National Sales Director (SME) - ISO / Merchant Services in Kent

Payments Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a National Sales Director to lead a large sales team in Kent. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in payments or merchant services, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to drive a sales culture. Responsibilities include managing team performance and reporting to senior management. This role offers a competitive salary of £90,000 - £120,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Strong people leader with a focus on sales.
• Experience in payments or merchant services is essential.
• Ability to lead large sales teams in competitive environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a large sales team.
• Report to senior leadership with data-driven insights.
• Commercially guide the business through change.

Skills

People leadership

Sales management

Data analysis

Team culture building

Job description

National Sales Director - SME's / ISO

Location: Kent
Type: Permanent
Salary: £90,000 - £120,000 Per Annum (+ bonus & benefits)

Our client is a high growth merchant services business with a thriving terminal estate and an excellent reputation. They have recently enjoyed some investment, and as such are transforming the way the business is structured and developing the teams and product set massively. They are very keen to hire an experienced, hands on and dynamic people leader to take responsibility for the sales team (currently 60'ish people, high levels of staff growth planned) and really develop them to the next level, working through your direct reports to influence and instil a true sales culture.

About the role

• Lead a large team through a management level, building a fantastic culture
• Report effectively to senior leadership, with relevant data driven information
• Commercially lead the business through a period of intense change

About you

• Strong, confident and experienced people leader with exceptional sales and commercial focus
• Data driven - can drill into the numbers and spot trends, taking immediate action to remedy or improve
• Payments / merchant services / ISO / gateway or acquiring background essential
• Previous exposure to leading large sales teams in a competitive and fast paced environment
• Happy to set and manage targets, KPI's and build a winning team culture