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

The job hunting process is challenging, 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.

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 — 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 — apply to startups and receive applications from startups who want to chat with 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 and gain access to all the tools you need to succeed.

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

The roles depend 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.