Sales Manager

U.S. Bank • Norway, MI

27d • Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other. We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation. We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years sales experience in the card payments industry
• Mandatory requirement fluency in written and spoken business English
• Know How and network in the B2B - Payment sector
• Completed university studies or evidence of similar qualifications
• Very good rhetorical and analytical skills, as well as confident appearance, strong contacts, negotiation skills and will to succeed
• Experience and knowledge of market/payments industry
• Knowledge of product marketing and organizational operations
• Knowledge of technology and payment gateway providers
• Good communication skills across a variety of mediums such as telephone, Teams, in person meetings – Essential

Nice To Haves

• Marketing and business development/sales skills
• Knowledge of CRM/IT systems e.g. Salesforce, MS 365, Seismic, Co-Pilot – Advantageous
• Well-developed understanding of sales methodologies – Training will be provided

Responsibilities

• Develops profitable new business account relationships, identifies business opportunities based on knowledge of clients, markets, products and services.
• Works with existing and build new relationships with technical, referral, gateway partners in the region to acquire new mid-market merchants.
• Develop and sustain solid relationships with clients (existing & new) that bring in the most income for the company.
• Address & manage clients blocking points.
• Act as the main point of contact between key clients and internal teams.
• Independently acquire mid-market merchants.
• Analyze the needs of customers and create an end-to-end strategy from contract negotiation to final activation.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives
• Inclusive equitable benefits
• Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways
• Employee recognition programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree