Senior Sales Manager – Payment Solutions – Nordics

Location: Sweden (Stockholm or Gothenburg) or London / Paris / Amsterdam / Frankfurt

Senior Individual Contributor – Enterprise Payments & Cards Issuing & Processing (CMS)
Large Global Financial Technology Organisation | Enterprise Sales

Why This Role Matters

This is a senior individual contributor mandate within a leading multinational financial technology organisation focused on Enterprise Payments and Cards Issuing & Processing platforms.

This is a pure new business (“hunter”) role, focused on originating and closing strategic enterprise deals with Tier-1 and Tier-2 banking institutions across the Nordics.

The role is designed for a commercially strong sales professional operating across complex, multi-country sales environments, owning deals from origination through to closure.

This is a front-line revenue role, not account management or expansion.

The Mandate

  • Drive new logo acquisition across the Nordics
  • Originate and close multi-year enterprise deals across payments and cards platforms
  • Own a significant individual revenue quota aligned to new business growth
  • Lead complex, multi-country enterprise sales cycles
  • Engage at C-level and C-1 across regional banking institutions
  • Orchestrate internal teams across Presales, Product, Delivery and leadership
  • Navigate commercial, procurement and contractual processes
  • Maintain ownership from origination → negotiation → closure

The Profile Sought

  • Proven senior enterprise sales executive (individual contributor)
  • Strong track record in new business acquisition (hunter role)
  • Experience across Enterprise Payments and/or Cards Issuing & Processing (CMS)
  • Established exposure to Nordic banking markets
  • Ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
  • Strong commercial acumen and negotiation capability
  • Credibility engaging senior banking stakeholders

Relevant Technology & Industry Exposure

Enterprise Payments:
ACI Worldwide, Volante Technologies, Bottomline, Fiserv, Finastra, Temenos, Oracle, Tietoevry, CGI

Cards / Issuing / Processing:
Fiserv, HPS, Nexi, BPC, OpenWay (Way4), Paymentology, Marqeta, Euronet, Visa (including Pismo), Mastercard

Why This Opportunity

This role offers direct ownership of new business growth within a global payments organisation across the Nordics.

It provides exposure to high-value enterprise sales engagements across banks undergoing transformation in payments and card infrastructures.

The compensation structure is competitive and performance-driven, aligned to new business delivery.

Application Process

Please submit your CV to: apply@ankhexecutive.com

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

If you do not receive feedback within 15 days, your profile will be retained for future relevant opportunities.

If you believe this opportunity is a 95%+ fit, WhatsApp Adam on +41 76 729 3363 (Singapore Time Zone – UK +7, CET +6) for a confidential discussion specific to this role.

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