📍 Location: London (Field-Based Across the UK)
At SumUp, we're on a mission to help small businesses thrive. Operating in 35+ countries, we empower millions of merchants with simple, affordable, and innovative payment solutions — from card readers and POS systems to business accounts and online stores.
Now, we're scaling our Field Sales organisation in the UK, and we’re looking for a strategic and hands-on Regional Sales Manager to build, lead, and grow high-performing teams across the country.
If you’re an entrepreneurial sales leader who knows the POS and payments ecosystem inside out — and you love leading from the field as much as from the strategy table — this could be your next big move.
Lead and inspire:
Manage a team of 3–5 Territory Managers, each overseeing their own sales force of Field Sales Consultants (FSAs and freelancers).
Build from the ground up:
Drive recruitment, onboarding, and continuous development of field-sales talent across multiple regions.
Strategise and scale:
Design and implement go-to-market plans, route-to-market structures, territory heat-maps, and segmentation strategies.
Lead from the field:
Work side-by-side with your team on merchant visits — coach live, refine pitches on the spot, and model best practices.
Drive performance:
Own KPIs, dashboards, and commission structures, using data tools such as Salesforce and Tableau to optimise outcomes.
Collaborate cross-functionally:
Partner with People, Enablement, Marketing, and Product teams to ensure strong alignment and a unified go-to-market approach.
Be the UK expert:
Provide deep insights into the UK SME and POS landscape, competitors, and market trends.
Shape the future:
Act as a strategic driver under the Head of Sales UK — influencing long-term field strategy, headcount planning, and scalable team structures.
Has 7+ years of experience leading Field Sales teams, including Territory Managers and front-line representatives
Brings strong industry experience from POS, merchant services, fintech, telecom, or other competitive field-sales environments
Has a proven track record of building and managing territory-based operations (routes, segmentation, door-to-door, channel partners)
Is equally strong in strategy and field execution, comfortable selling on the ground with the team
Is an excellent communicator, coach, and motivator — able to empower both full-time and freelance sales teams
Uses data confidently to drive decisions and performance improvements
Thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments with high autonomy
Speaks fluent English
Nice to have:
Experience leading freelance or commission-based field teams
Start-up, scale-up, or founder experience (showing the ability to build from scratch)
Familiarity with the UK SME landscape and POS competitors
Strong knowledge of CRM/sales tools (Salesforce), dashboards (Tableau), and territory mapping tools
A high-impact leadership role in a fast-scaling, international fintech
Competitive base salary + performance-based commission structure
Pension: Auto-enrolment; you contribute 5%, SumUp contributes 7% (capped at qualifying earnings)
Health Insurance: via Vitality
Life Assurance: 2× base salary (MetLife)
Gym Reimbursement: Up to £40/month
VSOP (Virtual Stock Option Plan)
Learning & Development budget: €2,000 per year
30-day sabbatical after 3 years
Field-based flexibility with full UK travel
A collaborative, purpose-driven environment shaping the future of small business commerce
If you’re excited to build a high-performing field-sales engine, lead exceptional teams, and shape the future of POS and payments in the UK, we’d love to hear from you.
Let’s grow together! 🌱
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.
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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