Opportunity | Founding Business Development Rep | AI Tech | Start-up | NYC (hybrid)

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

Our clients are a venture-backed, AI-first SaaS company that’s redefining how the world’s largest retailers price, forecast demand, and drive profitability. Their machine-learning platform automates pricing and marketing decisions, delivering up to 10% revenue and profit lift for global brands. After triple-digit growth and rapid expansion in Europe, our client is scaling its NYC go-to-market team and hiring a driven, hungry SDR to help break into the American market. This role will engage senior retail and ecommerce leaders, book strategic meetings, and play a key role in fueling growth for a fast-scaling sales organization. 

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 US.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• $70-80k UNCAPPED OTE (commission). Year 1 OTE = $105-115k 
• Hybrid working environment.
• Equity packge.
• Hyper-growth, real ownership, clear path to AE.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.

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

Opportunity | Commercial Enablement Executive | Ed Tech | Scale-up | UK&I (remote)

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

Recognised as one of the top Start-ups in 2025, a list celebrating the fastest-growing, most in-demand young companies redefining their sectors - our clients have shown rapid growth from 5 to 50 employees in just 3 years and consistent year-on-year profit growth, this is a company on the rise. 

What you’ll do:

• Track pipeline health and proactively identify potential blockers or delays in commercial opportunities.
• Manage stakeholder communications and timelines for complex proposals, RFQs and tender responses.
• Handle commercial documentation including SOWs, proposals, business cases and requirement mapping.
• Develop and maintain high-quality commercial collateral including slide deck versions of proposals and business cases.
• Maintain accurate CRM data and deal progression tracking across all assigned opportunities.

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?

• £28-30k base salary + £5-8k OTE (uncapped commission) Year 1 = approx £32-35k.
• Remote working environment.
• 2-day meet ups monthly to work as a unit
• Fast-track progression to full-cycle Account Executive (AE), Customer Success (CS), Senior Enablement, or Strategic Commercial roles (6–8 months).
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.

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

Opportunity | Business Development Rep | AI Tech | Start-up | UK (hybrid)

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

Recognised in the Top 50 Fastest Growing Tech companies - our clients are transforming how organisations create bids, proposals, and complex written content using cutting-edge generative AI. hashtaBacked by top-tier global investors, they’re scaling quickly and investing heavily in their sales talent.

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.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £35k + £17.5k OTE (commission). Year 1 OTE = £52.5k 
• EQUITY + benefits
• Hybrid working environment.
• Clear progression path:
  2+ 100% quarters within a year promotes you to Snr BDR and onto AE FastTrack programme. 
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.

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

Opportunity | Sales Development Rep | ConTech | Start-up | UK (hybrid)

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

Our clients are a powerhouse construction-tech platform transforming how the world’s most complex, high-risk projects get work done. Their Control of Works platform replaces paper-heavy, fragmented processes with a single intelligent system trusted on nuclear, rail (HS2), utilities, and major infrastructure projects.

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.
• High performance sporting background.
• Right to work in the UK.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• £35-40k + UNCAPPED OTE (commission). Year 1 OTE = £50-60k 
• 1.5% commission on closed deals.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Progress into six-figure deals as an Account Executive.
• High performance culture with strong emphasis on learning and development.

Please contact craig@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 | Recruitment Consultant| Finance & Operations | Scale-up | Boston

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 USA.

Why should ex athletes consider this opportunity?

• $45-55k base salary + DOUBLE OTE (including commission) Year 1 - $90-100k.
• 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.