Junior Sales Executive | Graduate Programme | Base + Uncapped Commission

DG VENTURES; Mullingar; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

DG Ventures is seeking ambitious graduates for a Business Graduate Leadership Programme in Mullingar, Ireland. You will start in a junior role across sales, operations, or development and learn how businesses grow, how sales drive value, and how to leverage AI and private equity support.

The programme aims to develop future leaders who can move into roles across the DG Ventures portfolio. You will gain exposure to real business numbers, real acquisitions, and leadership responsibility early in

Qualifications

• Ambitious and commercially minded graduates who want to learn how businesses work.
• Willing to work across multiple functions and gain leadership exposure.
• Strong communication skills and resilience for a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Begin in a junior role across sales, operations, or development.
• Learn how sales, operations, AI implementation, and private equity support drive growth.
• Develop into leadership positions such as Sales Lead, Ops Manager, or Portfolio Manager.

Skills

Ambitious

Commercially minded

Hard-working

Coachable

Curious

Strong communicators

Comfortable with pressure

Willing to learn

Education

Bachelor's (preferred)

Job description

Business Graduate Leadership Programme

We are now looking for hungry and ambitious business graduates who want more than a normal graduate job.

This is for people who want to learn how businesses really work, how companies grow, how Pathway to Sales, Operations, Private Equity & Portfolio Company Leadership

DG Ventures is building a group of companies across tourism, outsourcing, media, property, transport, AI, and private equity.

Sales drives everything, how operations scale, and how acquisitions create value.

This is a Business Graduate Leadership Programme and not just a Graduate Job. This is for people who want to learn how businesses really work, how companies grow, how sales drives everything, how operations scale, and how acquisitions create value.

The long-term vision is simple: Start in the business. Learn fast. Perform. Lead people. Understand numbers. Help grow companies. Earn the opportunity to one day run one.

You may begin in a junior role across sales, business development, operations, marketing, AI implementation, or private equity support. But the goal is to develop people who can grow into:

• Sales Lead
• Business Development Manager
• Operations Manager
• Private Equity Analyst
• Portfolio Manager
• Integrator / COO
• Portfolio Company CEO

This is a rare opportunity for graduates who want exposure to real businesses, real numbers, real acquisitions, and real leadership responsibility early in their career.

We are not looking for people who just want a title. We are looking for people who want to build the skills to deserve one.

What you’ll learn and Exposure

• Sales and revenue growth
• Business operations
• Managing teams
• AI implementation
• Private equity and acquisitions
• Business improvement
• Financial reporting and KPIs
• Scaling companies
• Leadership development
• Value creation

We want people who are:

• Ambitious
• Commercially minded
• Hard-working
• Coachable
• Curious
• Strong communicators
• Comfortable with pressure
• Hungry to learn
• Interested in business, sales, investing, AI, and leadership

You do not need to know everything yet. But you do need to be willing to learn fast, work hard, take ownership, and grow.

Why this is different. Most graduate jobs put you into a narrow role.

At DG Ventures, the right people can build a career across multiple companies and industries.

As the group grows and acquires more businesses, more leadership seats will open up. The people who perform, lead well, use AI, understand numbers, and execute properly will have the chance to move quickly.

This is not a guaranteed path to CEO. But it is a real pathway for the right person to build the skills, experience, and track record to one day run a company within the DG Ventures portfolio.

If you want a safe, slow, normal graduate job, this probably is not for you.

If you want to learn business from the inside, grow fast, and potentially build a life-changing career, we want to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: €30,000.00-€50,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mullingar, County Westmeath: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you fluent in English, both written and spoken?

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Work Location: In person