At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage with decision-makers and sell memberships, events, and learning solutions.
- Company: Join The Alliance, a leader in digital communities and professional growth.
- Benefits: Enjoy 34 days holiday, private medical insurance, and a personal L&D budget.
- Other info: Collaborative hiring process focused on potential, not polish.
- Why this job: Kickstart your sales career with real ownership and growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: No experience needed, just a hunger to learn and grow.
The Alliance is leading the way in digital communities, with over 70,000 professionals across our networks. We help individuals and teams grow faster in their careers through events, memberships, and learning products. We work with some of the world’s most recognisable companies and pride ourselves on being a high-impact learning partner.
We’re hiring early-career Sales Associates to join our Delegate & Membership sales team. This is a junior role by design, where you will learn how to sell properly: prospecting, qualifying, handling objections, managing a pipeline, and closing deals while speaking to senior decision-makers at major tech companies.
You’ll sell across our live events, memberships, and learning solutions in markets including London, New York, San Francisco, and Las Vegas. Over time, this role can progress into more senior sales or specialist commercial paths across the business.
What You'll Be Doing
- Sales Upskilling: Build strong foundations in prospecting, qualification, pipeline management, and closing.
- Engaging decision‑makers: Speak directly with professionals at fast-growing and enterprise tech companies.
- Owning deals end‑to‑end: Manage your pipeline from first contact through to close.
- Product mastery: Develop strong knowledge of our events, memberships, and education ecosystem.
- Collaboration & feedback: Work closely with marketing, product, community, and customer success teams.
This Role Is For You If
- You’re early in your career and eager to learn.
- You’re comfortable being uncomfortable while learning something new.
- You actively seek feedback and apply it quickly.
- You take ownership for outcomes.
- You’re resilient, organised, and able to manage pace and pressure.
- You communicate clearly with customers and teammates.
- You enjoy working as part of a team where success is shared.
Our Hiring Process
- First interview (values, motivation, and learning mindset).
- One‑day assessment in our London office (practical exercises, collaboration, and real‑world sales scenarios).
- Final shortlist: up to 3 candidates selected into an onboarding cohort.
Compensation
- Base Salary: £26,500 - £28,000 (range depending on experience).
- Year 1 OTE: £35,000 uncapped.
- Year 2 OTE: £55,000 uncapped.
Core Benefits
- Enhanced paid holiday: 34 days including UK Bank holidays and a day off on your birthday.
- Private Medical insurance.
- Life Insurance: (4 x salary).
- Flexible hours policy.
- Extensive tech gear kit.
Wellbeing Benefits
- On-demand therapy, coaching & mental fitness via Oliva.
- Heavily subsidised gym membership via Gympass.
- Cycle to work & Workplace Nursery schemes.
- Flexible benefits via the thanksBen platform.
Learning & Development
- Personal L&D budget (£500 annually in year 1).
- Volunteer & L&D Days: 1 paid day per quarter.
We are committed to creating a workplace that is free from discrimination and bias, and where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed and contribute. Unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are essential for our ability to innovate and grow.
B2B Sales Associate employer: The Alliance
The Alliance is an exceptional employer for aspiring sales professionals, offering a dynamic work culture in the heart of London. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will receive comprehensive training and mentorship, alongside a competitive salary and benefits package that prioritises your well-being. Join us to kickstart your career in a supportive environment where your contributions are valued and opportunities for advancement are abundant.
