Soma Capital Portfolio Jobs

Head of Sales Development

Vapi

Vapi

Sales & Business Development
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Feb 13, 2026

Location

San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Sales & MarketingSales Development Representatives

Compensation

  • Base Salary + Equity $140K – $160K • Offers Equity • Offers Commission

Vapi (/ˈwɑːpi/):

  • We’re creating the shift to voice as humanity’s default interface.

  • We’re the most configurable platform for deploying voice agents.

  • We’re grown to 400,000 developers in 20 months, adding 2,000+ every day.

  • Try talking to Vapi now!

Why We’re Hiring This Role:

  • We are scaling from rapid early traction to sustained global revenue growth and need to build a world-class pipeline generation engine.

  • Pipeline creation must become a predictable, data-driven function that fuels our next phase of ARR expansion.

  • We’re looking for a Head of Sales Development to architect, build, and scale this function from the ground up.

What You’ll Do:

  • 30 Days:

    • Audit current pipeline performance, outbound motion, ICP definitions, and conversion metrics.

    • Align with Sales, Marketing, and RevOps on pipeline targets, territories, and coverage model.

    • Define the sales development strategy, KPIs, reporting structure, and operating cadence.

    • Evaluate tech stack (Salesforce, sequencing tools, data providers) and identify gaps.

  • 60 Days:

    • Begin hiring and onboarding top-tier SDR/BDR talent across priority geographies.

    • Launch structured outbound and inbound qualification playbooks targeting developers, technical buyers, and enterprise decision-makers.

    • Implement performance dashboards tracking pipeline generation, meeting quality, and conversion rates.

    • Establish coaching rhythms and career path frameworks for SDR development.

  • 90 Days:

    • Own and consistently hit pipeline generation targets aligned to revenue goals.

    • Scale the global SDR organization with clear territory models and performance standards.

    • Deliver executive-level reporting on funnel health, pipeline coverage, and forecast inputs.

    • Build a clear promotion path turning SDRs into high-performing AEs and future sales leaders at Vapi.

Who You Are:

  • 8+ years in sales development with at least 4 years in senior leadership (Director or Head of SDR+).

  • Proven experience building and scaling a sales development organization from early stage through rapid growth (Seed through Series B+ preferred).

  • Experienced managing globally distributed teams and multi-geo pipeline strategies.

  • Deep expertise in outbound prospecting methodologies and modern sales engagement platforms (Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo) and CRM systems (Salesforce, HubSpot).

  • Strong understanding of developer-focused, API-first, or infrastructure sales motions and how to engage technical buyers.

  • Highly analytical and comfortable building dashboards, defining funnel metrics, and driving decisions with data.

  • Demonstrated passion for people development with a track record of promoting SDRs into AEs, managers, and leaders.

  • Exceptional communication skills and executive presence; able to influence cross-functionally at all levels.

  • Bonus: Experience in AI/ML, voice technology, developer tools, or product-led growth environments.

Why Vapi:

  • Generational impact: Build human interface for every business.

  • Ownership culture: 90% of company is previous founders.

  • Kind team: The founders Jordan and Nikhil are Canadians.

  • Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer series A.

What We Offer:

  • Real stake: We offer competitive salary and excellent equity ownership.

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans.

  • Team love: We love hanging out and do quarterly offsites.

  • Flexible time off: take what you need.

  • More: catered meals and transportation, gym & coaching stipends!

Compensation Range: $140K - $160K