Company Description:
We'reCheckout.com. You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we're behind many of the digital experiences you use every day. We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there's a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale. If you want to do career-defining work, you've come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we're shaping the future of fintech – and we're just getting started. Reporting into our Head of Sales, Checkout.com is actively looking for a passionate and results-oriented Sales Leader to help fuel the growth of our North American Sales team. This role is an unique, high-impact opportunity to recruit, build, and lead a national commercial team focused entirely on the high-growth Middle Market segment—a critical engine for Checkout.com's corporate strategy. You will bring deep experience in Payments and/or the adjacent B2B technology space, adept at building lasting, high-value relationships with merchants and colleagues alike. The successful Leader must seamlessly transition between hands-on, deal-level detail and key strategic decision-making that scales our commercial capability and ensures alignment with our global vision. How You'll Ignite Impact (Key Responsibilities):Segment Ownership & Scaling: Recruit, build, lead, mentor, and energize a commercial team to consistently surpass revenue targets by successfully selling Checkout.com's product suite to North American lower Middle Market merchants. World-Class Commercial Engine: Deliver the necessary structure, cadence, quality, and discipline to create a professionalized, scalable, and world-class commercial capability for the Middle Market segment. Pipeline Generation: Work with the team to help drive new opportunities in our target Ideal Client Profile (ICP) and Strategic Territory Planning (STP) into the pipeline. Additionally, work in close partnership with the wider Commercial team to align Marketing, Partnerships, and Sales in generating strong leads, driving engagement, and accelerating deal volume within the segment. Pipeline Acceleration: Actively engage on key opportunities, offering strategic guidance, deal coaching and direct support to help the team progress deals efficiently through the sales and onboarding process. Help build and nurture valuable relationships with founders, senior leaders, and decision-makers in businesses, demonstrating strong financial acumen and a data-driven approach to achieving performance metrics. Strategic Cross-Functional Partner: Serve as a subject matter expert on North American payments and the wider ecosystem. Work closely across Marketing, Solutions Engineering, Product, Technology, and Implementation teams to optimize processes and productivity.
Required Qualifications
The High-Performance Profile:
Commercial Sales Success: Strong track record of delivering exceptional sales results within a commercial team, ideally within a larger global organization.
Payments & Segment Expertise: Deep knowledge and understanding of both payments technology and the Middle Market or Enterprise ecosystems. Must understand the competitive payments landscape and what defines a stellar payments partner.
Visionary People Leadership: An inspiring and engaging communicator with a passion in attracting, recruiting, managing, and developing top commercial talent. Must be ready to spend the first year recruiting and developing top talent.
Growth & Scale-Up Mindset: Experience operating in a high-growth, fast-paced environment. Able to cope with the ambiguity of scaling a team, sometimes with lean resources.
Strategic Execution: Possesses a strategic mindset combined with an ability to adopt a hands-on approach and be close to the detail when needed. Demonstrates ability to translate a sales strategy into clear operational plans and repeatable processes that drive consistent execution across the team.
Additional Information:- Bring all of you to work
- We create the conditions for high performers to thrive, through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one.
- Here, you'll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It's a place where ambition gets met with opportunity, and where your growth is in your hands.
- We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you're ready to grow and make a difference, you'll be right at home here.
- It's important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable.
- Life at Checkout.com
- We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.
- Curious about what it's like to be part of our team? Visit our
- Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us. For a closer look at daily life at Checkout.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram
Compensation Range: $324.2K - $438.6KLocationAtlanta; New York; San Francisco
Employment TypeFull time Location TypeHybridDepartmentAll Departments CompensationOn Target Earnings for SF and NYC: Base Salary + Commission $324.2K – $438.6K
