Paid Summer GTM

← All postingsPaid Summer GTMThe best role possible for a political and strategic genius with infinite energy, confidence, and ambition.Centorum is hiring GTM killers from top universities for a salaried and commission-based role – reverse-engineering governments and influencing networks to bring transformational software ending improper payments to cities and states across the USA.ABOUT USWe are an NFX-backed US GovTech startup building pre-payment controls for government finance.Our platform vets contracts, purchase orders, and invoices to end the annual $203Bn in improper payments to vendors before taxpayer money leaves the door.THE ROLEGetting LOIs, pilots, and contracts with state and city government in your area.Approaching government through warm connections, cold outreach, and sometimes just showing up in person (we got our champions in Connecticut from walking up to them after public speeches!)Managing the sales cycle from introduction, through discovery and pitching meetings, to forming long-term relationships with politicians/civil servants to convincing internal stakeholders, to negotiating and finalizing contract termsAdapting your approach to each person – politician, civil servant, supporting stakeholders - by understanding them as people and aligning our incentives with theirsOperating with a lot of agency – deciding how and what to prioritize, brainstorming, pivoting, following your intuition, and doggedly pursuing goalsOption to work in a small unit of similarly-capable friends – this works very well for the founders, and our UK GTM unit.WHY THIS JOBIf you have felt unchallenged by everything you've done, and bored of your path, this is a role where they sky is the limit, and you can actually APPLY yourself – whatever you think would work best, whatever outlandish idea or 5D-chess strategy you think may move the needle, we will back you.The mission actually matters: you get to save the U.S. government the $203B that they overpay vendors every year – saving hundreds of dollars per taxpayer, unlocking funding for citizens' genuine priorities, and having fun while you do itIn the summer, prospects for a full-time role or longer-term involvement following our seed raise will be available if fit is strongIt's a brilliant way to make political connections, get work where you've actually achieved something big and took ownership on your CV/ to talk about in interviews, and have support from us as founders to support and unlock doors for whatever you want to do nextIDEAL PEOPLEHighly independent. High agency. Always doing something, obsessed with something, and having more output than everyone around them.Care and keep up with politics.Know how to befriend people, be charismatic, and adapt to whoever you're speaking to.Can understand a tech product and be able to explain it clearly, taking an interest in learning even if without any experience.Strategic and systems thinkers: people who can take a messy and large goal – 'sell this software to 5 cities and this state' – and break it down (and perpetually adapt) into who to speak to next, how to move the needle, and how to get what you want out of people.Bold people – who aren't afraid to cold-call or approach anyone in-person.Interesting, spiky people with a lot to sayAPPLICATIONRolling basis, limited spaces so apply early.[Open application form]