Italian Sales Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

Yapily (www.yapily.com) is a well-funded, dynamic and forward-thinking fintech start-up which is proud of its strong technical background. We have had some major achievements in the last six months including growing from 18 to 45 employees and raising our Series A led by Lakestar. We are looking for an exceptional Italian salesperson to join our growing commercial team.

Do you have a proven account management, sales and marketing experience at senior manager level within the Financial Technology industry? Do you have strong presentation and communication skills? Do you take a proactive approach and you are very hands on? If you are also positive and energetic, join us.

Job Description

  • Cover the Italian market for Yapily and build the business with the support of the wider firm
  • Seek new business opportunities 
  • Build and maintain strategic relationships within global accounts and maximise development and growth opportunities
  • Help shape the product offering and spot market opportunities for new customers
  • Create long term partnerships with other players to boost the growth of the company
  • Prepared to roll sleeves up and sell as part of a scale up 
  • Able to hit the ground running 

Qualifications

  • 5+ years’ experience in quota carrying financial technology software sales
  • Strong, portable relationships with top tier banks, corporates and Fintech’s in the region, with a proven track record in selling to the C-suite
  • Experience in formal sales methodologies and ability to adapt them to the situation
  • Track record of overachieving target as an individual contributor as well as overachieving team targets as a manager
  • Entrepreneurial and motivated spirit with hunger for new challenges
  • Good understanding of main technologies, trends and concepts
  • Strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Takes a proactive approach to identifying new business opportunities
  • Fluent in Italian

Additional Information

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing company.  At Yapily, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community! Get in touch!