Ebury is a leading global fintech company that empowers businesses to trade and grow internationally. It offers a comprehensive suite of products, including international payments and collections, FX risk management, trade finance, and API integrations. Founded in 2009 by Juan Lobato and Salvador García, Ebury is one of the fastest-growing global fintechs, with over 1,700 employees and 38 offices in more than 25 countries.
Country Manager - Ireland
Office based in Dublin
Ebury is a hyper-growth FinTech firm offering a range of products including FX risk management, trade finance, currency accounts, international payments and API integration.
As our ambitious expansion plans continue, we are looking for a Country Manager to help accelerate the growth of our Ireland operation.
This is an excellent opportunity to join Ebury at an exciting time, playing a pivotal role in the growth of a new country operation, building a team and growing a new market for our FX products and services.
As a Country Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all operations within your respective country, ensuring the growth and success of Ebury’s services related to payments and collections, business lending, and FX risk management.
The role will be responsible for hiring and managing a team of salespeople, establishing sales objectives, implementing sales programs, and maintaining and improving sales performance through training, managing and developing the team members.
Responsibilities
Establish sales objectives developing annual sales quotas for the region; accurate forecasting of expected sales volume
Implement regional sales programs for sales action and training plans
Implement and ensure adherence to company wide sales methodology and sales administration processes
Lead and manage the Sales floor and manage related support staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training, counseling and disciplining where needed; planning, monitoring, and appraising job performance against quota and other metrics as needed
Work closely with Marketing, Corporate Development, and Product to ensure we are communicating the appropriate product messages, and to provide feedback for positioning and development of products and product positioning/messaging
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing specific results as needed
Work with our Talent Acquisition team to recruit as fast as necessary to keep pace with demand in region
Experience (Essential and Desired)
Demonstrable track record of sales leadership within financial institutions, ideally within FX or Payments.
Strong commercial experience and network of contacts in the Irish market
Experience of working in a commercial bank (one or several) selling to mid size corporates. Experience in an environment different to a bank (this could be start-up vendor, FX specialist, cash management etc) is useful
Experience of the local market & “at-scale” recruitment
Fluent English (spoken and written)
Competencies and Personal Characteristics
Proven ability of bringing passion, energy and motivation to a team
Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas and market share goals
First-class communication skills, able to win peoples' commitment and buy-in to a common vision and clearly stated goals
Direct experience assuming control and able to set clear objectives and execute against them with a significant (but appropriate) degree of executive autonomy
Demonstrable ability to mentor, manage and develop people
Able to provide effective leadership and direction to the sales organization whilst ensuring smooth collaboration within the broader matrix
Able to provide leadership and commercial support in the field; develops sales strategies, techniques and tactics based on customer feedback and market environment; presents key selling points, features, and benefits while focusing message on customer needs and expectations
Able to build and leverage relationships at senior levels within SME customers
Skilled negotiator; negotiates or mediates discussions competently, making concessions while accomplishing goals and protecting interests
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About Us
Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.
Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 25 countries worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Bucharest to Toronto, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.
Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.
None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.
We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.
Please submit your application on the careers website directly, uploading your CV / resume in English.