Accelerate your startup sales career with a high-growth sales role. Land a top startup sales roles & receive support to succeed in your career.

A job search that puts you first.

1

Startup sales roles find you.

Founders pitch their sales roles to you. Apply to your favourites AND receive applications from startups who think you're a standout.

2

Training to nail your interviews.

Attend mock interview clinics, get advice from Jumpstart alumni and receive practical guidance on cold call & outbound strategies.

3

Career development + progression.

Land a role & join the Jumpstart Community to accelerate your career. Access to mentorship, workshops, events + more.

Is Jumpstart right for me?

If you’re an aspiring founder, sales is the perfect place to grow your career.

Experience-wise, we look for:

Proactive grads – e.g. uni society president, side-hustles & impressive fundraising achievements.

Customer-facing or junior sales experience (~1-3 years) – e.g. recruitment, Teach First, Police Now & fundraising.

Sales experience (~3 years) – in a startup or high-growth tech company

More importantly, we want to know about your side hustles, sporting achievements, the targets you’ve exceeded and *that* difficult customer you successfully managed.

Average salaries: £30-50k + commission + equity.

Jumpstart Community

Sales roles that accelerate your growth.

 

Sales is the perfect place to learn the skills that will help you succeed as a founder in the future.

Sales roles that accelerate your growth.

Sales is the perfect place to learn the skills that will help you succeed as a founder in the future.

Sales roles that accelerate your growth.

Sales is the perfect place to learn the skills that will help you succeed as a founder in the future.

Sales roles that accelerate your growth.

Sales is the perfect place to learn the skills that will help you succeed as a founder in the future.

Sales roles that accelerate your growth.

Sales is the perfect place to learn the skills that will help you succeed as a founder in the future.

Sales Development Representative (SDR)

Perfect for super proactive grads, this role is common in startups that are Series A and beyond. As an SDR, you'll play a critical role in scaling a company's growth, using various sales tactics to source new leads. The role is a great place to learn the fundamentals of sales and if you're ambitious and target-driven, the role offers rapid career progression (e.g. to Account Manager).

Business Development Representative (BDR)

The BDR role is perfect for those with some sales or customer-facing experience. Whilst similar to an SDR, a BDR has more involvement in setting up sales strategies (i.e. making cold calls, running demos & setting up email sequences). The role is most common in seed stage startups where a company has a product and an idea of target customers but hasn't yet set up their outreach tactics.

Account Executive

The Account Executive role is perfect for those with 2+ years of SDR or BDR experience in a startup or high-growth tech company. Most common in startups that are Series A and beyond, responsibilities will involve running demos and closing deals. You might also be managing SDRs. There are lots of opportunities to progress in this role, commonly to Head of Sales.

Partnerships Executive

The Partnerships Executive role is common in startups with more complex products or longer sales cycles. The role requires you to establish relationships with high net-worth clients via outbound, and nurture these relationships across lengthy sales cycles. If you have previous sales or customer-facing experience and are brilliant at communicating complex products succinctly, this could be a great role for you!

Something else?

Every couple of weeks, a fresh batch of startup sales roles will be released so you can be confident you'll find the right startup and role for you. Pitches from startup founders will allow you to dig into the realities of each role and you might even be surprised about which role takes your fancy.

1. Apply & interview

No wasting time on lengthy applications. Apply in 30 seconds and you’re set.

We’ll review your application & if we think you’d excel in a startup, we’ll invite you to a final round case study interview over zoom.

When you (hopefully!) smash your interview, you’ll be onboarded onto our sales stream and invited to a kick-off call.

2. Find your perfect match

Candidates shouldn’t have to do all the work so we’ve made the job hunt a 2-way process.

Candidates apply: Get exclusive access to high-growth sales roles in top startups. Job descriptions are brought to life with video pitches from founders. Apply to your favourite roles and hear back in a few days.

Startups apply: We’ll also put your profile in front of decision-makers at startups. If you’re a standout, a startup will send you an application inviting you to interview.

On average, it takes ~4 weeks to receive an offer and you can participate in the programme whilst in full-time work.

3. Nail your interviews

We’ve supported candidates through hundreds of startup interview processes and pulled all of our insights together to help you.

