Pliant

Business Development Manager UK

In short

This role leads UK sales and business development for a B2B payments fintech platform, covering the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing while driving UK and Ireland market expansion. It requires 3–5+ years of sales/business development experience in fintech, SaaS, or financial services, plus a solid grasp of financial technology, credit, lending, and B2B payments. The job is hybrid, based in London, and demands strategic thinking, autonomous work in a fast-paced startup, and fluent English.

About Pliant
Pliant is a modular B2B payments platform that combines commercial card issuing, payment accounts, FX, and spend management. Businesses use its platform to manage payment workflows, while fintechs, software platforms, and banks integrate or use its payment infrastructure. Pliant serves businesses and partners across Europe and the United States.
Responsibilities
•Identify and engage key prospects across the UK, build relationships, convert leads into customers, and nurture long-term client relationships
•Manage the full sales cycle, from prospecting and qualification to negotiation and closing, and achieve targets
•Represent Pliant at industry events, networking opportunities, and client meetings, and advocate for its vision and technology in the UK and Ireland
•Monitor developments in the UK fintech and travel landscape, competitor offerings, and customer needs; provide market insights and recommendations for product enhancements and go-to-market strategies
•Lead the UKI expansion, define the local strategy, and shape the product for specific market needs
•Collaborate with sales, growth, and revops teams and report progress, insights, and results to senior management
Requirements
•3–5+ years of experience in sales and/or business development within fintech, SaaS, or financial services
•Solid understanding of financial technology, credit, lending, and B2B payments
•Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, including interaction with stakeholders at all levels
•Experience launching and scaling products or services in new markets, ideally in the UK
•Strategic thinking and a hands-on approach to problem-solving and customer acquisition
•Self-motivated and goal-oriented, with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced startup environment
•Strong analytical and reporting skills, including assessing market opportunities and identifying growth levers
•Fluent English, written and spoken
Conditions
•Attractive remuneration
•Choice of Windows or Mac
•Opportunity to develop talent in a dynamic team with ambitious goals
•Pliant Card with monthly credit to explore the product and enjoy food with colleagues

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