Account Executive at VC Backed Startup (£80k+ OTE)

Jumpstart; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1:1 interview training & support

Ongoing career growth within a community

Exclusive access to high-growth startup roles

Job summary

Jumpstart, based in London, connects ambitious salespeople with exciting VC-backed startups. As part of their program, you will have exclusive access to high-growth sales roles and receive direct pitches from founders.

Applicants should have some sales experience or be proactive recent graduates. Salaries range from £80K plus OTE and equity depending on experience, with ongoing support and mentorship provided to help you thrive in your role.

Qualifications

• Experience in SDR, BDR, AE roles or similar.
• Background in recruitment, teaching, estate agency, fundraising, or hospitality.
• Proactive graduates eager to showcase achievements.
• Familiarity with AI tools for sales prospecting.

Responsibilities

• Join a startup and build the top of the sales funnel.
• Work with founders to shape the first sales motion.
• Prospect, qualify, and generate pipeline and opportunities.
• Own the sales cycle from qualified opportunity to close.
• Identify and scale strategic partnerships for new revenue.

Skills

Direct sales experience (~1–5 years)

Sales‑adjacent or customer‑facing experience (~1–3 years)

Proactive recent grads

AI & automations whizz

Job description

The job hunting process is sh*t so we flipped it on its head. With Jumpstart, high-growth startup sales roles find you.

If you're ready to drive growth at a VC-backed startup — building pipeline, closing deals, and shaping how sales gets done — Jumpstart is for you.

How does it work?

We help ambitious salespeople land roles at the UK's most exciting VC-backed startups and ensure they thrive. Here's how it works:

• Sales roles in fast-growing startups — tired of scouring jobs boards and unanswered applications? Get exclusive access to a curated list of top startup sales roles and receive a response on your applications within days.
• Founders pitch to you — as a Jumpstarter once said, "you can't get vibes from a job description." Pre-recorded video pitches from founders bring roles & a startup to life so you can ensure it's a great fit.
• Connect directly with founders — we've made the job search a two-way process. Apply to startups and receive applications from startups who want to chat to you. No recruiters — just direct access to hiring teams.
• 1:1 interview training & support — tailored prep with startup sales leaders so you can go into every interview with confidence.
• Ongoing career growth — landing a role is only the start of your journey with Jumpstart. You'll join the Jumpstart community (the "best startup community in London") and gain access to all the tools you need to smash your role. Think mentorship, training & more.

On average, it takes ~4 weeks to land an offer and you can do the process alongside your current role.

The roles

The exact role depends on the startup, but common roles on our sales stream include:

• Founding SDR / Founding BDR — join a startup at a critical stage and build the top of the sales funnel from the ground up
• Founding Sales Associate — work directly with the founder to build the first sales motion, own early revenue, and shape how the business grows
• SDR / BDR — prospect, qualify, and generate pipeline for a high-growth startup, converting outreach into real opportunities
• Account Executive — own the full sales cycle from qualified opportunity to close, running demos, negotiations, and driving revenue
• Partnerships Executive — identify, build, and scale strategic partnerships that create new revenue channels and unlock growth
• AI Sales Executive — use AI tools to prospect smarter, personalise outreach at scale, and sell AI-native products to tech-forward buyers

Salary range: 80K + OTE + equity (DOE). ~50% of roles are not advertised elsewhere.

Is Jumpstart right for me?

We look for people with one of the following backgrounds:

• Direct sales experience (~1–5 years) in a startup or high-growth tech company — SDR, BDR, AE, or similar
• Sales‑adjacent or customer‑facing experience (~1–3 years) — recruitment, teaching, estate agency, fundraising, partnerships, hospitality, or similar
• Proactive recent grads — tell us about your side hustles, sporting achievements, the targets you've exceeded, and that difficult customer you successfully managed
• AI & automations whizz — you use AI tools to prospect, enrich data, and move faster than the competition

More importantly, we want to know about your side hustles, sporting achievements, the targets you've exceeded, and your drive to build a career in startups.

• Apply in 1 min on our website
• Interview with the Jumpstart team
• Create your Jumpstart profile & get exclusive access to high-growth startup roles

Not convinced?

Take a look at what Jumpstarters have to say about us.