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Founding Sales Development Representative (SDR)

Hedge · San Francisco - In Office · On-site

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About Hedge

Hedge is a wholesale specialty insurance brokerage serving licensed retail agents and brokers with public appetite, form, and submission resources. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Hedge is looking for a founding SDR who wants real ownership, unusually high upside, and a direct path into closing roles. You will turn a large market of independent insurance agencies into qualified conversations and measurable bound premium.

More about this role

Hedge is looking for a founding SDR who wants real ownership, unusually high upside, and a direct path into closing roles. You will turn a large market of independent insurance agencies into qualified conversations and measurable bound premium.

Target OTE is $200K at an $80K base. Base salary is $60K-$100K, creating a target cash range of $180K-$220K across the base range. You will earn $50 for each held qualified meeting, with annual meeting pay capped at $15K, plus a $105K target revenue component and uncapped accelerators. Equity is 0.10% at hire, with up to an additional 0.05% performance grant. The annual target is $2.5M in sourced bound premium.

Run disciplined, high-volume outreach across phone, email, and social channels

Research and prioritize agencies whose books fit Hedge's markets

Qualify for fit, urgency, decision process, and premium opportunity

Book meetings that advance into real submission and revenue opportunities

Maintain clean CRM data and build a repeatable outbound operating system

Work tightly with AEs, brokers, and marketing to improve conversion

First 30 days: learn the product, agency workflow, market vocabulary, and ideal customer profile

By day 60: own...

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