Business Development Representative

About

Overview.ai is bringing cutting-edge AI computer vision to manufacturing, solving inspection problems that were impossible with traditional machine vision. We're a full-stack company: we deploy GPU-powered cameras on production lines, run inference on the edge, and operate a fleet platform that manages devices deployed worldwide.

Why this matters:

• Unlike legacy vision systems that fail in real-world conditions, our platform actually works in production.
• High accuracy.
• Fast deployment.
• An operator-friendly experience that makes real factory rollouts possible, not just pilots.
• The proof: We grew ~700% last year, tripled our headcount, and are scaling across North America with growing demand in LATAM. We're one of the fastest-growing industrial AI companies in the world, and demand keeps accelerating because the product delivers.

WHY WE'RE HIRING A BDR NOW

We've nailed product-market fit in North America, and demand continues to accelerate across U.S. manufacturing. We need a BDR who understands how manufacturers operate, can identify real opportunities, and help us expand our footprint across key industrial markets. This isn't about first-touch outreach. It's about finding actual manufacturing applications where our technology solves a concrete problem.

Your job:

• Uncover use cases.
• Disqualify early when there's no real opportunity.
• Hand off qualified prospects to our Vision Sales Engineers for technical evaluation.
• Quality over volume. Real pipeline over vanity metrics.

The Role

We're looking for a driven, resourceful, and disciplined BDR based in the United States to help us expand our footprint across manufacturing accounts. This role is focused on identifying real applications, not just booking meetings. You'll be responsible for engaging prospects, uncovering potential inspection use cases, and qualifying whether there's a meaningful opportunity for our team to pursue. This is not a volume-for-the-sake-of-volume role. We care about quality conversations that lead to real pipeline.

Location:

Open to candidates anywhere in the continental United States. Preferred locations: Columbus, OH, Nashville, TN, Raleigh, NC, Atlanta, GA, Detroit, MI

What You'll Do:

• Identify and engage manufacturing prospects across the United States: automotive suppliers, electronics manufacturers, industrial OEMs, food & beverage manufacturers, and other high-volume production environments.
• Use phone, email, LinkedIn, and creative outbound strategies. Map the decision-makers. For each target: find the Quality/Engineering owner (Quality Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Lead), locate them on LinkedIn, craft tailored outreach based on inspection challenges we've solved for similar companies.
• Lead with curiosity. Uncover the real blocker: Is it cost? Downtime? False positives in current systems? Get specific. Understand why inspection is hard for them.
• Qualify ruthlessly. Ask good questions. Think critically about whether an opportunity is real. We measure you on quality of qualification, not activity. Bad meetings hurt the team. Good ones compound.
• Partner with Vision Sales Engineers. When you've identified a genuine use case, hand off clean, actionable insights. Then stay in the loop to learn what worked and what didn't.
• Keep HubSpot clean. Consistent data, clear activity logs, detailed notes. Your future self will thank you.
• Continuously refine. Test messaging. Track what resonates. Share learnings with the team. We iterate fast.

Required:

• Prior outbound sales experience (BDR, SDR, inside sales, or equivalent)
• Strong phone skills and outbound instincts
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and figuring things out quickly
• High curiosity and willingness to learn technical concepts
• Ability to ask good questions and think critically about opportunity fit
• Organized, reliable, and accountable
• Based in the United States with strong written and verbal communication skills, focused on working with and targeting U.S.-based manufacturers

Nice to Have:

• Mechanical engineering or manufacturing background
• Salesforce or HubSpot experience
• Experience with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Nooks
• Basic understanding of production processes or quality control
• Manufacturing industry knowledge and familiarity with U.S. industrial markets