Business Development Consultant – Payments (Retail & Hospitality)

📍 London | Hybrid (3 days in office)
📅 12-Month Contract
💷 Day Rate + Commission

A leading payments organisation is looking for an experienced Business Development Consultant to drive new merchant acquisition across the Retail & Hospitality sector. This role suits a Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Account Manager, or Payments Sales Consultant with a strong background in payments, merchant services, or card schemes.

Role Overview

You will be responsible for generating and closing new business opportunities within Hotels, Food & Beverage, Retail, and Hospitality. You’ll manage the full sales cycle, build strong merchant relationships, and deliver consistent revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities

Generate, develop, and close new merchant sales opportunities

Target and win business across Hotels, F&B, Retail, and Hospitality sectors

Build and manage a strong warm and cold pipeline

Deliver presentations and proposals to C-level stakeholders

Lead negotiations and manage deals from first contact to completion

Self-generate leads and utilise existing industry networks

Work closely with internal marketing, product, and BD teams

Skills & Experience

Proven success selling into Tier 1 retail & hospitality merchants

Experience in payments, merchant acquiring, card schemes, or similar

Strong industry network (Hotels/F&B contacts ideal)

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Consistent track record of achieving sales targets

Highly proactive, motivated, and commercially driven

What’s On Offer

Opportunity to represent a well-known payments brand

Hybrid working with flexibility and autonomy

High-impact role with strong earning potential

Supportive internal teams and a recognised industry name

Competitive day rate plus performance-based commission