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Join Sage’s Graduate Sales Excellence Programme, rotating across sales and customer-facing teams to develop skills in business development, customer success, account management, and commercial growth.Job DescriptionAt Sage, innovation starts with our people. With over 13,000 colleagues across 40 locations worldwide, supporting over 2 million customers, we’re united by a shared purpose: to transform the way millions of businesses work. As a global leader in AI, finance and HR software, we harness cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking ideas to simplify complexity and drive progress. At Sage, you’ll join a high achieving culture that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning. Together, we’re shaping the future of business software.Start your career with Sage in the UK and make an impact from day one. Our ethos is simple: to help businesses thrive so they can support their communities and drive economic progress. At Sage, you’ll find a high performing environment where your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your work will add value from day one. Start your journey with us and help shape the future of business across the UK and beyond.Why join Sage as a graduate?At Sage, we believe your career should start with opportunity, growth, and purpose. As a graduate, you’ll benefit from structured training and development programs designed to build your skills and confidence from day one. You’ll also have access to Sage Foundation, our global initiative that gives you five paid volunteer days each year to make a positive impact in your community.You’ll join exceptional teams where you will have the chance to learn from experts, connect with peers, and grow a global professional network. At Sage, we’re committed to helping you shape your future, offering clear career pathways and opportunities to innovate and make a real difference.What will you be involved in?Our Graduate Sales Excellence Programme is designed for graduates who are ambitious, commercially curious, and passionate about building relationships and driving business growth. You will experience core areas of our sales organisation, developing a rounded understanding of the full customer lifecycle from first contact to long-term partnership.During the graduate programme, you will work in two or more of the following teams:CS FoundationYou will start with a foundational rotation in Customer Success, building an understanding of how customers adopt Sage products, realise value, and make decisions about renewal or growth. By the end of this rotation, you will be able to:• Use customer health, adoption, usage, and engagement data to identify churn risks, value opportunities, and expansion signals.• Build clear value stories that connect Sage capability to customer outcomes, including time saved, risk reduced, and efficiency gained.• Support renewal readiness by maintaining accurate CRM data, updating customer status, and contributing structured recommendations.• Run adoption and value check-ins with growing independence, coordinating with Product, Support, or Services to resolve blockers.• Produce a concise Customer Success case example showing how your work protected revenue, improved adoption, or created expansion readiness.Sales DevelopmentYou will help identify, qualify, and engage potential customers, learning how to prospect, handle objections, and communicate Sage’s value clearly. This rotation builds the core habits of a successful sales career, including resilience, curiosity, and confident communication.Retention and RenewalYou will work with existing customers to help them continue seeing value from Sage and renew with confidence. This rotation develops your account management, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, while showing how renewal conversations can create growth opportunities.New Customer AcquisitionYou will support the team in winning new business, from early discovery through to signed contract. This rotation strengthens your consultative selling skills, commercial judgement, and ability to build clear business cases for customers.Channel and Partner SalesYou will support Sage’s channel partners and resellers, helping them position and sell Sage solutions effectively. This rotation gives you a broader view of sales, partner enablement, and how Sage reaches customers at scale.Please note that this is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office.Key ResponsibilitiesDuring your time on the programme, you could also be involved in:• Manage a pipeline of opportunities across your rotation area, tracking activity, progress, and priorities in Sage’s CRM.• Conduct discovery calls and needs assessments to understand customer and prospect goals.• Prepare and deliver tailored presentations and demos that translate complex software into clear business value.• Collaborate with marketing, product, and customer success teams to create a joined-up customer experience.• Analyse sales data, pipeline metrics, and AI-enabled tools to identify trends, prioritise activity, and improve productivity.This development programme is designed to give you meaningful, hands-on experience across the full sales organisation from day one. With the support and space to learn, ask questions, and grow, you will build the skills, commercial acumen, and confidence needed for a long-term career in sales or business development.What we’re looking forTo be eligible for this role, a Business, Management or Marketing degree would be advantageous, however we will consider a degree in any discipline. What matters most is your motivation, your ability to communicate, and your commercial curiosity.• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to present ideas clearly and persuasively.• Commercial awareness and confidence working with data, including pipeline metrics and the financial drivers of a business.• The ability to build trusted relationships with customers, colleagues, and partners, adapting your communication style to different audiences.• A proactive, resilient, and results-driven mindset, with curiosity about how businesses work and the confidence to keep improving.• An interest in technology, AI tools, and how software can help customers solve real business challenges. Prior customer-facing, sales, or commercial experience would be advantageous.Benefits of working at Sage include• Generous holiday plus bank holidays from day one• Five learning days and five volunteering days each year• Private healthcare, digital GP, and wellbeing support• Competitive pension with Sage contributions• Paid parental leave and the option to work from abroad for up to 10 weeks a year

Posted 4 days ago

Graduate Software Engineer programme focused on developing and delivering software features, testing and maintaining applications while gaining experience across the full software development lifecycle in an agile team.Job DescriptionAt Sage, innovation starts with our people. With over 13,000 colleagues across 40 locations worldwide, supporting over 2 million customers, we’re united by a shared purpose: to transform the way millions of businesses work. As a global leader in AI, finance and HR software, we harness cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking ideas to simplify complexity and drive progress. At Sage, you’ll join a high achieving culture that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning—because together, we’re shaping the future of business software.Start your career with Sage in the UK and make an impact from day one. Our ethos is simple: to help businesses thrive so they can support their communities and drive economic progress. At Sage, you’ll find a high performing environment where your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your work will add value from day one. Start your journey with us and help shape the future of business across the UK and beyond.Why join Sage as a graduate?At Sage, we believe your career should start with opportunity, growth, and purpose. As a graduate, you’ll benefit from structured training and development programs designed to build your skills and confidence from day one. You’ll also have access to Sage Foundation, our global initiative that gives you five paid volunteer days each year to make a positive impact in your community.You’ll join exceptional teams where you will have the chance to learn from experts, connect with peers, and grow a global professional network. At Sage, we’re committed to helping you shape your future, offering clear career pathways and opportunities to innovate and make a real difference.Please note that this is a hybrid opportunity with a minimum of three days per week in the office.Key ResponsibilitiesWhat will you be involved in?We believe the best software engineers build strong foundations by experiencing different parts of the product lifecycle, from building customer facing features to ensuring quality and reliability at scale. As a Graduate Software Engineer, you’ll develop your technical skills while contributing to real products and services, supported by structured learning, coaching, and hands on delivery with an agile teamDuring your time on the programme, you could be involved in:• Building and improving software features and services, working across the full development lifecycle from design and development through to delivery and maintenance• Working on back end and/or front end components, learning how systems are designed, built and integrated to create great customer experiences• Collaborating closely with QA, Product and other team members to understand requirements, test outcomes and deliver high quality releases as part of an agile (SCRUM) team• Learning software quality practices, including writing and executing test cases, identifying defects and developing skills in automated testing• Taking part in mentoring, training and hands on learning to build both technical capability and wider product and business understanding• Exploring modern engineering practices and tools, including how emerging technologies can be used to improve quality, efficiency and productivityThis programme is designed to give you meaningful, hands on experience from day one, with the support and space to learn, ask questions and grow, helping you build the skills, confidence and experience needed for a long term career in software engineering.To be eligible for this role, you’ll need to have a Computer Science Degree (or equivalent) alongside• Experience with at least one programming language and a solid understanding of coding fundamentals• Ability to apply problem solving skills using code, demonstrated through academic or practical projects• Familiarity with basic software development practices such as version control, testing, and debugging• The aptitude and motivation to learn new technologies and programming languages• Self-starting attitude; open to new challenges• A curious mindset that embraces innovation• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work effectively with colleagues across the globe.• Experience of using AI, and an interest in continuous development of AI skills as the technology evolves.Benefits of working at Sage include• 25 days holiday + bank holidays from day one• Paid time to learn (5 learning days a year)• Paid time to give back (5 volunteering days a year)• Private healthcare, digital GP & wellbeing support• Competitive pension with Sage contributions• Paid parental leave, inclusive from day one• Work from abroad for up to 10 weeks a year• Discounts on tech, travel, gyms and more• Cycle to Work and EV schemes

