Sales Director

Meniga is a leading hyper-personalisation banking platform, providing best-in-class user experiences to over 100 million banking customers across 30 countries globally. Our vision is to enable banking that is genuinely personal, proactive, and valuable to every customer. We're a global team with offices in London, Reykjavik, Warsaw, and Cairo. We are hiring a Sales Director to grow our international sales team. This is a high-impact, hunter role, responsible for driving new logo growth across Tier 1 and Tier 2 financial institutions globally. You will operate as a trusted advisor to C-level banking executives - identifying client needs, building long-term strategic partnerships, and delivering tailored solutions that translate Meniga’s platform into measurable business outcomes. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams across Marketing, Product, Pre-Sales, and Delivery to ensure an exceptional client experience from first conversation to signed contract. You will be motivated by helping institutions navigate one of the most significant competitive shifts in the history of financial services. Responsibilities Identify, hunt, and act on new opportunities within the Banking industry across the following regions (Southern Africa, Asia, Americas, Canada and Nordics) Own and consistently exceed a demanding new business ACV quota by leading and closing multi-million-dollar deals with Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with CIOs, CDOs, CMOs, and Heads of Digital - engaging stakeholders at all levels throughout the sales cycle Manage complete, complex sales cycles from prospecting through to executive presentation, negotiation, and handover to the Delivery team Translate Meniga's personalisation platform into compelling, quantified business cases centred on customer lifetime value, primary relationship retention, and revenue uplift Create high-quality proposals, coordinate and lead RFP/RFI responses, and structure commercial agreements that reflect long-term partnership value Generate pipeline through senior executive outreach, industry events, and strategic engagement with Meniga's partner ecosystem of System Integrators and Cloud Providers Advance opportunities through the sales funnel with discipline, maintaining CRM hygiene and accurate forecasting at all times Orchestrate internal virtual teams across Pre-Sales, Legal, and Product to ensure seamless go-to-market execution Stay sharp on the competitive landscape - particularly the neobank threat - to position Meniga's value with precision and urgency   Requirements 10+ years of experience in enterprise B2B sales, with a strong preference for fintech, banking technology, or enterprise SaaS Strong existing relationships with Retail Banking executives (VP/SVP/CXOs) in the target regions of (Southern Africa, Asia, Americas, Canada and Nordics) Proven track record of closing complex, multi-year deals with enterprise clients including C-level engagement and multi-stakeholder sign-off Strong understanding of the financial services ecosystem - particularly digital banking, personalisation, PFM, payments, and/or core banking platforms Familiarity with the challenges facing incumbent banks: legacy infrastructure, the neobank threat, data fragmentation, and the pressure to personalise at scale Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills - able to adapt from boardroom C-suite conversations to detailed technical discussions Consultative, value-driven sales approach with the ability to manage multiple complex deals simultaneously Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a genuine customer-focused mindset Experience with CRM tools (Salesforce, HubSpot, or equivalent) and disciplined sales performance tracking Fluent in English (written and spoken) Travel- up to 40% travel is required, to engage prospects and clients in person Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or a related field   What We Offer Financial Rewards: B2B contract, competitive base salary and performance-based commission structure, ESOP Health and Benefits: Private healthcare, fitness allowance, and leave benefits Supportive Work Environment: Work-life balance, hybrid working, meal allowance, team-building events, and reimbursement for mobile phone subscriptions Growth Opportunities: International projects and career advancement