Field Sales Associate / Business Development | Field-Based | £60k+ OTE

Reading , United Kingdom

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Empower small businesses by proactively generating new business and delivering product demos while enjoying the potential for uncapped earnings.

Field Sales Associate / Business Development | Field-Based | £60k+ OTE

About Us

At SumUp, we believe in the everyday hero — those who have the courage to follow their passion and the determination to turn their vision into reality. Small business owners are at the heart of everything we do, and we build powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them thrive.

Salary & Benefits

  • Full-time, 1-Year FTC (potential to become permanent)
  • £28,800 base salary

  • £6,000 car allowance per year

  • £2,000 incidental allowance per year

  • £60,000+ realistic OTE through uncapped commission (potential for this to rise significantly)

  • iPad & branded sales kit provided

 

Empower small businesses while building a high-earning sales career 🚀

Small businesses are the backbone of every high street — and we’re here to help them thrive. At SumUp, we provide smart, easy-to-use payment and business tools that remove barriers and unlock growth.

We’re expanding our Field Sales function and looking for proven high performers who love meeting people face-to-face, thrive on winning, and can show a track record of exceeding expectations in their current or previous role.

If you’re motivated by earning potential and performance recognition, this is the place for you.

 

What You’ll Do

  • Spend your day in the field meeting business owners across your territory

  • Proactively prospect and generate new business — no waiting for leads

  • Deliver clear, confident face-to-face product demos

  • Build a strong pipeline using outreach, referrals & networking

  • Take ownership of your targets and celebrate your wins

 

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who can prove strong performance:

  • Customer-facing experience with target or KPI success

  • Demonstrable top-performance: awards, fast progression, or consistent sales results

  • Competitive energy who loves earning commission and smashing goals

  • Resilience and embraces challenges & bounces back quickly

  • High initiative who plans their day and goes to find business

Why Join SumUp?

  • Uncapped earnings — drive your own success

  • Full training & coaching designed to sharpen field sales skills

  • Recognition for achievements with prizes, events, and team celebrations

  • 28 days’ paid leave, plus sabbatical options and wellbeing support

  • Be part of a global tech company with 3000+ people across 22 offices

 

Before You Apply — Please Read

This is a 100% field role. Success comes from being out meeting customers every day.
If you need constant leads or prefer to stay in an office/remote environment — this isn’t the right match.

But if you know you’re a high performer — and you want a career where your results drive your earnings — we’d love to hear from you.

Job Application Tip

We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Sales training and coaching: Full training & coaching designed to sharpen field sales skills
  • Paid Time Off: 28 days’ paid leave, plus sabbatical options and wellbeing support

We are SumUp At SumUp, we are driven to empower small businesses across the globe by de-hassling their lives and helping them to succeed. Our vision as a global FinTech company is to build the first-ever global card acceptance brand, and we are well on our way as small businesses in over 31 countries around the world rely on SumUp to get paid. To get there we are putting together an awesome team that is committed to one another and to our merchants. You could be our missing link! Help us bring card acceptance to the masses! Our boldness, startup mindset, empathy and love for product foster a creative environment for our employees. We value an entrepreneurial spirit and seek to build lasting relationships among our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can help small businesses grow.    

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