManagementVP
Xaira Therapeutics · USD 250k-325k/yr
Location
South San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
VP of SalesVP
UserGems
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Listed
26/08
VP, Partnerships & AlliancesVP
Unframe
Location
United States
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
Regional Vice President Sales-Google-RegionsVP
Tenex
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Listed
26/08
VP, SalesVP
Zus Health · USD 200k-240k/yr
Location
United States
Workplace
Hybrid
Listed
26/08
VP, Sales & Strategic PartnershipsVP
Strala
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Listed
26/08
Vice President, Channels and Strategic Partnerships – GovernmentVP
Seekr Technologies
Location
Reston, VA, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
Sr. Vice President of Sales (Americas)VP
Securonix
Location
Dallas, TX, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
Strategic Accounts Regional Vice PresidentVP
RapidAI · USD 180k-200k/yr
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Listed
26/08
VP of SMB SalesVP
playground TV · USD 400k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
VP of SalesVP
PLACE · USD 150k-200k/yr
Location
Bellingham, WA, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
VP of Government AffairsVP
Picogrid · USD 250k-310k/yr
Location
Washington, DC, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
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Questions people ask

How much do sales and business development jobs in the United States pay?

Typically USD 102.5k to 212.5k a year, with a median of USD 152.5k, where the posting states a salary.

Which startups are hiring sales and business development roles in the United States?

SpotHopper (51 roles), RepRally (41) and Ernesta (35) have the most; 1,138 startups are hiring in total.

Can I work remotely?

43% of these roles are remote; the rest are in the United States.

Do I need to be director?

Most roles are director (31% of those that state a level), and 14% are junior or intern.

Are new roles coming in?

175 were posted this week.

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