Corporate Sales Specialist

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Follow additional investment to expand the SMB Sales team in the UK and recruit for a number of Sales Specialist roles.
• Generate new business sales within the UK SMB business segment, focusing initially on London and the South East and South West, with potential opportunities in other UK territories.
• Close referred leads and self-generated business by selling a range of Payment Solutions.
• Target mid-market experience (between 5 and 10 million in card turnover) and/or payments product expertise in gateways, software, or specific market verticals.
• Focus on new customer growth and revenue targets as core measures of success.
• Be a self-starter capable of generating new opportunities from existing connections, prospecting, and territory management.

Competencies

• Agility and innovation: adapt to changing priorities, create better ways to be successful, embrace change, and boost efficiency.
• Collaboration: build partnerships and promote teamwork to drive results across a multinational organization.
• Customer centricity: build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Drive for results: hold self and others accountable, exceed goals, demonstrate ownership, and show tenacity.
• Risk: identify and manage risks in compliance with laws, rules, and company policy.
• Ethics & Trust: maintain high ethical standards and integrity.

Technical Competencies

• Experience in a business-to-business direct sales role focused on new business acquisition. Specialist knowledge of the payments market is desirable.
• Experience operating between 1 and 10 million in card turnover.
• Track record in creating a sales pipeline, identifying the best solution for customers, and closing sales in the SMB market.
• Experience selling a variety of solutions (e.g., Ecom solutions, SaaS) in addition to core acquiring.
• Experience following a competency-based framework to develop sales practices.
• Ability to develop and maintain a network of contacts and build relationships at all levels of Elavon, partners, and externally.
• Commercial and financial acumen with awareness of contract negotiation issues.
• Strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills; able to work as a team player across a multinational organization.
• Ability to adapt to change and maintain effectiveness with a big-picture perspective.

Requirements

• 2 years of B2B sales experience is essential; minimum of 18 months payments knowledge preferred.
• Financial services experience is beneficial.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.

Total Rewards

U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value. We offer a market-competitive compensation package that includes:

• Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.
• Performance-based incentives for eligible employees, awarded through transparent criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.
• Inclusive benefits focused around financial wellbeing, health & wellness, and related programs.
• Continuous development opportunities, training, education support, and career progression pathways.
• Employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones.

Further details of the compensation package will be provided upon application. We encourage candidates to explore the full value of our offer, including monetary and non-monetary benefits, at our careers site. Closing Date: Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

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