About the Role
This role sits within the Global Acceptance team under the Global Payments Network. Our mission is to ensure the Discover network is reliably and consistently accepted across key international markets. Within this group, the Sales Planning and Strategy team unlocks high-priority growth opportunities, partnering closely with Business Development to build market-winning plans and maximise acceptance worldwide.
Responsibilities
•Lead the identification, assessment, and execution of strategic growth opportunities across your assigned markets.
•Establish territory designs, sales plans, and analytical feedback loops that continuously optimize field performance.
•Set annual and quarterly sales goals for markets overall, establishing measurement frameworks that align directly with regional and global objectives.
•Collaborate with Business Development, Product, Operations, and executive leadership to align and execute on growth priorities.
•Serve as a key stakeholder and advisor in building best-in-class data systems, operational workflows, and sales tools.
Requirements
•A passion for solving analytical challenges, with a proven track record of decision-making and problem-solving based on analytics.
•A STEM or Economics degree or equivalent.
•Experience working in the payments industry.
•Impeccable written and oral communication credentials, coupled with strategic influencing skills and the ability to drive agreement.
•A clear results orientation with an intense focus on achieving short and long-term goals in an uncertain and fluid environment.
•Working knowledge of statistical model building, SQL querying, market research, or consulting.
Conditions
•This is a permanent position based in our London office.
•We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.
•You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications.
•Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes.
•Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.
•Access premium care through our private medical insurance.
•We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.
