Business Development Representative

About the role

ABOUT BASELAYER Every business in America needs a bank account to exist. The system that decides whether they're real, who's behind them, and whether they're a risk, runs on infrastructure from the 1980s. We're rebuilding that layer from scratch. Baselayer is the identity layer for institutions across the United States: the most complete business graph in America and every human tied to it. We fuse public records, IRS data, sanctions lists, web signals, and fraud telemetry from 2,200+ financial institutions into a single graph that resolves any business and the humans behind it in milliseconds. The legacy credit bureaus took 50 years to build something that gets 60% match rates. We've built something that gets 98% in under two years. Today we're trusted by over 20% of financial institutions in America including FIS, Rho, Socure and top five US banks. But the graph is becoming infrastructure for anyone who needs to know if a business is real and worth trusting: gig platforms, marketplaces, AI companies, and commerce infrastructure at scale. Trust is the substrate of every financial transaction. We're rebuilding it. ABOUT THE TEAM AI agents are starting to transact: opening accounts, buying services, moving money on behalf of the businesses and people behind them. Every one of those transactions has a counterparty asking the question banks have always asked: who am I dealing with, and can I trust them? Today's identity infrastructure wasn't built to answer it at agent speed. The Agentic Economy team is extending Baselayer's business graph into the trust layer for agentic commerce: verifiable credentials that bind an agent to the verified business and human behind it, a registry counterparties can query in real time, and verification APIs that plug into the networks, platforms, and protocols where agent transactions happen. We run like a startup inside a startup: a small senior team led by our GM of Agentic Economy, working directly with payment networks, banks, wallet providers, and agent platforms. The category is being defined right now; the standards, seats, and infrastructure decisions of the next 18 months will be consequential for a decade. ABOUT THE ROLE Baselayer is growing fast, and we’re building the pipeline engine that fuels it. We’re hiring Business Development Representatives to be the tip of the spear — the first conversation prospects have with Baselayer and the engine that fills our sales pipeline. You’ll research and prospect into banks, credit unions, fintechs, and platforms, run sharp outbound across email, phone, and social, and book qualified meetings for our Account Executives. This is a high-ownership, high-velocity role with a clear path to Account Executive for top performers. We’re looking for someone hungry, coachable, and relentless who wants to learn world-class sales fundamentals at a company defining a category. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Research and prospect into target accounts across banks, credit unions, fintechs, and platforms - Run high-quality outbound across email, phone, and LinkedIn to generate new opportunities - Book qualified meetings and hand off well-researched opportunities to Account Executives - Personalize outreach by understanding each prospect’s business, pain points, and use case - Hit and exceed activity and pipeline targets, treating your numbers as your scoreboard - Partner with AEs and marketing to refine messaging, sequences, and targeting - Keep CRM data clean and accurate, and track what’s working to continuously improve - Learn the product, the market, and the buyer deeply, building the foundation for a sales career MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - 1-3 years of professional experience; a track record of achievement in work, school, athletics, or elsewhere - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - A self-starter mindset with strong work ethic and resilience - Highly organized, with the ability to manage a high volume of outreach - Coachable and eager to learn world-class sales fundamentals - Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-expectations environment WHAT SETS YOU APART - Prior SDR/BDR, sales, or customer-facing experience, ideally in SaaS or fintech - Experience with outbound and prospecting tools (e.g. Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, Amplemarket, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Nooks) and CRM (HubSpot) - A genuine interest in fintech, payments, or risk - Competitive drive and a track record of beating goals - You want to build a career in sales and grow into an Account Executive role - You’re hungry, proactive, and motivated to win WORK LOCATION - Based in New York City; Full-time in office COMPENSATION - Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000 + Equity - On-Target Earnings: $110,000 - $150,000 (base + commission) BENEFITS - Time off when you need it: Flexible PTO so you can recharge without red tape - In-person energy: We're based in NYC and meet in the office full-time - Competitive compensation: We pay well and back it with equity. We want you to think and act like an owner - Career rocket fuel: You'll help build the foundation of a high-growth startup, working side by side with experienced founders and team members who've done it before - Benefits on us: We cover 100% of your health, dental, and vision premiums. No surprise deductions from your paycheck - 401(k) with company match : We match your contributions so your future self benefits too - HSA contributions included: We contribute to your HSA on applicable plans, so your coverage works as hard as you do - Stay healthy, stay sharp: A $250 monthly gym stipend to help you bring your best self to work, and everywhere else - Lunch on us: Lunch stipend so you can stay fueled and focused without thinking about it - A seat at the table: We believe in transparency, radical candor, and giving every team member a voice 🔥