Sales Manager - Payments

About the role

We're growing our Payments Business Unit and are looking for a Sales Manager - Payments to drive new business and expand our merchant/operator base for our payment orchestration and acquiring solutions in the iGaming and online gambling space. You'll own the full sales cycle — from prospecting and relationship-building with operators, to negotiating commercial terms and onboarding new merchants onto our white label payments platform.

This is a high-impact, quota-carrying role for someone who already speaks the language of PSPs, acquiring, and high-risk payments, and who has an existing network of contacts among online casino and sports betting operators.

Key Responsibilities

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Identify, prospect, and close new business opportunities with iGaming operators (online casino, sports betting) for our Payments solution.

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Build and manage a strong pipeline of enterprise accounts, from first contact to signed contract.

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Represent Alea Payments at industry events, conferences, and trade shows (SBC, ICE, etc.).

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Develop and maintain relationships with key decision-makers (Heads of Payments, CFOs, Finance/Ops leads at operators).

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Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, and contracts in collaboration with Legal and Finance.

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Work closely with Product and Integration teams to ensure smooth onboarding of new merchants.

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Stay on top of market trends: alternative payment methods, cross-border payments, card acquiring, and regulatory changes affecting high-risk verticals.

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Provide market feedback to shape the Payments product roadmap.

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Meet and exceed sales targets and KPIs.

Requirements

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3+ years of experience in Business Development, Sales, or Account Management within Payments, PSP, Merchant Acquiring, or Payment Orchestration .

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Proven track record selling into high-risk verticals , ideally iGaming, online casino, or sports betting.

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Existing network of operator or merchant contacts in the payments/iGaming space.

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Solid understanding of payment gateways, card acquiring, alternative payment methods, and cross-border payments.

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Comfortable managing complex, consultative enterprise sales cycles.

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Fluent English (additional languages are a plus, given the international client base).

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Willingness to travel for client meetings and industry events.

Nice to have

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Prior experience at a PSP or payments company operating in high-risk industries (e.g. Fyst, Libernetix, Paysafe, PayRetailers, or similar).

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Experience selling payment orchestration or aggregation solutions specifically.

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Existing relationships within LATAM, or other high-growth gaming markets.