Sales Executive - Card acquiring (UK)

🌍 About the Company

Our client is a Large and well known payment service provider holding the UK and EU licenses as well as strong and recognised brand name on the market.
The company supports all size businesses with card acquiring, payment processing, settlement, onboarding, and other merchant service solutions.

With the UK confirmed as a priority market, the business is strengthening local sales coverage and expanding its merchant base. This is a strong fit for sales professionals who know payments and want real ownership of a defined market.

💼 About the Role

As SeniorSales / Business Development Manager - UK, you will build new merchant relationships and sell acquiring services to low-mid risk verticals.
The role is focused on outbound pipeline generation, consultative sales, and closing new business with merchants, platforms, and e-commerce operators.
Company is looking for a young, ambitious and motivated mid-level Sales Executive to generate the strong portfolio of merchants across UK, doubling up the base salary with a very attractive commission structure offered by the company as a motivator to sell and perform.

🔍 Responsibilities

• Build and manage a UK-focused outbound pipelineacross low-mid risk merchant verticals;

• Sell acquiring and payment processingsolutions to e-commerce, and other sort of merchants;

• Identify client's needsaround pricing, settlement, onboarding, risk, compliance, and payment methods;

• Qualify prospects, run discovery calls, prepare proposals, and manage the full sales cycle;

• Develop relationships with merchants, platforms, partners, and payment ecosystem contacts;

• Track activity, opportunities, next steps, and forecasts accurately in the CRM;

• Collaborate with onboarding, risk, compliance, and product teams to support deal execution;

• Monitor UK market trends, visit local fintech and enterprise conferences making new connections and growing you value by holding bigger network of decison makers;

• Each new attracted merchant will generate you a passive income for two years as commission on top of the base salary.

🎓 Requirements

• 3+ years of B2B sales or business development experience;

• Proven background in payments, acquiring, PSP, fintech, e-commerce, or merchant services;

• Proven new business development experience in the UK market;

• Good understanding of card acquiring,merchant onboarding, settlement, pricing, risk, and compliance basics;

• Ability to generate outbound pipeline independently without heavy supervision;

• Strong CRM discipline, reporting habits, and structured pipeline management;

• Confident communication skills in English;

• Existing network across small, medium and large enterprises and e-commerce..

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of local UK payment methods and merchant buying behaviour;

• Existing network of low-mid risk merchants;

• Track record closing mid-market or enterprise merchant deals.

🤝 Key Competencies

• Commercial ownershipand self-directed pipeline generation;

• Consultative sellingand clear qualification discipline;

• Ability to explain acquiring, pricing, onboarding, and settlement in simple business terms;

• Strong follow-up habitsand resilience through longer sales cycles;

• Market awareness across payments, fintech, and e-commerce.

✨ The Employer Offers

• Remote or hybrid setup with strong market ownership;

• Clear focus on the UK as a confirmed growth market;

• Performance-based commission linked to new business results;

• International payments exposure across acquiring, PSP, and merchant services;

• Collaboration with experienced risk, compliance, onboarding, and product teams;

• Flexible hours and independent working style;

• Career path toward senior business development or market leadership;

• Modern equipment and practical support for sales execution.

If you know the UK payments market and can turn your own pipeline into signed merchants, this role gives you the space to build meaningful revenue from day one.

Originally posted on Himalayas