Senior Sales Manager, Mid-Market

    Airwallex

    🇬🇧 UK - London
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    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

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Pipeline Management·Required skill
    Account Management·Required skill

    Typical Day — Sales Manager

    Executive deal support3–5/week
    Forecast & commit2×/week
    Strategic deal coaching3–5/week

    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

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    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.

    Tags

    SME & Growth Business
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    How do you coach underperforming reps?

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    Describe your forecasting methodology.

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    How do you structure onboarding for new hires?

    Template question
    Research Airwallex's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This 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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