Join a startup in the hottest new role in town.
At Jumpstart, we help ambitious ex consultants, bankers, and founders land roles at the UK’s most exciting VC-backed startups as a Commercial Associate or Commercial Generalist.
This isn’t a standard sales role. Startups don’t have a playbook or set way of selling to customers – you will come in and start owning deals from day one, as well as setting up and defining HOW the startup makes revenue, WHO they sell to, and working with the product team to refine WHAT they sell. This is one of the most sought after roles in startups at the moment.
Why Jumpstart?
Landing a Commercial Associate role through Jumpstart means more than just a job offer:
- Work with high-growth, VC-backed startups – connect directly with the UK’s most exciting startups.
- Chat directly with founders & Commercial leads – get fast responses and direct outreach from founders who are actively hiring.
- 1:1 interview training & support – tailored prep with startup sales leaders so you can go into every interview with confidence.
- Community & mentorship – join a network of Jumpstart alumni and mentors to help you smash targets and accelerate your career once in role.
What you’ll do
While the exact role varies by startup, typical Commercial Associate responsibilities include:
- Owning accounts and closing deals: running outbound, demos, and closing deals with often very senior and high powered customers
- Being ‘entrepreneurial’ with outreach: a great CA uses thought leadership, events, precisely targeted messaging and marketing as well as traditional sales tactics to get clients interested on behalf of the startup
- Using data and analysis to refine decision making: in startups, there is no playbook. You will need to dig into the data, work out who is the ideal customer, and A/B test different tactics and initiatives to see what works
- Working with product and tech leaders: at such an early stage, a CA will be actively liaising between customers and tech teams to evolve the product in a way that suits customers
- Building new channels & growth initiatives: coming up with new methods and strategies to build revenue and pipeline for your startup
- Implement AI & automation across the stack: use agents, LLMs and automation tools to make the GTM function more effectively and improve performance
Is this you?
We are NOT actively looking for people with sales experience. Apply if you have one or more of the following:
- 1–5 years of banking/Finance experience – high pressure environments where you are dealing with demanding clients, sales/trading also fits in here
- 1–5 years of consulting experience – working directly with clients and structuring/solving complex problems
- Founded your own venture – experience of the 0-1 journey first hand
MOST importantly, we want people who:
- Are motivated by exceeding targets & can demonstrate how you’ve done this before.
- Are confident speaking with decision-makers and can build rapport quickly.
- Are highly ambitious & looking for a career that gives you real ownership.
- Are AI Native – fluent in using and deploying AI tools that actually make a difference.
The important stuff
- Average base salaries: £60–80K OTE (depending on startup & role seniority).
- Startups: Seed to Series A, with ~50% of roles not advertised elsewhere.
Need convincing? Hear from our alumni.
How it works
- Apply in under a minute on our website here https://www.jumpstart-uk.com/commercialstream/
- Short virtual interview with the Jumpstart team.
- Create your profile & get exclusive access to high-growth startup sales roles.
On average, it takes ~4 weeks to land an offer and you can do the process alongside your current role.
Apply today and we’ll get you in front of the right founders, fast.
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