Account Director - FS (Payments, Cards and E-commerce)

Location: Remote, United Kingdom; occasional travel required within the UK.

Company

hirify.global is a global information and insights business providing products and services for customers across financial and commercial markets.

What you will do

• Own and deliver an annual revenue target across the Payments, Cards and E-commerce markets.
• Manage and grow a portfolio of strategic, high-profile accounts and prospects with complex requirements.
• Lead the full sales cycle from opportunity identification and proposal development through negotiation, contracting and long-term client commitment.
• Develop executive-level presentations, commercial proposals and supporting sales materials.
• Build relationships with senior client stakeholders and coordinate internal resources to maximise commercial opportunities.
• Identify new product and solution opportunities, develop business cases and champion them through the product-development process.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in client-facing strategic sales involving complex, high-value solutions and full-cycle sales.
• Expertise in account planning, opportunity development, negotiation, contracting and revenue delivery.
• Experience managing strategic or large, complex accounts and engaging senior stakeholders.
• Ability to create and deliver persuasive executive presentations and commercial proposals.
• Understanding of controls and responsibilities in a regulated environment.
• Full UK driving licence required; occasional travel is expected.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of or experience in Payments, Cards or E-commerce.
• Strong market awareness and professional networking capabilities.
• Resilient, tenacious and commercially driven approach with strong influencing skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with flexible policies supporting personal and family responsibilities.
• 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Global paid wellness days and an additional birthday day off.
• Contributory pension scheme, private healthcare and access to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Wellbeing programmes, mindfulness tools, diversity forums and employee communities.

Hiring process

• Most recruitment stages are conducted virtually by phone and video.
• An in-person interview may be required, with details provided by the recruiter.