Join a startup in the hottest new role in town.
At Jumpstart, we help ambitious ex consultants, bankers, and founders land roles at the UK’s most exciting VC-backed startups as a Commercial Associate or Commercial Generalist
This isn’t a standard sales roles. Startups don’t have a playbook or set way of selling to customers - you will come in and start owning deals from day one, as well as setting up and defining HOW the startup makes revenue, WHO they sell to, and working with the product team to refine WHAT they sell. This is one of the most sought after roles in startups at the momen
* Work with high-growth, VC-backed startups - connect directly with the UK’s most exciting startu
* Chat directly with founders & Commercial leads - get fast responses and direct outreach from founders who are actively hiri
* 1:1 interview training & support - tailored prep with startup sales leaders so you can go into every interview with confiden
* Community & mentorship - join a network of Jumpstart alumni and mentors to help you smash targets and accelerate your career once in ro
What you’ll do
do:While the exact role varies by startup, typical Commercial Associate responsibilities incl
* Owning accounts and closing deals: running outbound, demos, and closing deals with often very senior and high powered cust
* Being ‘entrepreneurial’ with outreach: a great CA uses thought leadership, events, precisely targeted messaging and marketing as well as traditional sales tactics to get clients interested on behalf of the st
* Using data and analysis to refine decision making: in startups, there is no playbook. You will need to dig into the data, work out who is the ideal customer, and A/B test different tactics and initiatives to see what
* Working with product and tech leaders: at such an early stage, a CA will be actively liaising between customers and tech teams to evolve the product in a way that suits cust
* Building new channels & growth initiatives: coming up with new methods and strategies to build revenue and pipeline for your st
* Implement AI & automation across the stack: use agents, LLMs and automation tools to make the GTM function more effectively and improve perfor
Qualifications
s you?We are NOT actively looking for people with sales experience. Apply if you have one or more of the foll
* 1–5 years of banking/Finance experience - high pressure environments where you are dealing with demanding clients, sales/trading also fits i
* 1-5 years of consulting experience - working directly with clients and structuring/solving complex pr
* Founded your own venture - experience of the 0-1 journey firs
* Are motivated by exceeding targets & can demonstrate how you’ve done this b
* Are confident speaking with decision-makers and can build rapport qu
* Are highly ambitious & looking for a career that gives you real owne
* Are AI Native - fluent in using and deploying AI tools that actually make a diffe
Benefits
* Average base salaries: £60–80K OTE (depending on startup & role seni
* ority).Startups: Seed to Series A, with ~50% of roles not advertised el
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