
Senior Vice President of Strategic Sales - Payments
- Plano, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build a high-performing hybrid sales and project team through effective hiring, talent development, and performance management.
- Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Commercialization, and Business Development to identify opportunities for product development, lead generation, and customer testimonials.
- Cross-sell new products and value-added services to the existing client base to reduce attrition.
- Manage inbound leads for marketing experiments at various stages of the sales cycle.
- Develop and execute strategic account plans to grow revenue, market share, and profitability.
- Implement initiatives to free up proactive capacity within the sales organization.
- Lead future product pilots before general availability, serving as a test center for controlled testing and faster feedback loops.
- Gather feedback and results from team activities to suggest program improvements to internal partners and consistently track and evaluate business results to ensure objectives are met.
- Coach, mentor, and provide weekly feedback to team members and the executive team.
- Foster a competitive yet collaborative team environment that promotes a culture of pride and appreciation.
- Take ownership of sales readiness for our latest payment platform, consulting on the onboarding process, post-onboarding experience, and evaluating product and feature functionality standards.
- 5+ years of experience in sales, project management, or product roles within financial services/payments, and 3+ years of management experience.
- Strong knowledge of the merchant services industry, including products and services.
- Proficiency in crafting persuasive presentations and creating impactful slide decks for senior leadership.
- Ability to manage activities that align with a product roadmap and effectively partner with internal teams toward a common goal.
- Results-oriented with strong analytical skills and the ability to anticipate business needs and develop supporting strategies.
- Desire to exceed expectations and quotas.
- Ability to pivot between projects in a technology-driven environment and build capacity modeling around it.
- Proficiency with Salesforce CRM, including pipeline management and forecasting.
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook) and SharePoint.
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic, takes pride in achievements, possesses a high-achieving personality, and maintains a positive attitude, all driven by intrinsic motivation.
- Establishes and consistently uses a disciplined process to manage time strategically to accomplish business objectives.
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