As a Commercial Associate, you will work directly with the CEO to scale the business from an early product to a repeatable company. You’ll own the go-to-market playbook, manage end-to-end customer proposals, and be on-site at factories to ensure successful robot deployments while automating internal operations using cutting-edge AI and workflow tools.
Commercial Associate at Whistle Robotics
Join Whistle Robotics as a Commercial Associate and work directly with a repeat-founder CEO to bring Physical AI to the factory floor. This is a founding-team opportunity where you'll build the GTM playbook, automate operations with AI tools like Claude and n8n, and deploy task-specific robots that solve labor shortages for SME manufacturers. If you have 1-3 years of high-growth experience and want to transition from strategy to real-world execution in a well-equipped London lab, this is the ground-floor role you've been looking for.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Whistle Robotics
Role overview
Whistle Robotics is making automation accessible to every factory.
Our mission is to help small and medium-sized manufacturers increase productivity, extend machine utilisation, and overcome labour shortages.
We do this by building intelligent, task-specific robots that can be deployed quickly and easily, starting with CNC machine tending.
What you will do
- Build the go-to-market playbook by testing marketing channels, outbound sales motions, and trial structures to refine how the company wins customers.
- Own customer proposals end-to-end, including qualifying opportunities, building ROI cases, coordinating technical engineering input, and managing deals through to signed contracts.
- Systematically automate commercial and operational processes using AI and workflow tools like Claude and n8n to ensure the company scales efficiently.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 1–3 years of experience in a high-intensity environment such as a startup, management consulting, finance, or commercial operations.
- Demonstrates a practical, action-oriented mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and move seamlessly between strategy and site-based execution.
- Is a fast-learning generalist who is confident using AI tools to amplify their output and building trust with factory owners and operators.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join the founding team of a robotics startup at the ground floor with a significant equity stake and direct influence on the company’s trajectory.
- Work alongside founders with deep expertise in manufacturing exits and advanced AI software from industry leaders like CloudNC and Autodesk.
- Drive real-world impact by deploying physical robots that enable local manufacturers to reshore production and solve critical labor shortages today.
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