Opportunity | Founding Sales Development Rep | IT Tech | Start-up | UK (hybrid)

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working on behalf of a IT Tech start-up who are seeking to hire a FOUNDING SDR from an elite sporting background to join their growing team in the UK.

What you’ll do:

• Market strategy, outreach, and revenue forecasting.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £35-40k + £15k (uncapped) commission. Year 1 OTE = £50-55k 
• Hybrid working environment.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.

Please contact angus@athlete-origin.com for more information.

Opportunity | Business Development Executive | FinTech | Start-up | London (hybrid)

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working with a global FinTech company who are seeking to hire an Business Development Executive (BDE) from an elite sporting background, to accelerate the growth of their sales organisation.

Our partners are a FinTech company specialising in providing fast, flexible, and fair financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Through their platform they offer credit lines and loans up to £1 million, with terms ranging from one day to two years. This approach enables quick lending decisions, often within 24 hours, without the complex paperwork associated with traditional bank loans. After seeing success in hiring athletes into this role previously, they are looking for a BDE with an elite sporting background to come and join the rapidly growing team.

What you’ll do:

• Market strategy, outreach, and revenue forecasting.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales would be a benefit. However, they do provide full training and give you all the tools to be successful.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £30k base salary + 45k OTE (including commission) Year 1 = circa £75k.
• Hybrid working environment.
• 3 days in the office with 2 days WFH.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.
• Clear progression pathway to Account Executive.

Please contact craig@athlete-origin.com for more information.

Opportunity | Business Development Associate | Sustainability Tech | Scale-up | Cambridge & Glasgow (hybrid)

Athlete Origin are excited to be working on behalf of a Sustainability Tech scale-up who are seeking to hire a Sales Exec from an elite sporting background to join their growing team in Cambridge & Glasgow.

Our partners, specialize in distributing components for renewable energy systems, including solar panels, batteries, electric vehicle chargers, heat pumps and related items. They have earned recognition as the top renewable's distributor in the UK in both 2020 and 2022. Handling approximately 50,000 orders annually and employing over 120 individuals across their locations in the UK and Ireland. In addition to their growing team and streamlined operations, they offer a suite of user-friendly web tools facilitating design and ordering processes 

What you’ll do:

• Market strategy, outreach, and revenue forecasting.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales would be a benefit. However, we do provide full training and give you all the tools to be successful.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £28-32k base salary + plus discretionary bonus (2.5k) + plus annual profit share bonus (circa £8-10k).
• No experience needed.
• hybrid working environment.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.
• Company with a proven track record of hiring, developing, and integrating ex elite athletes into their organisation.

Please contact craig@athlete-origin.com for more information.

Opportunity | Insise Sales Rep | Construction Tech | Start-up | USA (Remote)

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working on behalf of a Construction Tech start-up who are seeking to hire a Inside Sales Rep from an elite sporting background to join their growing team in the USA.

What you’ll do:

• Market strategy, outreach, and revenue forecasting.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales is a bonus.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the USA.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• $60k base salary + UNCAPPED commission - Year 1 = $85-90k
• Equity package.
• Remote working environment with own budget, so you can build your perfect set up.
• Personal development budget, so you can become the best version of you
• Health Insurance or 401K options
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.

Please contact angus@athlete-origin.com for more information.

Opportunity | Sales Development Rep | Marketing Tech | Start-up | London (hybrid)

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working with a global Marketing Tech company who are seeking to hire an Sales Development Rep (SDR) from an elite sporting background, to accelerate the growth of their sales organisation.

Our partners are a leading Customer-Led Marketing platform that empowers brands to drive measurable growth by orchestrating hyper-personalised, multichannel campaigns at scale. Leveraging advanced AI, predictive analytics, and customer data, they enable marketers to understand their customers deeply, segment them intelligently, and deliver the right message at the right time across email, mobile, web, and more. Trusted by top consumer brands worldwide, they help businesses increase customer loyalty, maximise lifetime value, and turn data into actionable marketing strategies. They are looking for an SDR to join their team in London as a result of a previous SDR being internally promoted! 

What you’ll do:

• Market strategy, outreach, and revenue forecasting.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales would be a benefit. However, they do provide full training and give you all the tools to be successful.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £35-40k base salary + UNCAPPED OTE (including commission) Year 1 = circa £55-60k.
• Hybrid working environment.
• 2 days in the office with 3 days WFH.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.
• Clear progression pathway to Account Executive.

Please contact craig@athlete-origin.com for more information.

Opportunity | Business Development Rep | Legal Tech | Scale-up | New York (Remote)

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working on behalf of a Leagl Tech scale-up who are seeking to hire a BDR from an elite sporting background to join their growing team in Miami.

