Enterprise Retail Sales Manager
At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.
We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.
We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.
Job Description
What is the purpose of this Role?
The successful candidate will be responsible for new business sales within Elavon ’s Enterprise Retail vertical, focusing on key merchants across the UK. As an individual contributor, you will be responsible for the entire sales journey from initial prospecting to the relationship manager hand-off, whilst achieving your revenue goals and supporting the growth of the retail vertical across Europe.
Who does this Role report to?
Head of Sales Enterprise Retail Europe.
Fitness & Probity
This role is a ‘controlled function’ as defined by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 Regulations 2011.
Role accountability - what are you expected to do?
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Understand the payments landscape, the competitive environment and our ideal customer fit
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Identify new business opportunities and communicate Elavon ’s value proposition based on the enterprise merchants’ needs
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Work closely with our relationship managers and the partnership team to explore expansion opportunities across new territories
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Navigate complex sales cycles and collaborate effectively with senior enterprise executives to negotiate and close high value deals
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Manage external and internal relationships with multiple stakeholders
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Establish and maintain an effective referral network
- Achieve company revenue targets
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Travel across UK or Europe in line with business requirements
Role requirements
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Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales and revenue targets
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5+ years of sales experience selling payments and complex financial service solutions to large merchants in the UK
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Clear focus on self-generated new business acquisition (hunter mindset), from prospecting through close
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Demonstrated experience in managing complex deal cycles and multiple projects independently
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To build relationships with C-Suite executives and engage multiple stakeholders within the decision-making cycle
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To be a strategic negotiator and an influential and highly effective communicator
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To maintain high ethical standards; gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity
- A native or fluent English speaker
Competencies for your Role - how are you expected to behave?
1. Drive for Results
Pursues goals with energy and perseverance; rarely gives up before succeeding; works to overcome barriers and challenges in order to produce desired results; can be counted on to achieve or surpass goals; consistently a top perfo