Direct Sales Executive

Viva.com; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in Milton Keynes is seeking a Direct Sales Executive to drive sales efforts. The ideal candidate will have prior sales experience and strong communication skills, and will thrive in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include converting sales leads into merchants for payment services and providing excellent customer service. Competitive salary and benefits offered, including private medical insurance and a monthly bonus scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Monthly paid bonus scheme

Private medical health insurance

Pension

25 days holiday

Office gym (Milton Keynes office only)

Qualifications

• Experience in telesales, telemarketing, or face-to-face sales, ideally within fintech or payment solutions.
• Proven ability to meet sales targets and KPIs.
• Strong organizational skills and self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Convert in-bound and self-sourced sales leads into merchants for card terminals.
• Provide first-class sales service aligned to customer needs.
• Manage and organize diaries effectively.

Skills

Telesales

Communication skills

Resilience

Organizational skills

Self-motivation

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Direct Sales Executive

Please note: This is an On-Site role working at our Milton Keynes offices.

Do you hold needs based or solution based sales experience from either a b2b or high value b2c sales environment and eager to break into technology or fintech payment technology sales? viva.com is an acknowledged technology leader within payments technology and is looking for driven and resilient Direct Sales Executives to join our mitlon Keynes sales team, apply now and help us transform how businesses accept payments across Europe!

Why viva.com?

Viva.com is Europe’s first acquirer powering merchant payments acceptance across 24 countries and over 1,215 devices. In the UK, Viva.com operates as an E-Money Institution authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), offering an omnichannel payments platform that empowers businesses of all sizes to accept and manage payments — in-store, online, or on the go.

Viva.com leads in Tap on Any Device technology, offers a high-conversion Smart Checkout for online payments, and provides a robust marketplace solution, enabling flexible, scalable, and future-proof payment journeys tailored to every business model. All technology is built in-house on Microsoft Azure, ensuring speed, security, and innovation at scale.

Through its direct connections to local payment schemes and alternative payment methods, Viva.com supports 40+ payment options. Key features include Real-Time Settlement, Offline Payments, acceptance fees as low as 0% with the use of Viva.com’s business debit card, and Merchant Advance.

With a growing ecosystem of 450+ tech partner-innovators, Viva.com is leading the shift to All-in-One business solutions, empowering merchants to adopt cutting-edge technology seamlessly and scale their business with ease.

Learn more at viva.com

About the role:

As a member of the Direct Sales Team in viva.com, you will be responsible for converting both in-bound and self-sourced sales leads into viva.com merchants for card terminals and related merchant acquiring services. You will be providing a first-class sales service, aligned to customer needs and acting as a trusted partner.

More specifically, as a Direct Sales Executive, you will:

• Manage and organize diaries effectively
• Handle objections with resilience and persistence
• Adopt a results-driven approach with strong self-drive
• Work under pressure to achieve sales targets

To be considered you should have:

• Previous experience in telesales, telemarketing, or face to face sales, ideally within fintech or payment solutions.
• Proven ability to meet sales targets and KPIs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills and self-motivation.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and Microsoft Office.
• A positive, resilient attitude and the ability to handle rejection.

Desirable:

• Ability to understand, demonstrate and communicate web-based software products

• Ability to deal with a diverse client base

• A competitive salary
• Monthly paid bonus scheme
• Private medical health insurance
• Pension
• 25 days holiday
• Office gym (Milton Keynes office only)
• We work in an open, transparent working environment that actively promotes ingenuity and team work
• You will be fully trained and continuously supported
• Working in an international fin-tech company with a large cultural diversity
• A fast paced and high energy environment
• Collaborating with motivated and dynamic colleagues
• Work with the latest in payments acquiring technology
• Opportunity to grow progressively in your domain