Our partners have quickly become the leading design tool focused on professional services (legal, accountancy and financial institutions). It helps to quickly transform the complicated ideas often encountered in these industries into attractive, visually impactful diagrams. Since launching they have opened a second office in the US & UK, secured several million dollars in investment funding and procured thousands of users across 6 continents.

What you’ll do:

• Market strategy, outreach, and revenue forecasting.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales would be a benefit. However, we do provide full training and give you all the tools to be successful.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the USA.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• $60k base salary + OTE (including commission) Year 1 - $80-85k.
• Remote working environment - with plans for a NYC office.
• 22 days holiday + national holidays + health Insurance + dental + vision through Vensure.
• ClassPass or Gym membership.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.
• Company with a proven track record of hiring, developing, and integrating ex elite athletes into their organisation.

Please contact craig@athlete-origin.com for more information.

Opportunity | Sales Development Rep | Health Tech | Start-up | London (hybrid)

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working with a global Legal Tech company who are seeking to hire an Sales Development Rep (SDR) from an elite sporting background, to accelerate the growth of their sales organisation.

Our partners are a SaaS driven Health Tech company which empowers businesses to cultivate healthier, more productive workplaces by addressing health challenges before they arise. Their cutting-edge solutions integrate computer vision, biomechanics, and clinical decision-support technologies to address musculoskeletal (MSK) issues such as back, neck, and shoulder pain - enhancing employee wellbeing and ensuring employer compliance.

What you’ll do:

• Market strategy, outreach, and revenue forecasting.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales would be a benefit. However, they do provide full training and give you all the tools to be successful.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £35k base salary + UNCAPPED OTE (including commission) Year 1 = circa £45-50k.
• Hybrid working environment.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.
• Meaningful share options, so that you own a part of the company.

Please contact craig@athlete-origin.com for more information.

Opportunity | Recruitment Consultant| Finance & Operations | Scale-up | London

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working with a global Recruitment company who are seeking to hire a Recruitment Consultant from an elite sporting background, to accelerate the growth of their sales organisation.

Placing purpose above profit, our client thinks and acts differently to other Search and Recruitment companies. Recruitment is a two-sided business development role where you are pitching a service to companies (your recruitment services) and facilitating job opportunities for people. Our client sources the Finance/Accounting & Operations talent that makes Organisations around the world thrive!! Their core values sit at the very heart of what they do.

What you’ll do:

• Market strategy, outreach, and revenue forecasting.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect new customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Convert inbound marketing leads into opportunities.
• Manage sales pipeline including phone, video, and in person interactions.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales would be a benefit. However, we do provide full training and give you all the tools to be successful.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £25-35k base salary + OTE (including commission) Year 1 - £45-50k.
• 4.5 day working week. Monday-Thursday in the office, half day Fridays!!
• Uncapped Commission Scheme.
• Private Health Insurance and 50% of Gym Membership.
• 1x company weekend away (paid for by Harmonic!)
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.
• Company with a proven track record of hiring, developing, and integrating ex elite athletes into their organisation.

Please contact craig@athlete-origin.com for more information.

Opportunity | Exec Search Consultant | Recruitment | Scale-up | London (in-office)

Athlete Origin are delighted to be working with a global Executive Search and Consulting firm who are seeking to hire an Exec Search Consultant from an elite sporting background, to accelerate the growth of their sales organisation.

Our clients are a prestigious Executive Search and Consulting firm with decades of expertise in linking industry professionals with businesses, from ground-breaking start-ups to globally recognized enterprises. By leveraging innovative strategies, advanced technology, and in-depth research, they are committed to fostering long-term, sustainable partnerships by delivering top-tier talent. Their ongoing investment in both their team and technology ensures that their consultants remain highly skilled, knowledgeable, and efficient - equipping them with the expertise necessary for success as consultants and future business leaders.

What you’ll do:

• Meet with candidates in-person/virtually to qualify their skill set and career aspirations.
• Meet with clients in-person/virtually to understand their business, growth plans, and qualify vacancies.
• In-depth research into your industry so you become an expert in your field.
• Headhunt candidates for difficult to fill retained vacancies.
• Negotiating contracts of employment with candidates/terms of business with clients.
• Consistently achieve revenue targets.

What you’ll need:

• Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with peers, prospects and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade in a business environment.
• A professional attitude, conduct and appearance.
• Previous exposure to sales would be a benefit. However, they do provide full training and give you all the tools to be successful.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £27k base salary + DOUBLE OTE (including commission) Year 1 = circa £50-55k.
• Office working environment - 5 days per week on-site.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.
• Company with a proven track record of hiring, developing, and integrating ex elite athletes into their organisation.

Please contact craig@athlete-origin.com for more information.