Account Conversion (Sales) Volunteer

About the Opportunity

Opportunity Description

Join SkilledUp Life, an early-stage tech startup as an Account Conversion (Sales) Volunteer, dedicating 3 hours daily (Monday-Friday) over 60 Volunteer days to convert tech founders who have created company accounts but have not yet subscribed into paying customers.

We are looking for exceptional individuals who can close sales. You must have closed sales before and have demonstrable experience in the full sales cycle. Experience in closing subscription-based sales is an advantage in landing this Volunteer Opportunity.

You will be collaborating directly with our CEO as well as the rest of the organisation.

Company Needs

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort reaching out to warm prospects via email, phone and video calls.
• Understanding of subscription/SaaS business models.
• Familiarity with CRM tools (HubSpot, Salesforce) or willingness to learn.
• Empathetic listening skills to understand user hesitations and objections.
• For experienced professionals: Consultative selling expertise and pattern recognition on buying signals.

What you will do

Volunteer Activities

• Review the list of accounts created but not yet subscribed to identify conversion opportunities.
• Reach out via personalised emails to understand user needs and address hesitations.
• Conduct short discovery calls to help users see the value in subscribing.
• Answer questions about features, pricing and use cases to remove conversion barriers.
• Follow up systematically with warm prospects across multiple touchpoints.
• Track conversion activities and outcomes in the CRM.
• Gather feedback on why users hesitate to subscribe and share insights with product/marketing teams.
• For experienced professionals: Handle higher-value prospects and mentor team on conversion best practices.

What you will gain

Experience and Skills Gained

• Conversion optimisation and free-to-paid customer journey management.
• Consultative selling and objection handling for warm prospects.
• SaaS subscription sales fundamentals.
• CRM management and pipeline tracking.
• For early-career: Practical sales experience with warm, interested prospects.
• For experienced: Application of sales expertise to modern subscription business models.

Disclaimer

This is a voluntary position, i.e. there is no direct financial compensation, a promise of future paid work or any taxable benefit in kind.

Endorsements

Once a satisfactory outcome is delivered, we will:

• Provide a testimonial against your profile on SkilledUp Life.
• Allow you to add the Company Name to your LinkedIn Profile.
• Provide a Letter of Recommendation (LoR).

For Volunteer team mates who deliver exceptional results:

• Provide a LinkedIn testimonial when requested.
• Write a LinkedIn post thanking you for your contribution.
• Provide further references, when required (we have the right to reject these)

Opportunity Category

N/A

Requirement

Years of Experience: N/A

Minimum Qualification: N/A

Duration

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Application Deadline

Closing on 30 Aug46 days to go

Company Details

Description:

We bring 60,000+ skilled Volunteer Professionals and tech founders together to build tech companies whilst helping volunteers gain the experience and skills needed to improve career prospects. SkilledUp Life is a life-companion product where you can dip in and out every time you need to upskill or put newly acquired knowledge into practice. We are governed by our own strict rules to provide a fair playing field.

Category: Marketplace

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Website: https://skilledup.life