Corporate Sales Representative — AI Workforce Solutions

Strategic Workforce Development•Kansas City, MO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Strategic Workforce Development, Inc. (SWD) is a Kansas City-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has partnered with over 500 employers and helped place over 5,000 people into work since 2018. SWD runs programs in construction trades, CDL and CTE pathways, and the AI Futures Lab, an ethical AI workforce initiative. SWD is expanding its AI workforce training into the corporate market and is seeking a Corporate Sales Representative to lead this effort. This is a ground-floor commission-based role with a clear path to a salary, focused on selling AI workforce solutions to businesses.

Requirements

2+ years of B2B sales, business development, staffing, or fundraising-adjacent sales experience.
Comfortable with cold outreach and a long sales cycle.
Ability to explain technology to non-technical buyers in plain language.
Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and the ability to work independently.
Comfortable operating on commission while the revenue ramps.

Nice To Haves

Existing relationships with Kansas City-area employers, contractors, or trade associations.
Background in workforce development, construction, staffing, or corporate training.
Working familiarity with AI tools (Claude, Gemini, Copilot) or the appetite to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

Build and work a pipeline of employer prospects across the KC metro and Missouri.
Conduct cold outreach, follow up on warm referrals, and arrange in-person meetings.
Deliver the SWD pitch confidently to owners, HR directors, safety directors, and L&D leads.
Write and send proposals, quotes, and scopes of work using SWD templates.
Track every contact, meeting, and deal in the SWD CRM.
Attend chamber events, trade association meetings, and industry mixers as an SWD representative.
Hand off closed contracts cleanly to the program team and stay involved through delivery.
Report weekly on pipeline, activity, and revenue closed.
Engage in early pilot conversations and letters of intent for the SWD Algorithm platform (in development).