Elavon
Job title:
Partner Business Development
Company
Elavon
Job description
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.Job DescriptionWe are now looking to recruit a Partner Business Development Manager to focus on signing new referral partnerships within the UK Market.About the team and this roleThe UK SMB team is responsible for growing sales and strategic partnerships. Currently our team works with ISO (independent sales organisations) and referral partnerships, such as financial institutions, associations, and business to business partnerships. Our partnerships build full payment solutions which leverage Elavon and our partners solutions to create a single proposition for merchants.The partner business development manager will be responsible for identifying, recruiting, and contracting with new partners to grow our UK referral relationships across associations, B2B and new channels such as IT resellers. These partnerships refer potential customers to Elavon’s in-house sales teams, who work with these merchants to understand their needs and offer potential solutions. Experience in the payments market is advantageous but not essential.Key ResponsibilitiesIdentifying potential new Strategic Partners within our core verticals (Hospitality, Retail, Services and Emerging) across the UKApplying a solution sales methodology (prospect, qualify, discover, add value and close) when prospecting partner opportunitiesDeveloping and maintaining a strong pipeline of appropriate partner opportunitiesOperating a strong consultative and analytical approach to maximize the complete range of revenue opportunities within each of our strategic partnersLeading complex commercial negotiations get the best mutual outcome, balancing the needs of Elavon, our partners and merchantsAdvocating the Elavon proposition in the UK marketMaintaining a high awareness and knowledge of the payment market, card payment industry, competitors and internal activities to ensure that all business opportunities are identified, considered and closed appropriatelyAchieving agreed annual, quarterly, and monthly sales objectivesKnowledge / Skills / Experience required:Demonstrable experience of achievement against target in a role that is focused on new business acquisitionWell-developed understanding of the skills involved in opening and closing partnership salesBroad commercial and financial acumen and awareness of issues involved in negotiating contracts and has ability to negotiate logically and constructivelyProven ability to develop and maintain an effective network of contacts and build relationships at all levels, internally and externallyExperience in launching new partnerships in collaboration with product and marketing teamsKnowledge of payment ecosystems and the role of technology platforms, ISVs and DevelopersPerson Specification:Highly motivated individual contributorExcellent communication/relationship management and negotiation skillsAn aptitude to detect gaps, analyse and propose solutionsEffective time management skills and ability to multi-taskStrong presentation skills with experience speaking at events an advantageLocation/Mobility considerations:Home based with ability to travel to meet perspective UK based clients regularly.Remote + Hybrid/flexible schedule:The role is posted as remote; however, candidates who are located near any one of our locations would be required to work on site at least three days per week.If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our .Benefits:We offer an exciting, fast-paced and diverse working environment with employees of many different nationalities. We provide benefits to help you protect your health and financial security; and give you peace of mind. We also invest in your career growth with development resources that give you the opportunity to stretch and shine.
Expected salary
Location
United Kingdom
Job date
Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:14:45 GMT
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