Location: London (Oval)
Type: Full-time (Hybrid- 4 days in office)
Salary: £34,000- £44,000 OTE
About us:
Our mission is to change the world of healthcare recruitment. Pharmacies and opticians provide a vital service to their communities, but without the right staffing, they can’t provide that care. If a pharmacy does not have a pharmacist on site, it is required to close, preventing patients from accessing medicine. There were over 20,000 pharmacy closures in 2022 alone. We’re going to change that.
Using our online platform, pharmacies, and opticians have access to thousands of fully verified pharmacists and optometrists, who they can book at a click of a button. Think uber for locums.
We’ve had significant early traction so we are looking to expand this team to continue driving growth across the UK. We are well-funded by high-profile investors and are led by start-up veterans behind two of London's most prominent tech companies.
We have recently raised our Series B funding of $37mil, the largest round in European EdTech this year. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and be part of a high growth start-up that is expanding rapidly in the UK and US markets!
Your chance to make a difference:
This is your chance to join a high-growth tech startup on the ground floor. We are passionate about learning and development and aim to maximise both your personal and career growth.
We're looking for enthusiastic, mission-driven people who fit our values and are passionate about what we do. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match the job description.
What will you be doing?
Own the relationship with pharmacies and opticians including new business, expansion, and retention
Call pharmacies and opticians to build pipeline for short and long-term bookings
Maintain constructive relationships with locums and stores to ensure retention and repeat business
Qualify long-term roles from customers and screen locum candidates to fulfill bookings
Work collaboratively with the sales, operations, and the technology team to continuously improve efficiency in delivering value to opticians and pharmacies
Get your hands dirty.
Like any true start-up, no two weeks will be the same and a general interest in mucking in and just getting the job done is crucial
Get creative by digging into what customers really need and develop valuable solutions for the problems you find
Who we are looking for:
Top performer that wants to be part of a high-performing, motivated team
Proven track record of hitting sales or recruitment targets
Confident in developing outbound pipeline and handling objections
Growth mindset — dedicated to growing your skills as a professional
Strong bias to action
Previous experience working with pharmacies or opticians is a plus but not essential
What's in it for you?
Work that you want to talk about
Competitive salary
25 days of holiday (in line with UK holidays)
Fun-loving, tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference
Ownership in the company
Central London office with perks like fresh fruit, bike parking, showers, and an on-site gym and café
Fun-loving, tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference
1-1 coaching
Life Insurance
Health Insurance
Diversity and Inclusion
At Zen, we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion, where everyone is respected, valued, and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment where our team can thrive, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, religion, or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion help us create a fairer, more compassionate environment for all.
We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives — just like the locums who work through Zen and the patients at the pharmacies and opticians we support. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where people’s voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.
We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all. We seek out diverse opinions, beliefs, and experiences because they collectively make us stronger; we’ve had former teachers, pilots, fundraisers, engineers, lawyers, marketers, social media experts and more join our team.
What We Do
At Zen our mission is to change the world of education recruitment. Schools spend over £2bn a year on agency staff, with over £600m per year of that spent on fees that go straight to recruitment agencies. So far, we've saved UK schools over £14m in supply teaching recruitment costs, and that number grows every day, allowing schools to invest further into children’s wellbeing and attainment.
We're not just redefining recruitment; we’re upskilling our supply staff to provide the highest quality teachers and TAs to schools. Each supply staff member is Level 2 Safeguarding trained, guaranteeing the safety and wellbeing of children in your school.
Using our online platform, schools can access hundreds of fully vetted high-quality teacher & TA profiles, who they can book instantly at the click of a button. We don't stop at just providing a platform – we have a dedicated school success team here to support you every step of the way. When you succeed, we succeed!
