Digital Sales Manager

Opportunity Spotlight: Digital Sales Manager – Drive Growth in a Dynamic Banking Landscape

Are you a strategic sales professional with a passion for digital innovation and customer acquisition? This Digital Sales Manager position presents a compelling opportunity to shape and execute sales strategies across critical mobile app and online channels. If you thrive on delivering measurable growth, optimizing customer journeys, and collaborating with diverse teams, this role could be a significant step in your career.

What Makes This Role Stand Out?

• Impactful Growth: You will be directly responsible for driving customer acquisition, engagement, and product sales, making a tangible impact on the commercial banking segment's success.
• Digital-First Focus: This role is at the forefront of digital sales, demanding innovative approaches to customer acquisition and sales journeys through mobile and online platforms.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: You'll have the chance to work closely with Marketing, Product, UX, Technology, Compliance, and Risk teams, fostering a holistic approach to sales and customer experience.
• Strategic Influence: Your market analysis, product development, and sales strategy recommendations will directly influence the direction of the commercial banking segment.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: A strong emphasis is placed on monitoring key metrics, defining KPIs, and providing insightful reporting to senior management, allowing you to leverage data to drive strategic decisions.
• Diverse Product Portfolio: You'll be involved in developing and managing a range of financial solutions, including loan products, cash management, and trade finance services tailored for the commercial banking segment.
• Flexible Location: With opportunities in London, Northampton, Knutsford, and Glasgow, you can choose the location that best suits your lifestyle.

Key Considerations for Your Career Path:

To excel in this role, a strong foundation in the following areas is crucial:

• Sales Management Experience: Proven ability to manage and grow sales of retail banking products, particularly to new customers.
• Digital Campaign Optimization: Experience in implementing and refining digital acquisition campaigns, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Performance Monitoring: A keen eye for monitoring top-of-funnel metrics and conversion rates to continuously enhance sales performance.
• KPI Development: The ability to define and track key performance indicators to accurately measure new customer sales success.
• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen: You'll need to understand market trends, identify opportunities, and develop strategies to capture market share.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Effectively partnering with various internal teams and forging strategic external partnerships will be vital.
• Risk & Control Awareness: Understanding and managing risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and contributing to the control and governance agenda are essential.

For Vice President Level Candidates:

This role offers significant leadership potential. Whether you are setting strategy, driving change, managing resources and budgets, or leading and developing teams, you will be expected to demonstrate strong leadership behaviors and a comprehensive understanding of the organization's functions. As an individual contributor, you will be a subject matter expert, guiding technical direction and influencing strategic decisions.

Embrace the Barclays Values and Mindset:

This position aligns with the core Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. You'll also be expected to embody the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and ethical conduct.