Posted 21 days ago

Graduate programme focused on analysing markets, competitors, customers and industry trends to provide strategic insights that support Sage’s corporate strategy, product strategy and growth decisions.Job DescriptionAt Sage, innovation starts with our people. With over 13,000 colleagues across 40 locations worldwide, supporting over 2 million customers, we’re united by a shared purpose: to transform the way millions of businesses work. As a global leader in AI, finance and HR software, we harness cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking ideas to simplify complexity and drive progress. At Sage, you’ll join a high achieving culture that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning. Together, we’re shaping the future of business software.Start your career with Sage in the UK and make an impact from day one. Our ethos is simple: to help businesses thrive so they can support their communities and drive economic progress. At Sage, you’ll find a high performing environment where your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your work will add value from day one. Start your journey with us and help shape the future of business across the UK and beyond.Why join Sage as a graduate?At Sage, we believe your career should start with opportunity, growth, and purpose. As a graduate, you’ll benefit from structured training and development programs designed to build your skills and confidence from day one. You’ll also have access to Sage Foundation, our global initiative that gives you five paid volunteer days each year to make a positive impact in your community.You’ll join exceptional teams where you will have the chance to learn from experts, connect with peers, and grow a global professional network. At Sage, we’re committed to helping you shape your future, offering clear career pathways and opportunities to innovate and make a real difference.What will you be involved in?Our Graduate Market & Competitor Intelligence Programme is designed for graduates who are curious about markets, competitors, and the forces shaping the business software industry. You’ll join Sage’s Market & Competitor Intelligence function, gathering, analysing and synthesising market, competitor and customer intelligence to support strategic decision-making across Corporate Strategy, Product Strategy and Go-To-Market teams. You’ll work directly on projects that influence executive and board-level decisions, helping Sage identify market opportunities, competitor threats and emerging industry trends that strengthen our competitive position and accelerate growth.Please note that this is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office.Key ResponsibilitiesDuring your time on the programme, you could be involved in:• Tracking emerging competitors, start-ups and disruptive business models to spot threats and opportunities early• Contributing to market opportunity assessments for existing and new markets• Maintaining competitor profiles covering strategy, products, pricing, partnerships and financial performance• Monitoring competitor launches, acquisitions, funding rounds and executive changes• Collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative intelligence from multiple sources• Building reports and dashboards that communicate market and competitor performance clearly to senior stakeholders• Exploring how AI and emerging technologies can be used to improve research quality, efficiency and insight generationThis programme is designed to give you meaningful, hands-on experience from day one, with the support and space to learn, ask questions and grow, helping you build the skills, confidence and experience needed for a long-term career in competitive intelligence, market analysis or strategy.What we’re looking forTo be eligible for this role, you’ll need a degree (or equivalent qualification) in Business, Economics, Marketing, Finance, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Politics, International Relations or a related discipline.• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and draw meaningful conclusions from multiple information sources• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively• A proactive, self-starting attitude and willingness to learn new tools, platforms and techniques• A curious mindset that embraces change and is genuinely interested in how businesses and markets work• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with colleagues across different levels and functions• Experience of using AI tools such as Copilot, Claude or ChatGPT, and an interest in continuous development of AI skills as the technology evolves• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Teams• Exposure to Power BI, Tableau or other data visualisation tools would be advantageous• An understanding of SaaS business models, or an interest in financial technology, accounting software or business software markets, would be advantageous• Experience conducting research projects during university would be advantageousBenefits of working at Sage include• 25 days holiday + bank holidays from day one• Paid time to learn (5 learning days a year)• Paid time to give back (5 volunteering days a year)• Private healthcare, digital GP & wellbeing support• Competitive pension with Sage contributions• Paid parental leave, inclusive from day one• Work from abroad for up to 10 weeks a year• Discounts on tech, travel, gyms and more• Cycle to Work and EV schemes

