Circit is a fast-growing B2B SaaS company on a mission to verify the trusted source in every business transaction.
We are building a global asset verification platform that enables auditors to deliver higher-quality financial audits while giving financial institutions a modern, automated way to collaborate with their clients.
Our current customer base includes Big Four accountancy firms, fund administrators, global banks, asset managers, and custodians.
We are now seeking a Sales Manager – Financial Services to lead and scale our commercial sales efforts across financial institutions globally, with an initial focus on EMEA and the US.
This is a hands-on, player–coach role, responsible for managing a small sales team while also contributing directly to pipeline creation and deal execution.
This role is ideal for a commercially strong sales leader with experience selling into financial services who enjoys building process, driving funnel conversion, and developing high-performing sales teams in a fast-growth SaaS environment.
Role and Responsibilities Owning and driving the overall growth of Circit's financial services sales pipeline, covering banks, asset managers, and fund service providers Managing, coaching, and developing a small team of Sales Executives, with responsibility for performance, targets, and day-to-day execution Driving the conversion of the sales funnel from origination to close, with a strong focus on prioritisation, deal progression, and velocity Actively selling alongside the team, including originating and closing deals with key target accounts Defining, implementing, and continuously improving sales processes, pipeline management, and forecasting discipline using HubSpot Allocating target accounts and territories (non-geographic) to ensure efficient coverage and focus across a large universe of financial institutions Performing and supporting high-quality demos of the Circit platform to senior decision-makers within banks, asset managers, and service providers Working closely with product, marketing, and strategy teams to ensure feedback from prospects and customers informs product direction and go-to-market execution Collaborating with auditor sales team to ensure alignment and optimal resource allocation Representing Circit at relevant industry events and conferences to build brand presence and senior-level relationships Hiring and scaling additional sales resources over time as the commercial organisation grows Requirements You must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, combining hands-on selling with people management and process ownership.
You should be equally comfortable working at deal level and stepping back to optimise the overall sales engine.
7+ years' experience in B2B SaaS sales, ideally selling into banking, asset management, fintech, or financial services Prior experience managing or leading salespeople, formally or informally, in a quota-carrying environment Strong track record of closing complex deals and consistently hitting or exceeding targets Deep understanding of the full sales funnel, from outbound origination through to close Experience using HubSpot (or similar CRM) to manage pipeline, forecast accurately, and improve conversion rates Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills Commercially sharp, structured, and comfortable balancing strategy with execution A proactive, builder mindset — motivated by creating scalable sales processes, not just running existing ones Desired Criteria Existing relationships within banks, asset managers, or fund service providers in EMEA or the US Experience or knowledge of the audit industry Experience or knowledge of open banking and commercial APIs Experience operating in early-stage or high-growth SaaS environments Experience selling across multiple geographies or managing globally distributed teams Benefits This is an exciting opportunity for an all-rounder, highly motivated candidate to get involved at the ground level of a fast-growing company.
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Competitive salary plus commission paid against goals and partnership contracts A growing team with a friendly environment that promotes autonomy for you to self-manage your time; Remote working and flexible working hours; Great opportunity for career progression with hands on experience; Freedom of expression is encouraged.