Business Development Manager
About The Position
We are an innovative, Vancouver-based startup at the forefront of robotics, AI, and machine vision technologies. Backed by VC funding and we’ve been recognized with the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award, the AAM Supplier Excellence Innovation Award, and the 2024 BC Tech “Company of the Year – Growth”, we are on a mission to redefine the future of AI-driven robotic vision systems. Apera AI helps manufacturers make their factories more flexible and productive. Robots enhanced with Apera’s software have 4D Vision – the ability to see and handle objects with human-like capability. Challenging applications such as bin picking, sorting, packaging, and assembly are now open to fast, precise, and reliable automation. Apera is led by an experienced team from high-growth companies focused on robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. Do you love your car? Use a dishwasher? Apera AI is revolutionizing how they're made. Our 4D Vision technology provides industrial robots with human-like vision and AI-powered intelligence, dramatically increasing reliability, speed, and accuracy in vision-guided robotic automation. We unlock factory performance, empowering automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and other industrial manufacturers to achieve unmatched levels of productivity, quality, and cost savings. With hundreds of successful deployments across North America and a recent round of capital funding, Apera is growing fast and we’re looking for a driven, strategic Business Development Manager to help us expand into new accounts and markets. This is a remote role based in Akabama or near by states, with travel as needed to customer sites and events. What will I be doing? You’ll be on the frontlines driving revenue growth by identifying and closing new business opportunities in the manufacturing automation space. Working with OEMs, integrators, end users, and distribution partners, you’ll uncover use cases where Apera’s 4D Vision can add transformational value. You’ll also leverage our AI-powered Sales Tech Stack to improve prospecting, qualify opportunities, and shorten sales cycles.
Requirements
- You’re a proven business development professional with 4+ years of success in technical sales.
- You’ve sold into manufacturing or automation environments and know how to speak the language of engineers and operations leaders.
- You’re self-directed, curious, and thrive in fast-paced environments where the path isn’t always laid out for you.
Nice To Haves
- A background in engineering or technical sales (degree preferred, but not required)
- Strong and consistent track record of exceeding quota
- Experience selling robotics, machine vision, or complex automation systems
- A consultative, trust-based sales approach that resonates with technical buyers
Responsibilities
- Acquire and Close New Business
- Grow Strategic Accounts
- Drive Market Penetration Through Strategic Sales Execution
- Conduct Market Analysis
- Collaborate with Technical Teams to Deliver Value
- Lead Project Management for Key Sales Wins
- Launch Growth Initiatives
- Maximize Customer Retention and Satisfaction
Benefits
- A chance to make a difference. Aperians are friendly, smart, and driven to build amazing products; we tackle challenges as a team, we are close-knit and scrappy. Our teams are motivated, talented, hardworking and have both an intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial spirit. We enjoy making a large impact, solving challenging problems rooted in real-world robotic vision optimization using science, imagination, creativity, and persistence.
- Build your skills. Build your career. We don’t just promise opportunities. We back them with personalized development plans, annual learning budgets, regular individual and team upskilling, and time dedicated to innovation. Come for the mission, stay for the mastery.
- Equity That Empowers: A Rare Opportunity to Own What You Help Build. At Apera AI, equity isn’t just a benefit, it’s a belief system grounded in fairness, unity, and shared success. Every Aperian receives a meaningful ownership stake from day one, because those creating value should share in the rewards. While traditional companies reserve equity for a privileged few, we extend it to all employees. We’ve already gained considerable traction in transforming how manufacturers use AI and robotics. Join a mission-driven team where your ideas matter, your work shapes industries, and your ownership grows with every win. This is your invitation to be part of something rare: a company that shares both purpose and upside.
- Straightforward compensation. At Apera AI, we believe that transparency and fairness are key to building a thriving team. For this BDM role, we offer a competitive base salary range of $90,000 to $110,000 USD and OTE of $175,000 to $210,000 per year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
