Business Development Representative at PermitFlow (W22)

PermitFlow is seeking a driven Business Development Representative to join its go-to-market team, focusing on acquiring new customers and driving revenue. This role involves conveying PermitFlow's value in construction permitting, developing customer relationships, and generating new business opportunities through technical prospecting and personalized outreach. The ideal candidate will work closely with Account Executives across various customer verticals, contributing to the company's mission of modernizing the construction industry with AI.

Must Have

• Dedication to conveying PermitFlow’s value in construction permitting
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Develop customer relationships
• Generate new business opportunities through technical forms of prospecting
• Execute on a personalized outreach strategy through outbound channels
• Work closely with peers and Account Executives in one of our four customer verticals: Residential Real-estate Developers, Commercial Real-estate Developers, Renewable Energy, or Home Services
• 1 to 3 years of selling/business development experience
• Comfort speaking with decision makers who are part of the C-Suite/Executive Leadership Team
• A passion for networking, building relationships, and being part of a team
• Familiarity with modern CRMs like Salesforce
• Understanding of sales tools including email automation, prospecting, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
• Self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to cope with competing demands and prioritize tasks effectively
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to work in a hybrid role (Monday, Wednesday, Friday in NYC office)

Good to Have

• Experience with construction and/or building permits
• B2B sales background with bonus points for early-stage company experience

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO and paid family leave
• Home office & equipment stipend
• Hybrid NYC office culture (3 days in-office/week) with direct access to leadership
• In-Office Lunch & Dinner Provided

About PermitFlow

PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. Pre-construction remains one of the most broken and manual parts of the $1.6T construction industry, causing massive delays, wasted capital, and lost opportunity across the built world. Our AI workforce delivers unprecedented speed, accuracy, and visibility to pre-construction — accelerating housing development, enabling clean-energy projects, and driving economic growth in communities nationwide. To date, we’ve powered over $20B in real estate development, helping builders and contractors move faster, reduce risk, and scale with confidence.

We’re entering hypergrowth with clear product-market fit and a world-class team from top AI and construction companies. We’ve raised over $36.5M from Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Felicis Ventures, and Altos Ventures, alongside backers from OpenAI, Google, Procore, ServiceTitan, Zillow, PlanGrid, and Uber. We are on a mission is to modernize how the built world operates.

About the role

PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. We’re an applied AI company serving the nation’s builders, tackling one of the largest information challenges in the economy: understanding what can be built, where, and how. Our AI agent workforce helps the fastest-growing construction companies navigate everything from permitting and licensing to inspections and project closeouts – accelerating housing, clean-energy, and infrastructure development across the country.

Despite being a $1.6T industry, construction still suffers from massive delays, wasted capital, and lost opportunity. PermitFlow has already delivered unprecedented speed, accuracy, and visibility to over $20B in development, helping contractors reduce compliance time, de-risk projects, and scale with confidence.

America is entering a CAPEX super-cycle, from data centers and factories to housing and renewables, and joining PermitFlow is building the AI at the heart of every construction project powering the next wave of re-industrialization.

We’ve raised over $90M, most recently completing our Series B,

from top-tier investors including Accel, Kleiner Perkins, Initialized, Y Combinator, Felicis, and Altos Ventures, with backing from leaders at OpenAI, Google, Procore, ServiceTitan, Zillow, PlanGrid, and Uber.

Our HQ is in New York City with a hybrid schedule (3 in-office days per week). We prefer NYC-based candidates or those open to relocation.

What You’ll Do:

• Dedication to conveying PermitFlow’s value in construction permitting
• Ability to work cross-functionally, develop customer relationships, and generate new business opportunities through technical forms of prospecting
• Generate new business opportunities through creative methods of outreach
• Execute on a personalized outreach strategy through outbound channels
• Work closely with peers and Account Executives in one of our four customer verticals: Residential Real-estate Developers, Commercial Real-estate Developers, Renewable Energy, or Home Services.

Qualifications & Fit:

• 1 to 3 years of selling/business development experience
• Comfort speaking with decision makers who are part of the C-Suite/Executive Leadership Team
• A passion for networking, building relationships, and being part of a team
• Familiarity with modern CRMs like Salesforce
• Understanding of sales tools including email automation, prospecting, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
• Self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to cope with competing demands and prioritize tasks effectively
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• In person hybrid role. Monday, Wednesday, Friday in our NYC office

Bonus Points

• Experience with construction and/or building permits
• B2B sales background with bonus points for early-stage company experience

What We Offer (Full Time Roles Only)

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO and paid family leave
• Home office & equipment stipend
• Hybrid NYC office culture (3 days in-office/week) with direct access to leadership
• In-Office Lunch & Dinner Provided