Mid-Market Business Development Director - Brave Search API
Remote - US Based - East Coast and West Coast Remote | Full-Time | Mid-Market and SMB Sales Brave is on a mission to fix the web by giving users a safer, faster, and more private browsing experience. Already serving over 120 million monthly active users, Brave is also building the next generation of privacy-respecting, independent search technology - Brave Search - from the ground up.
We are now expanding nationally and internationally and seeking a highly driven, experienced, and entrepreneurial Mid-Level Business Development Manager to drive outbound sales efforts, execute deals, for the Brave Search API, targeting small and mid-sized AI companies, LLM providers, and search-integrated platforms in the USA. This is a high-impact, revenue-focused role for someone with deep outbound sales experience and the hunger to build from the ground up in a fast-moving, startup-like environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and execute the outbound sales strategy for the Brave Search API, focusing on making deals and building relationships deals with mid-size and start up AI and search-integrated companies.
- Drive pipeline growth through aggressive outbound prospecting, cold outreach, and tailored pitch development.
- Identify, contact, and engage decision-makers at mid-size and small companies; effectively communicate the value of Brave Search's independence, privacy, and performance.
- Manage the full sales cycle - from lead generation to signed contracts - with support from product and technical teams.
- Deliver compelling demos and presentations that resonate with technical and business stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, marketing, legal) to ensure seamless deal execution and post-sale integration.
- Provide feedback to internal teams based on customer needs, market trends, and competitive insights.
- Consistently meet or exceed ambitious sales targets.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Self-starter with a strong entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and sometimes ambiguous environment.
- 5+ years of experience in mid-size B2B sales or small business development, with a proven track record in outbound sales and closing complex API, SaaS, or data partnerships.
- Experience selling to AI, search, data, or developer-focused companies is strongly preferred.
- Deep familiarity with technical sales - able to confidently pitch APIs and data infrastructure to product and engineering stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - persuasive, confident, and concise in writing and speaking.
- Comfort with CRM tools and modern sales engagement platforms (e.g., HubSpot, Outreach, Apollo).
- Strong belief in Brave's mission and values, including user privacy and internet decentralization.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience working in and selling to early-stage or high-growth startup environments.
- Background or deep interest in search technology, LLMs, or AI infrastructure.
- Strong technical or analytical background.
- Familiarity with the Brave browser and Brave Search.
Why Join Brave?
- Remote-first team with people from around the globe.
- Competitive compensation and equity package.
- Mission-driven culture with a focus on user privacy and web innovation.
- An opportunity to help redefine how search works in the age of AI - with one of the only fully independent search indexes on the market.
Compensation: $100,000 to $125,000.00 USD in salary X2 OTE
About Brave
Brave, founded in 2015 by Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript, and Brian Bondy in San Francisco, develops the privacy-focused Brave Browser and the Basic Attention Token (BAT) ecosystem. The browser blocks trackers and ads by default, offering private search, firewall-VPN and Brave Rewards that share ad revenue with users who opt in. Serving millions of active users across desktop and mobile, Brave also integrates Brave Wallet, a self-custody multichain wallet, and Brave Leo AI assistant. Headquartered in San Francisco with hubs in London and remote globally, Brave is independently funded and champions open-source, Chromium-based development. The team advocates for user ownership of data and attention. Expect a mission-driven culture that values privacy engineering, thoughtful product tradeoffs and building an alternative to surveillance-based browsing.
