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Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we're creating powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a team-first attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to ensure that small business owners can be successful doing what they love.
You’ll join the Sales Training team, sitting within our Sales Enablement function. Based in our hubs across Europe, they are focused on helping our Field Sales teams succeed quickly, confidently, and consistently.
As Sales Training Team Lead, you’ll be the operational and people lead for Field Sales Training in established markets. You’ll coach and support a team of experienced Field Sales Trainers, ensuring training is delivered on time, to a high standard, and with clear impact on field performance.
You’ll sit at the centre of execution, turning strategy into action and bringing clarity to day-to-day delivery. Working closely with Field Sales leadership, RevOps, and Product, you’ll keep training tightly connected to what’s happening in the field — from onboarding and accreditation through to early activation, productivity and ongoing training.
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Lead and support a team of Field Sales Trainers, setting clear priorities and ensuring high-quality delivery across markets
Own the execution of onboarding, accreditation, and ongoing field sales training, maintaining consistency and standards
Coach and develop trainers through observation, structured feedback, and regular performance conversations
Monitor onboarding effectiveness and outcomes, adjusting training focus when results are off track
Act as the link between the EU Sales Training Manager and the trainer team, translating priorities into clear actions
Partner with Field Sales leadership, RevOps, and Product to ensure training is timely, relevant, and performance-driven
You bring 3–5 years of sales training experience, with a strong understanding of onboarding and early performance drivers
You have 1–3 years of people leadership or coaching experience
You have solid sales knowledge from live selling environments
You’re comfortable owning operations across remote teams or markets and using data to guide decisions
You communicate clearly, collaborate well, and take ownership of outcomes
Nice to have:
Fluency in French, German, Spanish, or Italian
Experience in fintech, payments, or POS
Exposure to Product or RevOps collaboration
🌎 Opportunity to work with a truly global, multicultural team from our inspiring Milan location. This involves an office-first setup
🌈 Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: be part of a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone's perspectives are respected and embraced
🚀 Enrolment onto our VSOP program: you will own a stake in SumUp’s future success
📚 Invest in your growth: €2,000 annual Learning & Development budget to fuel your development
🏖 Generous time off: enjoy 22 days of annual paid leave, 32 hours of Ex Festività (Personal Hours), plus public holidays and special leave days
💼 Financial security: corporate pension contributions that support your long-term future
❤ Well-being support: access our mental health Employee Assistance Programme for guidance and care when you need it
🌴 Break4me: 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service
🔗 Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team
At SumUp, we’re on a mission to empower small businesses around the world with simple, affordable tools to help them start, run, and grow. More than 4 million merchants across 36 markets trust us as their financial partner — and we’re just getting started.
We’re a global team of 3,000+ people from over 90 nationalities, united by curiosity, collaboration, and care. Our core values and culture shape everything we do, fostering inclusion, learning, and belonging.
SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, committed to building a safe, respectful, and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.
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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.
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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