THE OPPORTUNITY

People at Vectara are passionate about helping users take advantage of breakthroughs in applied AI to discover and learn more about their business and the world around them. Our team is a group of unquestionable all-stars in their respective fields of computer science and business.

Our work is validated by some of the most demanding technology, financial services, and semiconductor companies in the world. 

• Broadcom has standardized on Vectara as the central platform for Agentic RAG and Conversational AI. Combining Agentic RAG and Search together powers their customer facing support serving 3M users. 
• Texas Instruments uses Vectara for air-gapped on-prem search that accelerates design-in decisions. 
• Compass Real Estate replaced a five-person engineering effort with a single AI expert building on Vectara. 
• Aon enables non-technical analysts to query complex claims data in natural language. 

The business outcomes are concrete. Customers consistently describe Vectara as the moment their AI strategy went from experimentation to production.

Joining Vectara means joining a growing, well-funded company at the exact inflection point when enterprise AI is moving from pilots to scale. You will work alongside a team that has built some of the most influential search, retrieval, and machine-learning systems in the industry. The problem space is large, the market is early, and the impact of every hire is visible. 

We are looking for the few people who have the grit to join a Series A startup that is growing rapidly in a quickly evolving market. You are someone who doesn't back down from a challenge and will do what it takes to make it successful. You want to be part of a team that puts in the hours with pipeline generation, finding deals by networking and creativity, and 100% hustling. You are effectively the owner of your business in the region and a founding Enterprise Account Executive. If this fits you, continue reading. 

Own the full sales cycle from first outreach to signed contract. You find, develop, and close your own opportunities. Inbound marketing is in place but consider that extra. 

•   Sell into complex enterprise accounts where the buyer is technical (VP of Engineering, CIO, CDO, Head of AI/ML) and the problem is real — data sprawl, compliance risk, AI accuracy, knowledge retrieval at scale.
•   Navigate multi-stakeholder deals across IT, security, legal, and the business line. Build champions, map the org, and drive consensus.
•   Develop deep expertise in Vectara’s platform so you can answer hard technical questions, and earn the trust of engineering-led buyers.
•   Partner closely with our engineering team — we have a very large engineering org relative to sales, and they’re your secret weapon. Bring them into deals early and often.
•   Build your territory from scratch. Create your own target lists, develop your own outbound sequences, and generate pipeline through hustle, creativity, and relentless follow-up.
•   Give direct feedback to the product team. At this stage, what you hear from the market shapes what we build next.

 QUALIFICATIONS

•   3–8 years of enterprise or mid-market B2B SaaS sales experience, ideally selling technical products to technical buyers.
•   Proven track record of exceeding quota in environments with limited brand recognition or sales infrastructure.
•   Experience selling into at least one of: AI/ML, data infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, or enterprise software.
•   Comfortable engaging with C-suite, VP, and Director-level stakeholders across both technical and business functions.
•   Strong written and verbal communication — you can write a compelling cold email and deliver a boardroom presentation with equal confidence.
•   Based in or willing to travel to key markets. We’re building a distributed team, but face-to-face matters.
•   You don't need a perfect LinkedIn profile. Your story matters most.

Your customer relationships and their trust matters more than the length of your experience.

Perks and Benefits:

100% paid Medical, Dental, Vision for employees.  Option of Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Savings Account (FSA). Generous paid time off (PTO) plus paid sick time and holidays. Professional development and training opportunities. Company virtual happy hours and fun team building activities and more. 

Salary is just one component of Vectara’s employee compensation. Our full-time employees are also equity owners in the company, which although not an immediate cash component, can have positive impacts on long-term total compensation for each participating employee. We would be remiss if we didn’t highlight and celebrate our focus on engaging many of our employees in being economic co-owners of the business.

Vectara welcomes all. We value the collective wisdom of people from different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.  We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. Vectara has a positive and supportive culture—we look for people who are inventive and work to be a little better every single day. We seek to be smart, humble, hardworking and, above all, curious. After all, we are on a mission to find meaning.

THE OPPORTUNITY

People at Vectara are passionate about helping users take advantage of breakthroughs in applied AI to discover and learn more about their business and the world around them. Our team is a group of unquestionable all-stars in their respective fields of computer science and business.

Our work is validated by some of the most demanding technology, financial services, and semiconductor companies in the world. 

• Broadcom has standardized on Vectara as the central platform for Agentic RAG and Conversational AI. Combining Agentic RAG and Search together powers their customer facing support serving 3M users. 
• Texas Instruments uses Vectara for air-gapped on-prem search that accelerates design-in decisions. 
• Compass Real Estate replaced a five-person engineering effort with a single AI expert building on Vectara. 
• Aon enables non-technical analysts to query complex claims data in natural language. 

The business outcomes are concrete. Customers consistently describe Vectara as the moment their AI strategy went from experimentation to production.

Joining Vectara means joining a growing, well-funded company at the exact inflection point when enterprise AI is moving from pilots to scale. You will work alongside a team that has built some of the most influential search, retrieval, and machine-learning systems in the industry. The problem space is large, the market is early, and the impact of every hire is visible. 

We are looking for the few people who have the grit to join a Series A startup that is growing rapidly in a quickly evolving market. You are someone who doesn't back down from a challenge and will do what it takes to make it successful. You want to be part of a team that puts in the hours with pipeline generation, finding deals by networking and creativity, and 100% hustling. You are effectively the owner of your business in the region and a founding Enterprise Account Executive. If this fits you, continue reading. 

Own the full sales cycle from first outreach to signed contract. You find, develop, and close your own opportunities. Inbound marketing is in place but consider that extra. 

•   Sell into complex enterprise accounts where the buyer is technical (VP of Engineering, CIO, CDO, Head of AI/ML) and the problem is real — data sprawl, compliance risk, AI accuracy, knowledge retrieval at scale.
•   Navigate multi-stakeholder deals across IT, security, legal, and the business line. Build champions, map the org, and drive consensus.
•   Develop deep expertise in Vectara’s platform so you can answer hard technical questions, and earn the trust of engineering-led buyers.
•   Partner closely with our engineering team — we have a very large engineering org relative to sales, and they’re your secret weapon. Bring them into deals early and often.
•   Build your territory from scratch. Create your own target lists, develop your own outbound sequences, and generate pipeline through hustle, creativity, and relentless follow-up.
•   Give direct feedback to the product team. At this stage, what you hear from the market shapes what we build next.

 QUALIFICATIONS

•   3–8 years of enterprise or mid-market B2B SaaS sales experience, ideally selling technical products to technical buyers.
•   Proven track record of exceeding quota in environments with limited brand recognition or sales infrastructure.
•   Experience selling into at least one of: AI/ML, data infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, or enterprise software.
•   Comfortable engaging with C-suite, VP, and Director-level stakeholders across both technical and business functions.
•   Strong written and verbal communication — you can write a compelling cold email and deliver a boardroom presentation with equal confidence.
•   Based in or willing to travel to key markets. We’re building a distributed team, but face-to-face matters.
•   You don't need a perfect LinkedIn profile. Your story matters most.

Your customer relationships and their trust matters more than the length of your experience.

Perks and Benefits:

100% paid Medical, Dental, Vision for employees.  Option of Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Savings Account (FSA). Generous paid time off (PTO) plus paid sick time and holidays. Professional development and training opportunities. Company virtual happy hours and fun team building activities and more. 

Salary is just one component of Vectara’s employee compensation. Our full-time employees are also equity owners in the company, which although not an immediate cash component, can have positive impacts on long-term total compensation for each participating employee. We would be remiss if we didn’t highlight and celebrate our focus on engaging many of our employees in being economic co-owners of the business.

Vectara welcomes all. We value the collective wisdom of people from different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.  We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. Vectara has a positive and supportive culture—we look for people who are inventive and work to be a little better every single day. We seek to be smart, humble, hardworking and, above all, curious. After all, we are on a mission to find meaning.

SDR Job Description

Role overview

As a lead Sales Development Representative, this position will be responsible for outbound prospecting to key target accounts and intent prospects as well as fielding all inbound leads generated by the marketing team. This role  is expected to assemble and execute automated email outreach, LinkedIn outreach, and make phone calls to prospects in order to set up meetings that ultimately lead to a sales accepted lead (qualified). This role is responsible for making the volume of outreach needed to hit their lead goals. This position will partner with marketing to understand key themes, campaigns, and targets to execute. This role would work with sales to understand qualification criteria and key qualifying timelines/buying trends. The performance will be evaluated by the amount of outreach activity and converted inbound, the number of sales accepted leads, and the amount of outreach content produced. As a public face of Vectara in potential customer interactions, the contract SDR would be responsible for exhibiting the culture and professionalism of the Vectara brand.

Responsibilities

• Drive outbound prospecting across target accounts and high-intent prospects using multi-channel outreach (email, LinkedIn, and phone) to generate qualified meetings.
• Own inbound lead follow-up by rapidly engaging and qualifying marketing-generated leads to convert them into sales accepted opportunities.
• Build, test, and execute scalable outreach sequences, including automated email campaigns and personalized messaging tailored to B2B AI buyers.
• Consistently meet or exceed activity and pipeline targets by maintaining high outreach volume and optimizing conversion rates across channels.
• Collaborate closely with marketing and sales teams to align on campaign themes, target accounts, qualification criteria, and evolving buyer signals.
• Represent the Vectara brand professionally in all prospect interactions, demonstrating strong communication, credibility, and alignment with company values.

Skills

• Proven experience executing outbound prospecting campaigns using tools like Outreach, HubSpot, or similar sales engagement platforms.
• Strong proficiency in contact enrichment and data sourcing using tools such as Apollo, ZoomInfo (ZoomData), or equivalent platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to manage, qualify, and convert leads into opportunities within HubSpot or comparable CRM systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling, personalized outreach across email, LinkedIn, and phone.
• Data-driven mindset with experience tracking activity metrics, optimizing conversion rates, and iterating on outreach strategies.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with marketing and sales to align on campaigns, messaging, and qualification criteria.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage high outreach volume while maintaining quality and consistency.