Senior Sales Manager, Mid-Market

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London, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Payments • Business Intelligence • Financial Services • Generative AI
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The Role
Lead and coach a team of 10 Account Executives serving SME and mid-market customers in the UK. Own team sales performance, pipeline management, forecasting, deal coaching, outbound motions, CRM discipline, and sales methodology adoption. Support complex opportunities, improve sales execution, develop talent, and collaborate with Marketing, Product, Partnerships, and Revenue Operations to shape go-to-market strategy and drive predictable revenue growth.
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About Airwallex

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.

We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.

 
How you'll make impact

As Senior Sales Manager, SME & Growth, you’ll lead, coach and develop a team of 10 Account Executives serving SME and mid-market customers in the UK. You’ll own team-level commercial performance, improve sales execution and build a predictable, data-driven revenue engine through disciplined pipeline management, forecasting and deal coaching. This is a hands-on player-coach role where you’ll support complex opportunities, develop Account Executive capability, strengthen outbound motions with Sales Development and Marketing, and help shape the UK go-to-market strategy. You’ll work closely with Product, Account Management, Revenue Strategy & Operations, GTM Partnerships and other regional stakeholders to turn customer and market insight into growth.

  • Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of 10 Account Executives serving SME and mid-market customers, setting clear expectations for customer engagement, pipeline quality, sales execution and revenue delivery.

  • Run a consistent sales operating rhythm through regular one-to-ones, call coaching, deal strategy sessions, live opportunity reviews, pipeline reviews, forecast reviews and quarterly business reviews.

  • Embed MEDDPICC, SPICED, Challenger or an equivalent sales methodology across the team, driving rigorous qualification, multi-threading, persona-based messaging, clear next steps and close planning.

  • Support strategic and complex opportunities by joining customer meetings, coaching negotiation and objection handling, engaging senior stakeholders and preserving clear Account Executive ownership throughout the sales cycle.

  • Build and improve outbound sales motions with Sales Development and Marketing by refining target segments, account coverage, messaging, outreach cadences and reporting.

  • Maintain high standards of CRM hygiene, data quality and forecasting discipline, using pipeline coverage, stage conversion, win rate, deal velocity and forecast accuracy to identify risks and prioritise action.

You'll work from our London office three days a week.

What we're looking forEssentials
  • At least 6 years of B2B sales experience, including significant experience as a closing Account Executive selling to SME, SMB or mid-market customers, and at least 2 years of frontline sales leadership experience managing, mentoring or coaching Account Executives in a quota-carrying sales environment.

  • A proven track record of meeting or exceeding individual and team sales targets, with experience owning or contributing to a team quota.

  • Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from qualification through close, including discovery, value selling, negotiation, objection handling and close planning.

  • Strong practical knowledge of MEDDPICC, MEDDIC, SPICED, Challenger or an equivalent sales methodology, with the ability to train, inspect and reinforce its use across a team.

  • Strong commercial judgement, including experience managing pipeline, inspecting opportunities, forecasting accurately and maintaining disciplined CRM standards.

  • Demonstrated ability to coach, develop and performance-manage Account Executives, including providing clear feedback and addressing under-performance fairly and effectively.

  • Experience in high-growth technology, fintech, payments or financial services, together with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred
  • Experience selling multi-product fintech or payments solutions, such as payments, foreign exchange, business accounts, cards or spend management, to founders, CFOs, Finance, Operations or business-owner stakeholders.

  • Experience building or scaling a sales team, market, outbound motion or go-to-market strategy in the UK, EMEA or another developing market.

  • Experience implementing sales methodologies across a team, including creating enablement materials, inspection frameworks, coaching routines and performance measures.

  • Familiarity with Salesforce and modern sales tools such as Gong, Chorus, Outreach, Salesloft or AI-enabled sales platforms, together with an interest in using data and technology to improve sales productivity.

  • Understanding of payments, KYC, AML, risk, compliance or other regulated financial-services workflows, or experience representing a company at market events and managing C-level customer relationships.

You'll thrive here if
  • You have a track record of hitting your numbers, and you’re motivated by stretch goals.

  • You’re comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.

  • You take feedback well and actively seek it. You see it as a tool, not a criticism.

  • You enjoy working closely with people across multiple countries and time zones as part of one connected, global team, including flexing your hours occasionally to make that connection work.

  • You value in-person collaboration and are happy being in the office three days a week.

Learn more about your team

SME & Growth at Airwallex is about more than closing deals. We help small and mid-market businesses solve real financial challenges across borders: getting paid globally, managing multi-currency accounts, paying suppliers, and running spend across markets from a single platform. You're not selling a feature. You're helping founders and finance leaders replace fragmented financial operations with one global system that actually scales.

It's a function for sellers who like to build, not follow a script: curious, resourceful, and comfortable figuring things out in markets that are still wide open. You get real autonomy to create value, build relationships, and move opportunities forward.

If you want to sell a serious product, solve real problems for ambitious businesses, and build your career fast, this is a place to do it.

Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Skills Required

  • At least 6 years of B2B sales experience, including significant closing Account Executive experience selling to SME, SMB, or mid-market customers
  • At least 2 years of frontline sales leadership experience managing, mentoring, or coaching Account Executives in a quota-carrying environment
  • Track record of meeting or exceeding individual and team sales targets, including owning or contributing to a team quota
  • Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from qualification through close
  • Experience with discovery, value selling, negotiation, objection handling, and close planning
  • Practical knowledge of MEDDPICC, MEDDIC, SPICED, Challenger, or an equivalent sales methodology
  • Ability to train, inspect, and reinforce sales methodology use across a team
  • Commercial judgment, including pipeline management, opportunity inspection, accurate forecasting, and disciplined CRM standards
  • Ability to coach, develop, and performance-manage Account Executives
  • Experience in high-growth technology, fintech, payments, or financial services
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Experience selling multi-product fintech or payments solutions to founders, CFOs, Finance, Operations, or business-owner stakeholders
  • Experience building or scaling a sales team, market, outbound motion, or go-to-market strategy in the UK, EMEA, or another developing market
  • Experience implementing sales methodologies across a team, including enablement materials, inspection frameworks, coaching routines, and performance measures
  • Familiarity with Salesforce and modern sales tools such as Gong, Chorus, Outreach, Salesloft, or AI-enabled sales platforms
  • Interest in using data and technology to improve sales productivity
  • Understanding of payments, KYC, AML, risk, compliance, or regulated financial-services workflows
  • Experience representing a company at market events and managing C-level customer relationships

What the Team is Saying

Airwallex Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as strong for the U.S., with 20 vacation days plus 12 company holidays, alongside extras like a paid birthday day and volunteer days. Feedback suggests this breadth supports work-life needs when workloads allow time to use it.
  • Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, with additional protection via short- and long‑term disability and basic life insurance. Mental‑health and wellbeing resources such as an Employee Assistance Program and access to therapy/coaching are also highlighted.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Eligible roles can receive equity (e.g., RSUs), which can enhance total compensation over time. This component is presented as a meaningful upside when grant terms and company performance align.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
2,700 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 250,000+ businesses worldwide – including Brex, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN, McLaren and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

Why Work With Us

Airwallex was founded by people told their idea was unreasonable, and we've hired that way ever since. We move fast, think globally, and give you ownership from day one. If you want to pioneer global finance at scale alongside the ambitious, let's talk.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

At a global level, we have a strong in-office culture. We’ve invested in world-class office space in hub cities around the world. We see the benefits of in-person conversation, mentoring, and knowledge-transfer as vital to our long-term success.

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