Head of Sales, France

3S Money; Paris; On-site; EUR 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

3S Money is seeking a Head of Sales for France to lead market development and drive commercial growth across France. The role requires hands-on business development, strategic market leadership, and team management to establish a scalable sales operation in Paris and beyond.

You will start by building the French market, develop the commercial strategy, cultivate relationships within the French fintech/payments ecosystem, and lead a high-performing sales team working across product, compliance,

Qualifications

• International commercial experience.
• Network in French fintech/payments.
• Sales leadership and growth track record.
• Payments, fintech, or financial services experience.
• Strategic, entrepreneurial and hands-on.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Resilient, adaptable and results-driven.
• Fluent French and English.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, scaling environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the commercial strategy for the French market, aligned with broader business objectives.
• Drive new business acquisition through direct prospecting, networking, partnerships and referral channels.
• Build, manage and maintain a strong sales pipeline to support sustainable revenue growth.
• Lead, coach and develop the French sales team, fostering a high-performance culture and clear accountability.
• Establish strong relationships with prospective clients, strategic partners and industry stakeholders.
• Represent the company within the French payments, fintech and financial services ecosystem.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Compliance, Risk, Operations and Client Management teams to ensure successful client acquisition and onboarding.
• Develop accurate sales forecasts, pipeline reporting and market insights for senior leadership.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and regulatory developments relevant to France.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and commercial efficiencies.
• Ensure all sales activities are conducted in accordance with company policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to wider international commercial initiatives and support cross-border growth opportunities.

Skills

Sales leadership

Networking in fintech/payments

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Bilingual (French/English)

Job description

3S Money is reinventing international finance. Founded in 2018, our mission is to help growing businesses securely send, receive and exchange money in over 65 currencies, across 190 countries. With offices in seven countries and over 200 employees, you’ll be joining a high-energy, high-impact team that’s achieved profitability and has a wealth of opportunity ahead.

Our Culture

We value and pride ourselves on caring personally, staying curious and achieving impact through collaboration, not competition. We’re ambitious and pride ourselves on ownership for our roles and growth, where hierarchy is minimal, giving everyone a voice to drive positive change.

About the Role

The Head of Sales in France is responsible for developing the French Market, driving the commercial growth of the business within France. This role requires hands-on business development combined with strategic market leadership and team management skills.

The successful candidate will start the business development in the French Market, build and execute the commercial strategy for France, develop strong relationships across the French payments and fintech ecosystem and build and lead a high-performing sales team. The role requires an individual, who is comfortable starting active business development from scratch with own active involvement, building an operational sales team remotely within the existing framework of the Group. Operating in a fast-paced environment, can navigate ambiguity, and has the ability to build sustainable growth while working closely with international stakeholders.

• Define and execute the commercial strategy for the French market, aligned with broader business objectives.
• Drive new business acquisition through direct prospecting, networking, partnerships and referral channels.
• Build, manage and maintain a strong sales pipeline to support sustainable revenue growth.
• Lead, coach and develop the French sales team, fostering a high-performance culture and clear accountability.
• Establish strong relationships with prospective clients, strategic partners and industry stakeholders.
• Represent the company within the French payments, fintech and financial services ecosystem.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Compliance, Risk, Operations and Client Management teams to ensure successful client acquisition and onboarding.
• Develop accurate sales forecasts, pipeline reporting and market insights for senior leadership.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and regulatory developments relevant to France.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and commercial efficiencies.
• Ensure all sales activities are conducted in accordance with company policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to wider international commercial initiatives and support cross-border growth opportunities.
• International commercial experience
• Network in French fintech/payments
• Sales leadership and growth track record
• Payments, fintech, or financial services experience
• Strategic, entrepreneurial, and hands-on
• Strong stakeholder management and communication
• Resilient, adaptable, and results-driven
• Fluent French and English
• Comfortable in fast-paced, scaling environments