Business Development at VC Backed Startup

Business Development Role at VC Backed Startup (£40-80K OTE)

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Break into startup sales. Turn your commercial experience into a high-growth sales career.

At Jumpstart, we help ambitious people land roles at the UK’s most exciting VC-backed startups and ensure they thrive in their roles.

If you’ve spent the last 1–3 years in a customer-facing or sales-adjacent role (recruitment, teaching, estate agency, fundraising, partnerships, hospitality etc.), you’ve already got the skills you need to succeed in sales. We’ll help you make the leap into tech startups.

• Work with high-growth, VC-backed startups - connect directly with founders and sales leaders at some of the UK’s most exciting startups.
• Fast-track into tech sales - startups on Jumpstart actively reach out to candidates like you, so you won’t waste months sending unanswered applications.
• 1:1 interview training & support - tailored prep with startup sales leaders so you go into every stage confident.
• Community & mentorship - join a network of Jumpstart alumni and mentors to help you smash targets and accelerate your career once in role.

While the exact role varies by startup, typical responsibilities include:

• Building the top of the sales funnel: prospecting, outreach, and qualifying leads.
• Working closely with founders or early sales leaders to refine messaging and outreach.
• Speaking directly with decision-makers at startups and scaleups.
• Playing an integral role in a startup’s growth, where every new customer counts.

Progression is often fast, with many SDRs moving into Account Exec or Account Manager roles within 12-18 months. We’ve seen a few of our alumni get promoted to sales team lead within the year (then come back to hire for their team via Jumpstart!).

We’re looking for people who:

• Have 1–3 years of experience in a sales-adjacent or customer-facing role (e.g. recruitment, teaching, estate agency, fundraising, partnerships, hospitality).
• Are motivated by exceeding targets & can demonstrate where you’ve done this before.
• Are confident, persuasive communicators who can build rapport quickly.
• Are ambitious to accelerate their career in sales and open to the fast pace of startups.

Extra points if you’ve:

• Got side hustles, projects or other achievements that show drive and resilience.

• Average base salaries
  : £40–80K OTE (depending on startup & role seniority).
• Startups
  :
  Seed to Series A, with ~50% of roles not advertised elsewhere.
• Time to offer
  :
  On average ~4 weeks, and you can go through the process alongside your current role.

• Apply in under a minute on our website.
• Short virtual interview with the Jumpstart team.
• Create your profile & get exclusive access to high-growth startup sales roles.

👉 Want to launch your startup sales career as an SDR or BDR?

Apply today and we’ll get you in front of the right founders, fast.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Sales, Business Development, and Customer Service

• Technology
• Information and Internet
• Consumer Services