The Opportunity Hub UK
Commercial Sales Manager
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An ambitious financial technology and payments-focused organisation is seeking an experienced
Commercial Sales Manager to support the growth and adoption of innovative commercial payment solutions. The Opportunity Hub UK is recruiting on behalf of this fast-moving business, which partners with banks, financial institutions and enterprise clients to deliver commercial card products, spend management tools and payment solutions that improve efficiency, visibility and working capital outcomes. This opportunity offers exposure to strategic sales, relationship management and product commercialisation within a high-growth sector.
The Opportunity
This Commercial Sales Manager opportunity is ideal for a commercially minded professional with expertise in payments, commercial cards and financial services. As a Commercial Sales Manager, you will take ownership of pipeline development, client engagement, sales execution and commercial growth initiatives across corporate and SME customer segments.
The Commercial Sales Manager will work closely with banking teams, product specialists and stakeholders to drive adoption, support onboarding and maximise long-term client value.
This role offers the opportunity to combine consultative selling, commercial strategy and relationship management within the evolving digital payments landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Building, managing and optimising a strong pipeline of commercial sales opportunities across corporate and SME customer segments.
- Driving the full sales lifecycle, from prospect identification and client engagement through to deal closure, onboarding and active product adoption.
- Applying a consultative sales approach to align commercial card and payment solutions with client objectives and operational needs.
- Identifying opportunities to grow portfolio performance, improve activation rates and increase payment usage across customer accounts.
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across banking, enterprise, commercial, risk and operations functions.
- Delivering product demonstrations, sales presentations and training sessions to internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Supporting the successful rollout and implementation of commercial payment products, ensuring smooth onboarding and early customer engagement.
- Monitoring pipeline performance, conversion metrics and commercial KPIs to maintain sales momentum and optimise outcomes.
- Collaborating with regional stakeholders, product teams and delivery partners to accelerate deal execution and implementation.
- Staying informed on market developments, competitor activity and customer trends to refine sales strategies and identify growth opportunities.
- Supporting sales enablement initiatives through the creation of sales materials, value propositions and market-facing messaging.
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Required Skills
- Proven experience working as a Commercial Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Commercial Cards Sales Manager or similar role within payments, banking, fintech or financial services.
- Strong commercial sales and business development experience within commercial cards, transaction banking, digital payments or spend management solutions.
- Experience managing complex B2B or corporate sales cycles and developing sustainable revenue pipelines.
- Strong consultative selling skills with the ability to align solutions to client objectives and operational requirements.
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities across internal and external audiences.
- Knowledge of commercial card solutions, expense management, liquidity products or transaction banking would be highly advantageous.
- Experience working within banking, digital payments, card solutions or fintech sectors.
- Strong communication, presentation and training capabilities.
- Ability to analyse sales performance, pipeline data and market opportunities to improve commercial outcomes.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms, sales reporting tools and pipeline management methodologies.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced commercial environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Technology or a related discipline (Master's degree preferred).
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Work Permissions
You must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Visa sponsorship is not available at this time.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work within the fast-growing payments and fintech sector.
- Exposure to commercial cards, digital payments and transaction banking solutions.
- A highly commercial Commercial Sales Manager role with strong earning and career progression potential.
- Experience collaborating with senior banking stakeholders and cross-functional commercial teams.
- Exposure to best in class payment technologies, sales methodologies and commercial growth strategies.
- Opportunity to shape customer adoption and long-term portfolio growth in a rapidly evolving market.
- A varied and relationship-driven Commercial Sales Manager opportunity with meaningful business impact.
A career as a Commercial Sales Manager within the payments and fintech sector offers outstanding long-term prospects. As organisations increasingly adopt digital payment solutions, commercial cards and expense management technologies, demand for experienced Commercial Sales Manager professionals continues to grow. This sector provides strong career progression, exposure to innovative financial products and the opportunity to influence how businesses manage spending, liquidity and payments in an increasingly digital economy.
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