Business Development Manager – Payments & POS

On-site in Manchester·Full-time·Added 3 days ago (last checked 12 Oct)

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Overview

Job details

Full-time
Per the ad.

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The role

Full-Time | 1-Year Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £42,180 + Car Allowance £6,000 + Incidentals £2,160 (OTE £70,360)

High performers can exceed £100K +++

Role overview

SumUp is looking for an experienced, field-based new business hunter to drive net new revenue through the sale of payments and full POS solutions into UK SMBs, with a strong focus on hospitality.

This role suits someone who can confidently prospect, uncover customer needs, deliver high-quality demos, and build a clear value case, all within a short sales cycle.

You'll own your territory end-to-end, including self-generation, pipeline management, pricing, and closing. This is a role for someone with a strong sense of ownership and an entrepreneurial mindset.

What You'll Be Doing

Generate new business through proactive field prospecting, cold outreach, and local networking
Sell payments and POS solutions to SMB merchants, particularly in hospitality
Target established businesses (typically £25k+ monthly TPV)
Run structured discovery to understand how a business operates and identify opportunities
Deliver tailored product demonstrations across POS and payments
Lead pricing discussions and close using a consultative, value-led approach
Manage your pipeline, forecasting, and activity in line with SumUp standards
Build and leverage referrals from your merchant base and local network

Who we're looking for

Minimum 2 years proven B2B new business field sales experience
Most recent roles must be primarily new business
Proven experience selling into SMB customers (territory-based selling)
Experience in merchant services/payments and/or POS is strongly preferred
Other relevant technical or hospitality-adjacent field sales will be considered
A genuine self-starter
Full UK driving licence

What Will Make You Successful

A "hunter" mindset: enjoys field intensity, door-to-door prospecting, and building business in the territory
Strong commercial judgement and value / pricing ownership
High activity with discipline: creates volume while keeping quality
Can adapt: able to move a merchant from simple devices toward more complete POS/payments solutions

Ready to take ownership of your territory and maximise your earning potential?

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.

Hiring process

5 steps5 interviews

Recruiter screening
With a recruiter · 30–60 min
Explores your motivation, purpose, curiosity, transferable skills and core values.
Hiring manager interview
With a hiring manager
Detail on the role and team structure; assesses collaboration, technical skills and proactivity.
Technical assessment
A business case, portfolio presentation or coding task to show how you think, briefed beforehand.
Team interview
With future teammates
Meet potential future teammates for a broader view of team culture.
Bar raiser interview
With interviewer from another team
An interviewer from a different team gives an unbiased perspective on your abilities and values.
Decision and offer · With a recruiter