Company details

London, UK

HEADCOUNT

100-499

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Technology & Digital

WEBSITE

https://www.connectd.com

About the company

Connectd runs a platform that connects startups and scaleups with fractional executives, board advisors, and non-executives. The company also positions the platform as a way for founders to access experienced operators without committing to full-time senior hires. Connectd markets the service across the UK and US, and describes the product as using AI-powered insights and matching to place the right experts with the right companies. Connectd has raised venture funding and talks publicly about scaling the network and building programs like an “Innovation Academy” for fractional careers.

Locations and presence

Connectd is headquartered in London (with a Whitechapel office location shown on public employer profiles) and Connectd also lists roles in Manchester. Connectd job posts commonly describe an in-office expectation of 2–5 days per week, alongside limited “work from anywhere” flexibility.

Palpable Score

66.9

/ 100

Connectd offers several genuine early-career doors, including an entry-level inbound SDR role written for graduates and a Portfolio Graduate position with a listed salary range. Connectd is reasonably transparent on pay and benefits in public postings, but candidate reports include ghosting and unclear information in parts of the interview funnel. Early progression and internship experiences show promise, while longer-term outcomes look mixed and under-documented.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

13.2

/ 20

The company has advertised a Portfolio Graduate role at entry and junior level with a stated £23–24k salary band and an in-office cadence (2–5 days a week).

Connectd has posted an entry-level Inbound Sales Development Representative role written for “a motivated graduate,” with a clear 12-month path into an Account Executive job.

The company’s current careers page leans toward experienced hires for core commercial roles (for example, Account Executive at 2–3+ years and Customer Success Manager at 3–4+ years), which keeps overall early-career volume modest.

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Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

11.1

/ 20

The company publishes a named, step-by-step application process on at least one early-career sales role (remote interview stages listed in order).

Connectd has candidate-reported interview flows for sales roles that are simple and skill-relevant (role play and sales questions rather than long unpaid projects).

The company has multiple candidate reports describing ghosting or missing follow-up after later-stage interviews, which undermines fairness and transparency even when stages are defined.

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Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

14.0

/ 20

The company describes structured development for early-career sales hires, including a 12-month roadmap with milestones and stated training, coaching, and mentorship.

Connectd has at least one internship review describing a supportive manager and meaningful responsibility within a short placement, which is a practical signal of hands-on learning.

The company does not publish a consistent, company-wide early-career learning framework (for example, a formal buddy system, documented onboarding plan by function, or a repeatable grad cohort structure).

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Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

15.2

/ 20

The company advertises pay ranges on multiple roles, including early-career roles (for example, £24–25k base and £30–35k OTE for the inbound SDR role, and £23–24k for the Portfolio Graduate role).

Connectd lists benefits publicly on employer profiles, including private medical insurance, pension, mental health leave (“Connect Days”), and limited work-from-anywhere time.

The company does not consistently show pay ranges on every role on the main careers site, so transparency is strong in places but not universal.

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Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

13.4

/ 20

The company highlights multiple internal “people progressing” examples on a public employer profile, describing movement from associate-level roles into head-of or manager-level positions within roughly 1–2 years.

Connectd has an internship review that reports real responsibility and positive management support, which suggests some early-career experiences convert into confidence and skills.

The company has mixed employee sentiment on public review sites, including praise for a supportive, fast-paced sales environment alongside repeated mentions of high turnover and a harsh sales culture, and Connectd does not publish retention or promotion-rate data to resolve the split.

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