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Senior Leader, Field Sales Talent Acquisition
Talent Acquisition | London
About the team
SumUp's Field Sales hiring engine delivers close to 2,000 hires per year across 12+ European markets — and that number is growing. The Talent Acquisition team sits at the centre of SumUp's commercial expansion, translating business growth ambitions into hiring execution across some of our most strategically important markets. We're ready to move from reactive delivery to a structured, scalable hiring engine — and this role is how we get there.
You'll report directly to the Global Head of TA, with a dotted line to the CCO and VP of Sales based in London, reflecting how central this work is to SumUp's commercial success.
What success looks like
This role will have made an impact when you,
- Turned Field Sales hiring into a reliable, measurable engine — which is visible, trusted, and predictable across every market
- Built a team that doesn't depend on you — a high-autonomy, high-accountability TA function where recruiters know what good looks like
- Made TA a real commercial partner — working alongside Sales and Commercial leadership to shape hiring plans
- Created clarity from complexity — across tools, workflows, and standards, so that recruiters in different markets are working from the same playbook and producing comparable results
You'll thrive here if you're…
- Experienced in building and leading high-volume / sales / GTM TA across multiple markets, with a strong instinct for what a healthy funnel looks and feels like
- A systems thinker who goes upstream and fixes root causes rather than managing symptoms
- Pragmatic and action-oriented, you make progress without waiting for perfect conditions
- A people leader who measures success by how well the team runs without you
- Comfortable with ambiguity, low on ego, and more focused on outcomes than credit
- An open, direct communicator who can engage effectively across the business, from your team to senior leadership
- Naturally collaborative, with a track record of building strong cross-functional relationships through the quality of your work and thinking
Why you should join SumUp
🌎 Opportunity to work with a truly global, multicultural team from our central Covent Garden location — office-first setup 🌈 Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: a workplace that values every perspective 🚀 Virtual Stock Option programme: own a stake in SumUp's future success 🏖 28 days paid leave, plus bank holidays and special leave 📚 Dedicated annual L&D budget for conferences and further education 🏥 Private health insurance, including optical and dental 🚗 Salary-sacrifice commuter benefits via Gogeta 💼 Retirement scheme — SumUp matches 7% when you contribute 5% 🛡 Life insurance from MetLife for 2× your salary 🌴 Break4me: 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service 🔗 Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring great people to SumUp
About SumUp
At SumUp, we're on a mission to empower small businesses across the globe by providing simple and affordable tools that allow them to thrive. Today, over 4 million businesses in 37 markets rely on SumUp as their financial partner to manage payments, finance and customer relationships.
Our team of over 3,000 SumUppers from 90+ nationalities is united by global collaboration and an innovative mindset. We foster inclusivity and a continuous learning culture, providing a safe space for personal and professional growth.
SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, colour, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other basis protected by applicable laws. Discover more on our careers website, and follow our journey on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.
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