Location: London (UK & Ireland Coverage)
Salary: Highly Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

We are partnering with a leading global digital banking technology provider to appoint a Sales Director (Player-Coach) to drive growth across the UK and Ireland markets. This is a key leadership role, ideal for a high-performing individual contributor who also enjoys mentoring and developing others.

The Role
This is a “player-coach” position, combining hands-on new business sales with the opportunity to support and guide a small, high-performing team. You will take ownership of strategic accounts while driving new logo acquisition across banks and financial institutions in the UK and Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead new business sales across the UK & Ireland, with a focus on digital banking and customer engagement platforms
• Act as a senior individual contributor, owning complex, enterprise-level sales cycles end-to-end
• Coach, mentor, and support junior sales team members to drive overall team performance
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks
• Develop and execute a go-to-market strategy aligned to regional growth objectives
• Represent the business at industry events, client meetings, and networking engagements
• Maintain a strong market presence through regular client interaction, including social engagement and relationship building

Your Profile

• 10+ years’ experience in enterprise sales within financial technology, ideally digital banking platforms
• Background from a leading digital banking or customer engagement platform provider (highly desirable)
• Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets and winning complex deals
• Experience operating in a player-coach or leadership capacity
• Strong network across UK and/or Irish banking institutions
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Commercially driven, entrepreneurial mindset with a hands-on approach

What’s on Offer

• Competitive base salary with strong commission potential
• Opportunity to join a high-growth, market-leading organisation
• Autonomy to shape regional strategy and influence business direction
• Exposure to senior decision-makers across leading financial institutions
• Dynamic, collaborative environment with clear progression opportunities

If you are a high-performing sales leader with a passion for digital banking and enjoy balancing individual success with team development, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact.