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SaaS
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About this role
About AirwallexAirwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy.
More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design.
A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices.
We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.
How you'll make impactAs Senior Sales Manager, SME & Growth, you’ll lead, coach and develop a team of 10 Account Executives serving SME and mid-market customers in the UK. You’ll own team-level commercial performance, improve sales execution and build a predictable, data-driven revenue engine through disciplined pipeline management, forecasting and deal coaching.
This is a hands-on player-coach role where you’ll support complex opportunities, develop Account Executive capability, strengthen outbound motions with Sales Development and Marketing, and help shape the UK go-to-market strategy.
You’ll work closely with Product, Account Management, Revenue Strategy & Operations, GTM Partnerships and other regional stakeholders to turn customer and market insight into growth.Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of 10 Account Executives serving SME and mid-market customers, setting clear expectations for customer engagement, pipeline quality, sales execution and revenue delivery.Run a consistent sales opera
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Mid-Market
1–6 month cycles, moderate deal complexity
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Territory
Geographic
Region-based territory assignment
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Sales Manager
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
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How do you coach underperforming reps?
Template questionDescribe your forecasting methodology.
Template questionHow do you structure onboarding for new hires?
Template questionThis leadership position involves both strategic planning and hands-on coaching of the sales team.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
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