Sales Team Leader

at  Funding Circle UK

SALES TEAM MANAGER

We are looking for a Sales Team Manager in our Direct Sales team.
This role sits within what we call the New Business team, a subsection of the Direct Sales team. They are the face of Funding Circle to our new customers and work passionately to make sure small businesses have an incredible experience in getting the funding they need.

We’re looking for a leader who will be there to coach, train and develop their team to maximise their potential as well as looking to improve the efficiency and delivery of the team.

• Motivate and performance manage your team to achieve your/their targets. Setting short/medium/long term goals with your reports and supporting them in their development toward them
• Leading the implementation of continuous improvement to drive the team forward
• Championing best practice initiatives and ensure internal controls and policies are adhered to
• Representing Sales in cross-functional meetings
• Being a point of contact for other departments within Funding Circle & leading on the development and rollout of new initiatives
• Managing Stakeholders and reporting & presenting on team performance
• Recruiting and onboarding new talent into the Sales team
• Proactively problem solving, identifying and confidently mitigating any risks, issues or control weaknesses that arise in your day-to-day