Area Sales Manager - Manager - Karnataka & AP

PayTM Payment Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mobile payments company in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced sales professional to join the QR & Sound Box vertical. The role involves driving distribution growth, recruiting and managing a sales team, and ensuring accountability through effective deployment of products. The ideal candidate will have 8-12 years of experience in sales, be skilled in coaching, and possess an MBA in Marketing. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact the mainstream economy in India.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in sales, particularly in business development.
• Ability to travel extensively throughout specified area.
• Skilled in mentoring and coaching sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth of distribution and market share in assigned area.
• Recruit and manage sales team for business alignment.
• Plan and oversee market size and geographical outreach.

Skills

Sales experience

B2C markets

Good networking capabilities

Coaching and mentoring

Sales and negotiation skills

Experience in payments and finance

Education

MBA (Marketing)

Job description

About Us

Paytm is India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytm’s mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology.

About the Team

QR/Soundbox team is one of the biggest business and payments vertical in the organization that is focused on merchant acquisition, merchant retention and growth of merchants in India.

About the Role

Paytm is looking for an experienced sales professional & people manager to be a part of the QR & Sound Box vertical.

Expectations / Requirements

• Growth of distribution and market share in the assigned area of operations.
• Visibility & accountability through extensive QR & Sound box deployment and sale of the product.
• Identify and recruit the sales team to align and drive business in the Market.
• Plan the market size, span and geographies for ASMs.
• Devise best methods for communication of plans/targets to the team so as to minimize the expectations vs delivery gap.
• Monitor the quality parameters as suggested by the Management.
• Validate and conduct audits on the acquisitions and sales done by the team.

Must Have

Should have good networking capabilities and be willing to travel extensively throughout their specified area. Skilled in coaching and mentoring, a quick learner who grasps and puts into application the new learnt ideas and concepts.

Superpowers / Skills that will help you succeed in this role

• Self-starters, who can take ownership and are comfortable navigating ambiguity, will be an ideal fit. 8-12 years' experience in sales - business development, B2C markets.
• Passionate about working in a fast-growing firms and large team handling.
• Articulate complex solutions to novice customers.
• Good sales and negotiation skills. Experience in quota driven sales is a must.
• Experience in payments and finance is a plus - though not mandatory.

Education

MBA (Marketing)

Why join us

We aim at bringing half a billion Indians into the mainstream economy, and everyone working here is striving to achieve that goal. Our success is rooted in our people’s collective energy and unwavering focus on the customers, and that’s how it will always be. We are the largest merchant acquirer in India.

Compensation

If you are the right fit, we believe in creating wealth for you. With enviable 500 mn+ registered users, 21 mn+ merchants and depth of data in our ecosystem, we are in a unique position to democratize credit for deserving consumers & merchants – and we are committed to it. India’s largest digital lending story is brewing here. It’s your opportunity to be a part of the story!