Posted 21 days ago

Graduate programme focused on AI, data engineering, cloud platforms, data pipelines, analytics, and responsible AI to support scalable technology solutions at Sage.Job DescriptionStart your career at Sage in a role focused on artificial intelligence, data engineering and responsible innovation. You will build practical experience in how trusted data powers AI, how scalable data platforms support better decisions, and how emerging technology can be applied safely and effectively across a global software business.Why join Sage as a graduate?As a graduate, you will be supported with structured learning, access to mentors and subject matter experts, and opportunities to work with teams across Sage. You will develop technical confidence, commercial understanding, and communication skills needed to turn data and AI ideas into useful outcomes.You will also have access to Sage Foundation, which gives colleagues five paid volunteer days each year, alongside development time and a wider graduate network.Key ResponsibilitiesWhat will you be involved in?The Data & AI Graduate Programme is designed to give you broad, practical experience in how AI solutions are shaped, governed, and supported by strong data foundations. You will learn how high quality data, clear problem framing, responsible AI principles, and scalable engineering practices come together to solve real business challenges.As part of your rotations, you could work with teams such as the Data Hub, gaining exposure to modern cloud and streaming technologies. This may include tools and approaches such as Snowflake, AWS services, Kafka, Flink, Apache Iceberg, Apache Spark and DBT, depending on the team and project needs.• Help build robust, scalable data pipelines that support real-time and batch data processing.• Support data products that provide curated datasets for analytics, machine learning, and AI use cases.• Contribute to work linked to predictive analytics, recommendation systems, anomaly detection, and intelligent automation.• Learn how feature stores, model training pipelines and data governance frameworks support scalable and secure AI and machine learning activity.• Explore how AI and automation can improve reporting, analysis, productivity, and decision making.• Support work that improves data quality, consistency, definitions, and trust across the organisation.• Work with technical and non technical colleagues to frame problems, gather requirements, and share progress clearly.What you will build• A strong understanding of how AI depends on trusted, well managed, and accessible data.• Practical experience using data, analytics, cloud, and AI tools to support business decisions.• An understanding of how data engineering supports AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics.• Confidence in responsible AI, including governance, accuracy, privacy, security and risk awareness.• The ability to explain technical topics clearly to different audiences.• A foundation for a long-term career in AI, data engineering, analytics, governance, or insight.Example responsibilities• Assist in building and maintaining data pipelines using tools such as Apache Spark, AWS Glue and Kafka.• Support the development and optimisation of data lake and warehouse solutions using platforms such as Snowflake and Iceberg tables.• Work with senior engineers to ingest, transform, and model data for analytics and machine learning use cases.• Take part in the deployment and monitoring of data workflows in AWS cloud environments.• Help improve data quality, reliability, and performance across systems.• Document processes and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.What we are looking forTo be eligible for this role, you will need a degree with a strong analytical, technical, numerical, or problem solving focus. This could include Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related subject. We are also looking for:• A strong interest in AI, data engineering and how technology can be used responsibly in business.• Curiosity about data platforms, automation, analytics and continuous improvement.• Familiarity with SQL and Python or TypeScript.• An understanding of cloud platforms, ideally AWS.• Exposure to data engineering concepts such as ETL or ELT, data lakes and data warehousing.• Interest in streaming technologies such as Kafka and batch processing frameworks such as Spark.• A self-starting approach and openness to learning in a changing environment.• Clear communication skills and the ability to work with colleagues across different teams and locations.• Good judgement, attention to detail, and the willingness to check the quality and context of AI generated outputs.Benefits of working at Sage include• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays from day one• Paid time to learn, with 5 learning days a year• Paid time to give back, with 5 volunteering days a year• Private healthcare, digital GP, and wellbeing support• Competitive pension with Sage contributions• Paid parental leave, inclusive from day one• Work from abroad for up to 10 weeks a year• Discounts on tech, travel, gyms, and more• Cycle to Work and EV schemes

Posted 21 days ago