Uplift AI is an AI SEO platform. We help businesses rank on Google and on the AI answer engines people now ask first: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. We audit a website, show where it's losing visibility, and tell the owner exactly what to change to rank. Our customers are small businesses, local service providers, and SEO agencies across Canada and the US.

We're early and moving fast, with a clear goal: reach $1M in annual recurring revenue. This role owns turning our inbound interest into paying customers.

THE ROLE
We have a steady flow of inbound leads coming in through founder distribution and paid ads, people who are already interested in Uplift AI. Your job is to reach out to them, qualify them, get them on a call, run the product demo yourself, and close the deal. This is a full-cycle role: you own the lead from first contact to signed customer.

What You'll Do
Inbound Lead Response
Respond quickly to inbound leads from founder distribution lists and ad campaigns.
Qualify leads: understand their business, their current search/AI visibility problem, and whether Uplift AI is the right fit.
Appointment Setting
Convert qualified leads into booked appointments.
Follow up persistently but professionally; most leads don't convert on the first touch.
Manage your calendar and pipeline so no lead goes cold.
Product Demos
Run live product demos over video call, tailored to each prospect's website and industry.
Explain clearly how Uplift AI improves visibility on Google and on AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity), i.e. AEO/GEO, in terms a non-technical business owner understands.
Handle objections on price, timing, and technical skepticism.
Closing
Own the close: proposal, pricing conversation, and getting the signature or payment.
Track and report your close rate, deal size, and time-to-close.
CRM & pipeline hygiene
Log every lead, call, and deal stage in the CRM without being chased for it.




Use call tracking and sales funnel tools to know exactly where every lead is and why deals stall.

What We're Looking For
Minimum 1 year of experience selling AI tools or SaaS products, with a proven, provable track record of closed deals (not just activity metrics).
Basic working understanding of sales fundamentals: qualifying, objection handling, and closing.
Basic understanding of AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and how AI answer engines choose what to cite, enough to speak credibly about it on a demo call.
Comfortable using modern AI tools day-to-day (for research, prep, follow-ups).
Hands-on experience with CRMs, call tracking software, and sales funnels, you shouldn't need hand-holding on the tech stack.
Able to work EST hours consistently from India. Our leads and clients are almost entirely Canadian and US-based, so overlap with their working day is non-negotiable.
Solid spoken and written English; you'll be running demos directly with North American business owners.

Nice To Have
Experience selling to SEO agencies, marketing agencies, or local service businesses.
Familiarity with SEO/GEO concepts beyond the basics, enough to have a technical conversation if a prospect gets specific.
Experience in a startup or fast-scaling environment where process isn't fully built yet.

What Success Looks Like
30 days: fully ramped on the product, demo script, and objection handling; running demos independently.
90 days: a consistent, measurable close rate on inbound leads, with clean CRM hygiene and no leads falling through the cracks.
6 months: a repeatable, provable sales motion that's directly contributing to Uplift AI's path to $1M ARR.

Compensation : We're flexible on base salary, it'll be based on your experience and track record, plus a robust commission structure on top. The better you close, the more you earn; there's no cap on your upside here.

How To Apply
Send your resume plus two things: one AI tool or SaaS deal you personally closed (deal size and how you closed it), and a one-paragraph explanation, in your own words, of how AEO/AI answer engines differ from traditional Google SEO.

📌 AI Sales Executive — Uplift AI (AEO/SaaS, India-Remote, EST Hours) (Kanpur)
🏢 UpliftAI
📍 Kanpur