About Phonely

There are billions of calls made every day which will soon be handled by AI. Today 70% of business customer support calls are outsourced to call centers and contact centers. These call centers are looking for a solution that they can build simulate, and deploy voice agents all in one platform. We are building this.

Through YC we grew at 22% week over week and went through demo day with the some of the top revenue in the batch. We already work with the largest contact centers in the world and are looking for people that want to build the future of AI phone support together.

About Phonely

Phonely is building the infrastructure layer for AI voice. Billions of phone calls happen every day, and most still rely on humans to pick up the phone. We’re changing that.

Businesses use Phonely to build, test, and deploy real-time AI voice agents that actually work. Our platform powers production-grade voice experiences—fast, reliable, and fully integrated into customer workflows. We’re backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors, and we’re one of the fastest-growing companies in their portfolios.

About the Role

Phonely is looking for our first Sales Development Lead to help scale our GTM engine. You’ll be on the front lines, finding and qualifying new opportunities, driving conversations with fast-growing businesses, and setting the pace for how we grow.

This is a foundational role. If you perform, you’ll be on track to become our first AE and build the next stage of our sales team alongside the founders.

What You’ll Do

• Prospect smart. Use tools like Apollo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Crunchbase to find and prioritize high-potential companies in our ICP—think companies with lots of inbound phone traffic and a need for automation.
• Run multi-channel outbound. Emails, calls, DMs, events, intros—whatever works. Test new channels and share what’s working.
• Own warm inbound. We get qualified leads from referrals and word of mouth. You’ll follow up fast, qualify clearly, and get meetings on the calendar.
• Keep the CRM clean. No ghost leads. You’ll track everything so follow-ups never fall through the cracks.
• Hit your numbers. Your core job is to drive pipeline. You’ll be expected to hit monthly targets for qualified meetings and opportunities created.

What You’ll Bring

• Startup mentality. You’re fast, resourceful, and don’t need a playbook to start executing.
• BDR/SDR experience. You’ve done outbound before and can prove it.
• Strong communication. You can write sharp outbound messages and hold your own in a conversation with founders and execs.
• Driven. You bounce back from rejection quickly and keep moving.
• Organized. You treat the CRM like your second brain.

What You Get

• Competitive salary, performance bonus, and early equity
• Full benefits, including healthcare and unlimited PTO
• Real career growth. If you execute, you’ll level up quickly
• Work directly with the founding team
• Annual team retreats and in-person meetups

If you want to help build the future of AI voice and be part of a high-performance team from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you.

To achieve human-level performance with voice AI agents, we need 99.9% reliability across all verticals. Building a high-performing Voice AI solution requires a combination of key elements:

1. Voice AI Infrastructure: Develop robust systems that can handle real-time conversations seamlessly.
2. API Integrations: Connect with relevant software to ensure smooth interactions.
3. LLM Testing, Simulation, and Evaluation: Validate models under various conditions to ensure accuracy.
4. Performance Monitoring: Continuously track metrics to optimize system performance.
5. Countless Other Tasks: From scaling infrastructure to managing edge cases, achieving this level of reliability is no small feat.

We’ve brought all of these elements together in one place so enterprises can integrate reliable and accurate voice AI into their offerings in minutes, not months.