Senior Account Executive, Otta
Mid-Market
£80-96k
OTE
£50-60k
BASE
2+ days a week in office (Hybrid, flexible working from our Old Street Office)
The better way to find a job in tech
Otta Certified
Job no longer available
The better way to find a job in tech
21-100 employees
Otta Certified
Job no longer available
£80-96k
OTE
£50-60k
BASE
2+ days a week in office (Hybrid, flexible working from our Old Street Office)
21-100 employees
Company mission
Our mission is to become the best platform for candidates and companies to find each other. We’ve merged with Welcome to the Jungle, and share a common vision of the need to reinvent the candidate job search experience and make job search less soul-crushing.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone with 4+ years experience managing a 360 sales cycle, including prospecting, pipeline management and delivering a thorough end-to-end sales process
- You have a proven track record of generating pipeline and closing new business revenue
- You have experience with outbound sales, from researching accounts & identifying key contracts to building targeted messaging & closing deals
- Outside of selling, you get energised by leading or taking ownership of cross-collaborative initiatives that create growth opportunities
- For the right candidate, there will be progression opportunities which could include people management so if you have previous experience or a desire to lead a team, we'd love to hear from you
Desirable
- You don't need to have experience in the world of job search, but you do need to be energised by our mission to make the job search less soul-crushing
What the job involves
- It’s an exciting time to join our Sales team, as historically almost all of our sales have been inbound. We dialled up outbound activities 6 months ago and have already seen great results, so we want to scale these efforts
- You'll be a key member of the Sales team at Otta, landing great companies on our platform, so that we can help even more candidates to secure their dream job
- You’ll be reporting to Steph (Head of Sales), and work closely with our Commercial leaders Caroline (Country Manager), Lauren (CS Lead) & Abby (Head of Revenue Ops) to drive behavioural change amongst companies and help solve some of the biggest problems that make job search so frustrating today
- You’ll test and iterate on ideas to flush out a high quality pipeline, and improve the efficiency of the Sales team - while ensuring we anticipate, manage and influence companies that aren’t ready to commit
- Our culture is one where you’re encouraged to challenge our processes and show initiative. We encourage everyone to offer their input and perspective on what could be improved or iterated!
Application process
- Exploratory call with Claudia, (UK People Partner), to understand your motivations, experience to date, & answer any initial questions you have (30 mins)
- Mock sales meeting with Steph (Head of Sales) to test your core sales skills, including a follow-up written assignment (45 mins)
- Skills interview with Steph & Marion (BDR Team Lead) to discuss your approach to certain scenarios, specific to Otta and the role, and your working style (60 mins)
- Values interview with Caroline (Country Manager) or Sarah (Head of Finance) to discuss what you might bring to the role, how you might embody our values, and any final questions from you (45 minutes)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Looking for a job is a frustrating experience. It’s incredibly hard to find a good match. Job adverts lack useful information like salary and diversity data. Companies sometimes never respond. Otta was created in 2019 to make finding a job in tech less soul crushing.
In January 2024, Otta merged with Welcome to the Jungle. Our ambition is to become a global leader in the world of work, and help candidates and companies find each other through our job matching, recruiter solutions including employer brand, and media.
Otta and Welcome to the Jungle both believe in a future of work based on the power of matching. Both companies share the same DNA that disrupts market conventions and are obsessed with helping people find exciting and meaningful work.
Insights
Most candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
62% female employees
280% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Inspiring mission
"We've all had terrible experiences when trying to find a new role - it's at best tolerable and at worst utterly soul destroying. Because of Otta's..."
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Aug 2020
$2.9m
SEED
Total funding: $24.1m
Company benefits
- 24 days of annual leave + bank holidays
- In addition, we have a winter break where the office closes from 25 December to 1 January, so everyone can recharge
- We are trialling a 4 day week from June to December 2024, so everyone gets every Friday off
- £1,000 self-care allowance to spend each year on your wellness or personal development
- Universal parental leave - 13 weeks' full pay, 13 weeks' half pay, 13 weeks' statutory pay (if you have been with us for at least 6 months), 13 weeks' unpaid (optional)
- Health insurance with AVIVA, including dental and optician cover
- Breakfast, snacks and drinks at the office every day
- Lunch at the office every second Wednesday
- Cycle-to-work scheme with GCI (no £1,000 limit)
Company values
- Candidates first — Otta was started to make job search less soul crushing. Our main focus is meticulously crafting the best experience for candidates
- There for each other — Startups are hard, but more enjoyable when working with great people. We are supportive and generous with our time, whether it's giving feedback or brightening up someone's day
- We challenge because we care — We believe challenge allows us to reach new heights. From personal development to product design, we challenge because we care about each other and Otta’s success
- What’s the return? — We like to make a lot happen with a little. Doing this requires an evaluation of return on investment, and discipline to work on the problems that will have the biggest impact
- What would it take to learn faster? — Speed of iteration typically beats quality of iteration. We move fast when it helps us learn faster - we feel safe taking risks, finding smart shortcuts, or shipping experiments
- What could exceptional look like? — Our standards are high, and there are moments where it's worth pushing them further. We're comfortable asking hard questions to explore how to make something exceptional
Company HQ
Finsbury, London, UK
Founders
Jeremy Cledat
(CEO of Welcome to the Jungle)Previously work in venture capital firms for 6 years, then created Welcome to the Jungle in 2015.
Caroline Fischer
(Country Manager of Otta)Grew her career in commercial, operational and leadership roles in tech companies - big and small - in London.
People progressing
Abby joined Otta as a Business Operations Associate and was promoted to Customer Success Lead after 7 months. She is now Head of Commercial Operations.
Sarah joined Otta as a Finance Lead and was promoted to Head of Finance after one year with the company.
Diversity & Inclusion at Otta
Claudia Gallon (People Partner)
- Though we’re quite early in our journey, our employees are starting to roll out initiatives that help us to better understand and empathise with each other and the world around us. We collect meaningful data in our onboarding survey, conduct privilege awareness workshops as part of employee onboarding, and anonymise tasks during interview processes to eliminate bias. Diverse employees make for an inclusive product.
- We’re committed to a feedback-driven and transparent culture, as we work to make Otta a workplace where everyone feels welcome and all voices are heard. An environment where conversations between socially different people are seen as opportunities to learn, anticipate alternative viewpoints, and generally grow our business.
- We’re continually iterating our product to do better. We collect meaningful diversity data from companies to inform candidates about gender split, we create transparency through sharing salary ranges, we donate to social mobility causes every time someone secures a new role through Otta. And there is so much more to come. We’re thankful for the opportunity to listen to and learn from our candidates.
- Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are integral to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Our Women’s Group, LGBTQIA+ Group, Disability Group, and Black Employee Network provide vital support and advocacy, creating spaces for connection, growth, and empowerment. Through these ERGs, we celebrate diversity and ensure every employee can bring their whole self to work.
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