Get access to: 

  • Practical training guides packed full of interview advice – including videos on nailing cold calls and role play, and tried and tested outreach strategies
  • ‘Perfect’ answers to common interview questions
  • Mock interview training clinics
  • Interview prep calls with Jumpstart alumni
  • 1 to 1 support and guidance from the Jumpstart team

4. Succeed in your role

Landing a role is only the beginning. We know working in a startup can be a bit of a whirlwind, so the Jumpstart community is on hand to help you succeed in your role.

Expect: 

  • 450+ Jumpstart alumni on hand to answer your questions
  • Mentorship to help you navigate your career
  • Panel events with startup leaders
  • Training and workshops to help you upskill (e.g. Hubspot masterclasses)
  • Guidance for navigating transitionary work periods (e.g. probation and promotions)

It’s the only startup community you’ll ever need and it’s completely free to join!

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We work with hundreds of startups across tonnes of industries who are all interested in hiring YOU.

Hear from the people who matter

 

Want to hear from more members of our community? Check out our wall of love.

“Jumpstart was a beacon of light in my job search.”

Alexandra Prickett Business Development Representative @ Lune

“Jumpstart has truly changed the game and I am already recommending them to all my friends.”

James Williams Sales Executive @ Karma Kitchen

“Jumpstart's promethean approach to the recruitment process exceeds the means of any ordinary job description. I've accepted an opportunity that exceeded my expectations.”

Sicilia Corbisiero Sales Development Representative @ Abatable

“Jumpstart is the only recruitment company that showcases candidates as the prize. I would never have found Lux through my traditional job search.”

Riccardo Berto B2B Partnerships Manager @ Lux Rewards

“From understanding the ICP and starting cold outreach in week 1, to now running discovery calls and demos with clients, it's been a steep learning curve but a very rewarding process.”

Josh Campbell Sales Associate @ Auquan

“Sales is such a rewarding career and I love the challenge of meeting business objectives and goals!”

Lydia MacMillan SDR @ Autogen AI

“Jumpstart was a breath of fresh air when it came to looking for jobs. The put the best startups in the UK right in front of you. I loved every second of the process.”

Ciaran Hughes EMEA Partnerships Manager @ PropTech Connect

“The spotlights shed light on exciting opportunities and provide valuable insights into the startup world. The Jumpstart team are great and have continued to provide genuine support throughout the process and beyond.”

Sophia Harpin Sales Development Representative @ Enode

“Jumpstart made the process easy. The video intros from founders were more dynamic and compelling than a job description, which made it easy to feel confident that I'd be a good fit.”

Jake Gill Enterprise Partnerships @ Arwen.AI

“I rejected three offers before Jumpstart found me my dream company that has ticked every single box. The support the JS team offer is second to none and carries from onboarding through to interview process and post offer stage.”

Fatima Naimi SDR @ Thrust Carbon

“Jumpstart’s process makes for the most seamless job transition you could ask for. The whole team were so helpful and I’m extremely happy in my new role!”

Willem Martin Senior Sales Development Manager @ The Business of Creativity

“Jumpstart totally transformed my job search. Their personalised coaching and genuine support made me feel like I had true allies throughout the entire process.”

Giorgia Scott Head of Sales @ Karma Kans

“Jumpstart helped me secure a role I'm genuinely passionate and excited about.”

Amber Perry Partnerships Analyst @ Treasury Spring

“By bringing the best startups to you, Jumpstart flips the narrative in the often painful process of job hunting. ”

Harry Fancy Junior Sales & Product Manager @ Oppidan Education

“Jumpstart has truly been a game-changer, providing unparalleled support & opportunities to propel my career forward.”

Rose McLeod EMEA Partnerships Manager @ Proptech Connect

“Jumpstart provides great access to interesting young companies who are challenging the market. The companies are hungry and you'll have the opportunity to make an impact and grow quickly.”

Charlie Sayers SDR @ Oculo

“The Jumpstart team are an amazing resource, I’d recommend them wholeheartedly to anyone looking for their next step. The training is great and so are the opportunities!”

Zara Ali BDR @ Ledgy