Founding New Business Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 17, 2026. Ropes scores B on the Alion truth index.
New Business Lead
TL;DR: We're looking for a founding New Business Lead to own outbound, build pipeline, and help us crack open the $4T+ contingent workforce industry.
About Ropes
Ropes is building anti-fraud technology for hiring. DPRK operatives, fake candidates, proxy interviews, and AI-assisted cheating are now common in the contingent labor market. We help staffing, services, and the F500 catch them before they get hired and monitor them after they start their jobs.
Company highlights:
Talent-dense, capable team: We're a team of 14 from Penn, Stanford, Waterloo, Retool, MongoDB, and top tech companies with seed-stage headcount and Series A-type metrics
Well-capitalized: $3.1M seed round led by GSV Ventures & Boxgroup with angels from OpenAI, SpaceX, Retool, and more
Traction: We've flown past 7 figures in revenue, with hundreds of customers - including the largest staffing firm in the world and multiple large enterprises
Market opportunity: Our customers are both the suppliers of short-term "contingent" labor and the buyers of that labor. We're working to reinvent how both sides of this market identifies and allocates quality talent from the ground up.
What You'll Do:
Partner with leadership to experiment with new channels, messaging, and GTM plays
Own outbound prospecting to staffing and recruiting firms, from initial research to booking qualified meetings
Build and refine target account lists, identifying the right companies and the right people within them
Craft personalized outreach that cuts through the noise and speaks to real pain points in technical hiring
Who You Are:
You're more interested in earning equity and impact than climbing a predetermined ladder
You have 1 to 3 years of experience in sales, business development, or a high-volume outbound role
You're relentless about hitting activity targets and genuinely enjoy the hunt
You're coachable, competitive, and energized by working in a fast-paced environment
Why Ropes:
Early impact: Join as one of the first sales hires and help define how we go to market
Ownership: You won't be a cog in a machine. You'll have direct input on messaging, targeting, and process
Growth trajectory: High performers will have a clear path to closing roles as the team scales
This is an on-site role in New York City, designed for hungry salespeople who want to build something from scratch.