Corporate Sales Executive in London

At U.S. Bank, we are on a journey to do our best. We help customers and businesses make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling communities to grow and succeed. Elavon, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, builds platforms and ecosystems that support over 1.5 million customers worldwide with paid solutions and innovation. We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support 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.

Following additional investment, we are expanding our SMB Sales team in the UK and are recruiting for a number of Sales Specialist roles. The team will be responsible for generating new business sales within the UK SMB business segment, focusing initially on London and the South East and South West. We also have roles focusing on other geographical territories in the UK, so please apply if you want to explore opportunities within our SMB team.

As a Sales Specialist, you will close referred leads and self-generated business, selling a range of Payment Solutions. We are particularly interested in candidates with mid-market experience (card turnover between 5 and 10 million) and welcome candidates with payments product specialist background (e.g., gateways, software) or payments expertise in a specific market vertical. The core measures of success are new customer growth and revenue targets. The role suits someone who is a self-starter and able to generate new opportunities from existing connections, prospecting, and territory management.

• Agility and innovation: Adapt quickly to changing priorities; create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful based on customer and market feedback.
• Collaboration: Build partnerships and promote a culture of teamwork to drive one U.S. Bank.
• Customer centricity: Build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Drive for results: Hold self and others accountable to consistently achieve meaningful results.
• Risk: Identify and manage risks in compliance with laws, rules, regulations, and Company Policy.
• Ethics & Trust: Maintain high ethical standards; gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity.

• Experience in a B2B 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.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain an effective network of contacts and build relationships at all levels of Elavon, partners and externally.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, non-verbal, written) and team orientation across a multinational organisation.

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

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.

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, inclusive equitable benefits accessible to all employees, development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways, and employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones for all.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants. We aim to provide timely updates and encourage early applications to ensure consideration.