An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a high-growth AI start-up as its first dedicated commercial hire.
The business has developed an innovative platform focused on helping industrial and operational organisations optimise complex systems through advanced modelling and intelligent decision-making tools.
Having already secured early enterprise engagement and been recognised as a particularly exciting growth prospect within the sector, the company is now entering its next phase of commercial expansion.
The organisation has recently been awarded Innovate UK funding in recognition of both the strength of the technology and its future market potential.
This role offers the opportunity to work directly alongside the Founder to help build the commercial function from the ground up within a highly innovative and technically sophisticated business.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on business development role focused on generating new conversations, understanding operational challenges, and converting opportunities into pilot programmes and long-term partnerships.
Key responsibilities will include:
Identifying and engaging prospective customers through proactive outbound activity
Conducting cold outreach campaigns via phone, LinkedIn, and email
Speaking with operational leaders to understand inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and operational pain points
Qualifying opportunities and coordinating demonstrations with the technical team
Supporting the conversion of prospects into pilot subscriptions and commercial partnerships
Helping shape outreach strategy, messaging, and early commercial processes as the company scales
Building relationships with senior stakeholders across industrial and operational environments
This is not a passive account management role.
Success will come from being proactive, commercially driven, resilient, and comfortable initiating conversations with senior decision-makers.
Candidate Profile
The company is open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds, particularly individuals who combine technical credibility with strong communication and business development capability.
Suitable backgrounds may include:
Engineering, scientific, mathematical, or technical undergraduate education, combined with recruitment, consultative sales, technical business development, or commercially focused client-facing roles
Experience involving outbound sales, cold calling, or pipeline generation
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Intellectual curiosity and the ability to quickly grasp technical concepts
A self-starting mentality with enthusiasm for joining an early-stage, entrepreneurial environment
Applicants do not need to be deep technical experts, as they will work closely with a highly specialised technical team during demonstrations and solution discussions.
Why Join?
Opportunity to become the first commercial hire within a rapidly growing AI start-up
Direct exposure to the Founder and senior leadership team
Chance to help shape commercial strategy from an early stage
Backed by Innovate UK funding and strong market momentum
Significant opportunity for progression as the business scales
Highly entrepreneurial environment with autonomy and influence
Exposure to cutting-edge AI applications solving real operational problems
This role would particularly suit an ambitious individual looking to combine technical interest with a highly commercial, relationship-driven role within a fast-growth technology environment.
Zest Scientific is actively shortlisting for this opportunity.
To apply or request further information, please send your CV to: ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: London, England
Start: ASAP
Salary / Rate: Bonus
Posted: 2026-05-15 09:28:22
Simulation & Modelling Engineer - Cambridge - Cutting‑Edge Technology Projects
I'm supporting a growing engineering team in Cambridge who are looking to bring in an experienced Simulation & Modelling Engineer to work on a range of technically challenging, concept‑driven projects.
This is a role for someone who enjoys diving into complex systems, understanding how they behave, and turning that insight into robust models that guide real‑world engineering decisions.
You'll be working closely with multidisciplinary teams made up of physicists, engineers, mathematicians and designers, contributing to early‑stage ideas, shaping system behaviour, and helping to turn concepts into functioning prototypes.
The work is fast‑paced, varied, and ideal for someone who thrives on solving difficult problems with a mix of analytical thinking and hands‑on engineering.
The position centres around building and refining mathematical models using MATLAB and Simulink, analysing system interactions, and supporting the development of new technologies.
You'll draw on your background in physics, electronics, mathematics or a related discipline, and you'll bring industry experience that allows you to approach challenges with both rigour and creativity.
Experience within defence is helpful but absolutely not essential — strong fundamentals and curiosity matter more.
You'll be involved in model‑based systems engineering, developing physics‑driven models, shaping system architectures, and contributing to test environments and code reviews.
Any exposure to hardware‑in‑the‑loop, DSP, radar signal processing or embedded code generation would be a welcome bonus, but the team is open‑minded and supportive of people who want to broaden their skillset.
The organisation is continuing to scale, offering a genuinely collaborative environment with modern labs, a flat structure, and the freedom to contribute ideas from day one.
You'll be surrounded by people who enjoy pushing boundaries, sharing knowledge, and working on technology that has real‑world impact.
Strong benefits, professional development opportunities, and a culture built around trust and autonomy are all part of the package.
Due to the nature of the work, you will need to be eligible for UK security clearance.
If this sounds like the kind of challenge you've been looking for, apply now or risk missing out.
To discuss the position in more detail, you can contact Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices, Biotech and DeepTech Recruitment at Newton Colmore, on +44 121 268 2240.
You can also submit your CV and a member of the team will be in touch to talk through next steps. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Cambridge, England
Salary / Rate: Pension, bonus, medical etc.
Posted: 2026-05-05 13:14:13
