Regional Sales Director – Payment Solutions (Continental Europe)

Regional Sales Director – Payment Solutions

Regional Director / Senior Sales Manager – Enterprise Payments & Cards Issuing & Processing (CMS)

Continental Europe and Cyprus based in Frankfurt / Paris / Amsterdam / London (Switzerland or Belgium is an option)

Global Financial Technology Organisation | Enterprise Payments & Cards Infrastructure Leadership

Why This Role Matters

This is a senior commercial leadership mandate within a global financial technology organisation focused on Enterprise Payments and Cards Issuing & Processing platforms.

This is a pure new business (“hunter”) mandate, focused on greenfield client acquisition, distinct from account management or client expansion functions.

The role sits within the European Payments Sales organisation and carries full ownership of new logo acquisition, revenue delivery and leadership of a high-performing team, with a clear mandate to drive new logo growth and establish strategic banking relationships across the region.

This is a high-impact, front-line revenue role, not a portfolio management or account expansion position.

The Mandate

• Drive new logo acquisition as a pure hunter mandate (greenfield growth) with no reliance on existing account portfolios
• Lead and develop a team of several senior, quota-carrying sales professionals
• Own a regional revenue target in the tens of millions
• Operate as a hands-on player-coach in strategic deals
• Engage at C-level across Tier-1 and Tier-2 banks
• Lead complex, multi-country enterprise sales cycles
• Work closely with Presales, Product, Delivery and Growth functions

The Profile Sought

• Proven regional payments sales leadership (already operating at this level)
• Demonstrated success in pure new business acquisition roles (not account management / farming)
• Strong track record of quota ownership and revenue delivery
• Experience across Enterprise Payments and Cards Issuing / Processing
• Established network across UK & Nordic banking markets
• Ability to lead and challenge senior individual contributors
• Strong deal leadership, commercial discipline and gravitas

Relevant Technology & Industry Exposure

Experience across leading payments and card platform vendors including:

Enterprise Payments: ACI Worldwide, Volante Technologies, Bottomline, Fiserv, Finastra, Temenos, Oracle, Tietoevry, CGI

Cards / Issuing / Processing: Fiserv, Worldline, HPS, Nexi, BPC, OpenWay (Way4), Paymentology, Marqeta, Euronet, Visa (including Pismo), Mastercard

Why This Opportunity

This role offers direct commercial ownership within a global payments leader, combined with hands-on involvement in high-value strategic banking engagements.

Combined with a highly competitive compensation structure designed to reward top performers, including significant upside potential aligned to revenue delivery.

Application Process

Please submit your CV to: apply@ankhexecutive.com

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

If you do not receive feedback within 15 days, your profile will be retained for future relevant opportunities.

If you believe this opportunity is a 95%+ fit, WhatsApp Adam on +41 76 729 3363 (Singapore time zone – UK +7 hours) for a confidential discussion specific to this role.

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