Sales Manager

We are expanding its acquiring business in Israel and is looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial Senior Sales Manager to drive merchant acquisition and accelerate our growth in the local market.
This is a highly hands-on commercial role for a strong individual contributor who can identify opportunities, build relationships with merchants, manage complex sales cycles, and close strategic deals.
The role requires someone who is proactive, commercially minded, and comfortable taking ownership of opportunities from initial prospecting through closing and onboarding.
Sales Execution:
Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting and qualification through commercial negotiation, closing, and handover to onboarding.
Build and manage a strong pipeline of Israeli merchants across relevant verticals.
Identify and engage strategic merchants with significant payment processing potential.
Drive merchant acquisition through direct prospecting, referrals, partnerships, andexisting industry relationships.
Develop tailored commercial proposals based on merchants' payment needs and business models.
Consistently deliver against individual revenue, pipeline, and conversion targets.
Manage complex negotiations with senior decision-makers and business owners.
Market Development:
Support the development and execution of our go-to-market strategy for Israel.
Identify new merchant segments, verticals, and commercial opportunities in the Israeli market.
Build and maintain a strong network across the Israeli merchant, fintech, and payments
ecosystem.
Develop strategic referral and partnership opportunities that can generate new business.
Gather market and customer feedback and share insights with Product, Operations, and other relevant teams.
Represent us at relevant industry events, conferences, and merchant communities.
Strategic Account Development:
Build trusted relationships with key prospects and merchants.
Understand merchants' business models, payment flows, growth plans, and operational requirements.
Identify opportunities to expand the relationship by introducing additional products and capabilities.
Act as a commercial point of contact during the onboarding process to ensure
opportunities progress efficiently from signed agreement to activation.
Cross-functional Collaboration:
Work closely with Operations, Risk, Compliance, Product, and Customer Success to
support merchant onboarding and resolve commercial blockers.
Partner with Marketing on local campaigns, events, and lead-generation initiatives.
Coordinate internally on pricing, commercial structures, and complex merchant requirements.
Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting, and reporting through HubSpot.