Area Sales Manager - Manager - Transit Offline Railways - Lucknow

Paytm Payments Services; Lucknow; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Paytm Payments Services in Lucknow seeks a dynamic sales leader to drive business growth, expand market share, and strengthen merchant distribution. You will lead a large sales team, expand EDC/POS deployment, identify opportunities, and ensure operational excellence across the region.

The role requires proven sales leadership, strong networking, and willingness to travel across the geography; manage a large team including TLs and indirect staff to meet targets and maintain compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong sales leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent networking, relationship-building, and market development skills.
• Experience in territory management, distribution expansion, and driving sales targets.
• Strong coaching and mentoring abilities to develop team performance.
• Quick learner with the ability to understand and implement new business strategies.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the assigned geography.

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth, distribution expansion, and market share in the assigned region.
• Increase EDC/POS device deployment, product sales, and market visibility.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing sales team to achieve business objectives.
• Plan market potential, geographical coverage, and territory allocation for Area Sales Managers (ASMs).
• Communicate business plans, targets, and strategies effectively to minimize gaps between expectations and actual performance.
• Monitor sales productivity, business performance, and quality parameters as defined by management.
• Conduct regular audits and validate merchant acquisitions and sales transactions to ensure quality and compliance.
• Lead and manage a large team of 5-10 TLs and 500+ indirect employees, driving accountability and execution excellence.

Skills

Sales leadership

Team management

Territory management

Relationship building

Coaching & mentoring

Strategic planning

Travel readiness

Job description

About Paytm:

Paytm is India’s leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company and a pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution. We build innovative technology solutions that empower small businesses with payments and commerce, helping bring millions of Indians into the mainstream economy.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a dynamic and results-driven sales leader to drive business growth, expand market share, and strengthen our merchant distribution network. The role involves leading a large sales team, driving EDC/POS device deployment, identifying new business opportunities, and ensuring operational excellence across the assigned geography.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive business growth, distribution expansion, and market share in the assigned region.


• Increase EDC/POS device deployment, product sales, and market visibility.


• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing sales team to achieve business objectives.


• Plan market potential, geographical coverage, and territory allocation for Area Sales Managers (ASMs).


• Communicate business plans, targets, and strategies effectively to minimize gaps between expectations and actual performance.


• Monitor sales productivity, business performance, and quality parameters as defined by management.


• Conduct regular audits and validate merchant acquisitions and sales transactions to ensure quality and compliance.


• Lead and manage a large team of 5-10 TLs and 500+ indirect employees, driving accountability and execution excellence.

Must-Have Skills & Competencies:

• Strong sales leadership and team management capabilities.


• Excellent networking, relationship-building, and market development skills.


• Experience in territory management, distribution expansion, and driving sales targets.


• Strong coaching and mentoring abilities to develop team performance.


• Quick learner with the ability to understand and implement new business strategies.


• Willingness to travel extensively across the assigned geography.