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Business Development

Lead business development at Roboflow Labs, building relationships with frontier labs in the AI sector.

Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
$80k–$160k/yr
Level
lead
Type
full time · On-site

Posted by employer 1 day ago

First seen on Joblaze 5 hours ago

Last verified on the company career page 5 hours ago

Skills & Technologies

What you'll build

  • Build and own the pipeline of frontier lab accounts
  • Run the full cycle of sourcing and outreach
  • Stand up the systems for a repeatable motion
  • Represent Labs at industry events and online

Must have

  • Technical seller ready to engage in AI
  • Fluent in frontier models for credible conversations
  • Skilled at multi-threaded deals

Nice to have

  • Existing network at frontier labs
  • Familiarity with computer vision or robotics
  • Prior sales experience
  • Track record of owning and beating numbers

AI in the day-to-day

Roboflow builds tools and resources for developers to leverage AI in various applications.

Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO Health Insurance Parental Leave

Joblaze summary

In the role of Business Development lead at Roboflow Labs, the individual will focus on establishing and nurturing relationships with frontier labs, engaging with stakeholders such as research scientists and technical executives. The position requires proficiency in navigating complex sales processes and familiarity with frontier models to facilitate meaningful discussions. This role is ideal for a technical seller with a proactive mindset and experience in multi-threaded deals, particularly within the AI and computer vision sectors. Roboflow Labs operates in a collaborative environment, emphasizing in-person teamwork in San Francisco.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed today — first seen on Joblaze September 22, 2026. Last confirmed on Roboflow's careers page September 22, 2026.
  • Salary band is below the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$140,000).
  • Starts at or below all 51 comparable lead sales/marketing roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $170,000 across 23 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
  • AI/ML appears in 25% of 376 comparable lead sales/marketing roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Business Development role remote?
No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, United States.
What's the salary range?
Roboflow lists $80,000–$160,000 for this role.
Where is the role based?
Roboflow is hiring for this position in San Francisco, United States.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML.
What seniority level is this role?
Roboflow targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Business Development role at Roboflow.

From the original posting

Who We Are

Roboflow is building the visual cortex for AGI.

 

Every day, millions of developers and half of the Fortune 100 use Roboflow to count cells to accelerate cancer research, improve construction site safety, digitize floor plans, preserve coral reef populations, guide drone flight, and much more.

 

We have built the tools, community, and resources needed to make the world programmable with artificial intelligence. We're supported by great customers and investors, having raised over $100 million from Google Ventures, Craft Ventures, Sam Altman, Lachy Groom, Y Combinator, and more.

 

Roboflow Labs is our applied research unit. We train our own open models (RF-DETR). We build our own benchmarks grounded in real enterprise use cases (RF100-VL). And we partner with frontier labs to deliver the training data they need to advance the capabilities that drive the most value back to our customers.

 

Behind all of it is a global network of millions of Roboflow developers who have annotated billions of images and videos to date, as well as a proven enterprise business that is exploding as AI traverses the physical economy.

 

What You'll Do

As the Business Development lead at Roboflow Labs, you'll build our relationships with the frontier labs. Our stakeholders are research scientists, human-data teams, and technical executives. You'll build and run the motion that targets across all three.

  • Build and own the pipeline of frontier lab accounts.

  • Run the full cycle: sourcing and outreach, discovery with researchers and data-partnerships teams, sample packets and evaluations, pricing and proposals, negotiation with procurement and legal, and close.

  • Stand up the systems for a repeatable motion: CRM, pipeline reviews, forecasting, and the account plans that turn a first purchase into a durable relationship

  • Represent Labs at industry events and online.

Who You Are

You are a technical seller ready to hit the pavement in the heart of the AI boom. You have high agency and a bias toward action.

  • Sufficiently fluent enough in frontier models to hold a credible discovery conversation with a researcher.

  • Skilled at multi-threaded deals: research champions, budget owners, procurement, legal, and executives, sometimes all in one account

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Nice to have: an existing network at frontier labs, familiarity with computer vision or robotics, prior sales experience, a track record of owning and beating a number

 

Where You'll Work

Roboflow is a fully distributed company with hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Singapore, and Brazil. Roboflow Labs works in person in San Francisco. We host full company retreats twice per year.

 

What You'll Receive

The target compensation for this role is $80,000 – $160,000 base salary commensurate with experience as well as equity in the company. Total cash comp is expected to scale significantly with growth of Roboflow Labs.

In addition, we offer generous perks and benefits. Below are some of the highlights:

  • Generous stipends covering travel, productivity, tools, meals, and office.

  • Up to 100% of your health insurance costs covered.

  • Unlimited PTO - with an annual 2 week minimum.

  • 12 weeks parental leave

 

Not sure if this is you?

We want a diverse, global team with a broad range of experience and perspectives. We carefully consider every application and will either move forward with you, find another team that might be a better fit, keep in touch for future opportunities, or thank you for your time.

 

Learn More About Us

At Roboflow, we believe great ideas come from everywhere, and everyone. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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