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Roles & Org

BDR / SDR

The rep who generates and qualifies pipeline before it reaches an AE — BDR (business) and SDR (sales) are the same role under different names; the split is company convention, not function.

Comped mostly on meetings booked and qualified, with a smaller commission slice once their sourced deals close.

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  • AE (Account Executive)

    The rep who owns closing a deal — running the sales cycle from qualified opportunity to signed contract.

  • Sales Leader / VP Sales

    The person who owns the team's number, builds the comp plan, and is accountable for it in the boardroom.

  • RevOps

    The operations function that typically administers commission tooling at larger orgs — the buyer most commission platforms are built for.