First Circle is one of the fastest-growing FinTech companies in the country, providing financial services to under-served SMEs. We've already transformed access to credit for thousands of businesses, and now we're building a full-stack neobank offering multi-currency bank accounts, payments, FX, corporate credit cards, and payroll. As we enter this next phase of growth, we're hiring exceptional talent with a track record of excellence to join us in shaping the next chapter.
We’re looking for a hands-on Sales Operations Manager to join our Sales Operations team. Sales Operations is the team that supports our ~200 person sales division, helping them to be more efficient and to operate as smoothly as possible. This means understanding how sales works, understanding our products, identifying weaknesses in our processes, and building and refining tools and systems to help our sales team work as well as possible. You will join this team reporting to our Head of Sales Operations.
The ideal candidate has strong problem solving and analytical skills, and is also able to work with other people to make things happen in reality. You don’t stop at finding a neat solution to a problem. You also want to implement change and to see the results of your work. You are comfortable working with data, have some familiarity with how sales teams work, and are able to partner with other people.
First Circle is changing small business banking in the Philippines. The sky is the limit for someone who wants to get stuck in and make a difference.
Responsibilities- Reporting on sales team performance
- Conducting ad hoc analysis and investigations to identify opportunities for improvement
- Designing new solutions to problems that we haven’t solved
- Refining existing processes to make them run smoother or faster
- Executing (and ideally automating) recurring processes
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Management, STEM or similar field
- Professional Experience: 2-5 years of work experience in an operations or an analytics role (ideally in a finance, fintech, or tech environment and/or in a sales operations team)
- Strong Analytical & Technical Skills: Proven problem-solving ability with experience in data analysis and tools such as SQL.
- Execution-Oriented Mindset: Practical and solutions-driven, with the ability to take initiatives from problem identification through implementation. Highly practical. Can take a problem, find a solution, and then make things happen
Benefits
- Hybrid work set-up: 2 days per week in our BGC office; remote the rest of the time.
- Additional perks & benefits: HMO coverage from week one, free catered lunches, monthly fitness allowance, transportation & accommodation allowance, and more.
- Join a team with a deeply collaborative culture! Learn more here: https://www.firstcircle.ph/careers
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Management, STEM, or a similar field
- 2-5 years of professional experience in operations or analytics
- Experience in finance, fintech, technology, or sales operations
- Strong analytical and technical skills, including data analysis and SQL
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Execution-oriented, practical, and solutions-driven mindset
- Ability to take initiatives from problem identification through implementation
What We Do
Founded in 2016, First Circle is the fastest-growing fintech in the Philippines, led by an ex-Morgan Stanley and ex-Bridgewater Associates management team. We have offices in Manila, London and Hong Kong. First Circle offers SME financing and are building smart banking solutions for businesses. First Circle is a trusted partner of the Philippine government and is the official Finance Partner of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). We are also a pioneer data provider to the Credit Information Corporation (CIC) and the very first FinTech company to ever be licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines.
