Granola

Sales Development Representative at Granola (San Francisco, CA)

Granola· San Francisco, CA· $80k–$110k·

Role details

Salary
$80k–$110k
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Equity
Yes
Skills
B2B SaaS SalesInbound Lead QualificationOutbound SalesDiscovery ConversationsSales ToolingStructured Sales TrainingSales Methodologies
Benefits

Equity · Benefits

Summary

As a Sales Development Representative at Granola, you will engage high-intent inbound leads and execute targeted outbound outreach to generate new opportunities. You will qualify prospects through discovery calls, collaborate with Account Executives, and help build the sales engine in the San Francisco office.

Job description

ABOUT US

We’re Team Granola 👋, building tools that help humans think and work better.

What began as an AI notepad for back-to-back meetings has become a shared team workspace and second brain. Granola spreads organically inside companies, often starting with a senior leader and quickly cascading across teams.

Today, Granola is used at many of the world’s top and fastest-growing companies like Vercel, Cursor, Lovable, Decagon as well as leading technology companies like Salesforce and Doordash.

Designed and built in London, Granola now serves a predominantly US customer base. To support that growth, we’ve opened a San Francisco office as the hub for our North American go-to-market efforts.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a SDR at Granola, you’ll be on the front line of our go-to-market motion. You’ll engage highly engaged users, generate and qualify new opportunities, and help convert early love for the product into meaningful revenue conversations.

This is a high-impact role with real ownership: you’ll work across inbound and outbound motions, partner closely with AEs and product, and help shape how we scale our sales engine from the ground up.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Engage with high-intent inbound leads and product-qualified users, qualifying interest and converting engagement into sales opportunities.
  • Run targeted outbound outreach to priority accounts and personas, using a thoughtful, value-led approach.
  • Qualify prospects through discovery calls to understand needs, use cases, and buying readiness.
  • Close high velocity accounts and schedule and hand off high-quality opportunities to Account Executives, setting them up for successful closes.
  • Collaborate closely with AEs, product, and growth to share insights from the field and improve conversion.
  • Help build and refine our outbound messaging, qualification criteria, and SDR playbooks based on what works.
  • Play a hands-on role in shaping the SF office culture and the foundations of the sales team.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Background & Experience

  • 1–3+ years of experience as an SDR (or similar revenue-facing role), ideally in B2B SaaS.
  • Experience handling both inbound and outbound motions.
  • Strong qualification skills and comfort running discovery conversations.
  • Familiarity with high-velocity sales environments and modern sales tooling.
  • Exposure to structured sales training or methodologies is a plus.

Skills & Traits

  • Curious, coachable, and comfortable learning fast in an early-stage environment.
  • Clear, confident communicator who can engage senior stakeholders.
  • Highly organized and able to manage multiple conversations in parallel.
  • Motivated by impact and excited to help build—not just execute—the sales motion.

Personal Characteristics

  • A builder who gets energized creating something from scratch.
  • Excited to work in-person in the SF office.
  • Creative, initiative-driven, curious about customer behavior, and eager to own challenges without perfect information.
  • Values working with people who are kind, ambitious, and pragmatic.

COMPENSATION

OTE $80K – $110K • + equity and benefits!

Our compensation philosophy is to hire the best people in the market and pay them accordingly with salary, variable, and equity.

Why work at Granola

  • Culture: Small, tight-knit in-person team (~50 employees as of early 2026) with total ownership over your area of the product. Described as "high trust" with visionary founders. Office is beautiful, with breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided daily.
  • Remote/Hybrid Policy: Office-first with flexibility built in — 5 days in office by default, but flexible for life circumstances. Remote up to four weeks a year.
  • Notable Perks:
    • Health Insurance (AXA for UK family; Aetna/Kaiser for US with dental & vision)
    • 20 weeks primary / 12 weeks secondary parental leave (fully paid)
    • 401(k) 100% match on first 3% of salary (US); 7% matching via Penfold (UK)
    • Daily fresh lunch (office)
    • Gym Boost: monthly contribution toward gym membership
    • L&D Budget: annual budget for courses, books, conferences
    • Life Insurance: 4x salary (UK); 2x up to $750k (US)
    • Income Protection: 75% salary (UK); 60% up to $12k/month (US)
    • Time Off: 25 days + bank holidays (UK); Unlimited PTO (US)
    • Commuter Benefits: tax-free bike purchase (UK); pre-tax transit/parking (US)
    • "Casa Granola" team getaway house in Majorca for offsites/deep work.
  • Engineering Culture: AI-heavy, product-engineering focus. Roles include AI Engineer, Product Engineers (Backend, Full Stack, Windows), Design Engineer, and Security Engineer. Engineers work directly with co-founders on roadmap.

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