Portfolio Business Development Representative

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.

We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

Job Description

The Portfolio Business Development Representative is a person signing new and additional products with existing clients in order to increase return on investment for our customers and increase our value proposition, turnover and profits. They present the offers and make sales to win new small to medium sized Elavon customer business via telephone or mail, from within the existing bankbook portfolio of accounts. This person also supports processes focused on customers’ database maintenance.
You will be at the forefront of driving adoption and revenue growth with our existing customers. Your role will involve hunting new opportunities and identify high-value customer opportunities within a specific geography and portfolio, in some cases where you are working with Customer Account Managers, you will partner with the current account managers to deliver upsell and cross-sell. You will engage with our customers to understand their needs and align where our portfolio of products, that can add the most value for our customers, or their business expansion plans.

In this role you will be expected to execute effective campaign strategies across a customer portfolio, you will own the full-cycle sales engagement plan for cross selling & upselling products, from identifying qualified leads to revenue realization. In partnership with the Account Managers, you will identify, and drive opportunity win plans for our existing customers. You will understand detailed business drivers in your forecast and intentionally work the best opportunities that maximize your ability to hit revenue goals.

Fitness & Probity

This role is a ‘controlled function’ as defined by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 Regulations 2011.

Accountabilities - what are you expected to do?

• Identify cross-sell & upsell opportunities within existing accounts, with the help of the Account Managers, understanding their needs & build trusted relationships with such customers to execute sales.
• Expand and exceeds your goals within your designated portfolio
• Present compelling proposals, define pricing model, negotiate, and sign cross-sell & upsell deals and or switching card present business or payment gateway business to Elavon
• Own the full sales cycle from contract to revenue realization with the customers. Ensure all signed opportunities go live & ramp according to plan
• Track, analyze, and create reports based on opportunity activity particularly on cross-sell, upsell & migration process using internal CRM tool (Salesforce)
  
  

Experience

• Out bound mindset with ability to generate your own leads essential
• Telephone sales experience as Telesales Agent or equivalent.
  Experience selling payments or technology, and delivering cross sell campaigns
• Demonstrable sales resilience with positive mental attitude
• Self-starter who enjoys searching for new business opportunities, with a passion for building strong customer relationships and internal team relationships.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in the English language,
  Comfortable driving revenue growth and product adoption to exceed program revenue and pipeline targets
  Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  Strong analytical skills with experience in data analysis tools as well as experience in using CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce)

Competencies - how are you expected to behave?

Drive for Results

• Pursues goals with energy and perseverance; rarely gives up before succeeding; works to overcome barriers and challenges in order to produce desired results; can be counted on to achieve or surpass goals; consistently a top performer among peer group.

Collaboration

• Develops good working relationships with others; recognizes and values differences; encourages an inclusive collaborative environment and open dialogue; puts team’s goals ahead of personal agendas; shares information openly and transparently; openly supports team members and their efforts

Agility & Innovation

• Demonstrate flexibility in dealing with fast-changing priorities, and different or challenging situations. Help others to continuously improve and achieve results. Explore multiple solutions to overcome obstacles. Anticipate future needs that may affect the team or organization

Talent Development & Engagement

• Provides others with a clear direction; Sets appropriate standards of behaviour; Delegates work appropriately and fairly; Motivates and empowers others; Provides staff with development opportunities and coaching; Recruits staff of a high calibre

Risk Management

• Appropriately identify and manage risks, in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and with Company Policy.

Ethics and Trust

• Maintain high ethical standards; gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity. Conducts him or herself honestly and ethically; adheres to a core set of values and standards appropriate to the situation and acts; accordingly, is consistent in own words and actions; inspires trust and respect by dealing openly with people; keeps confidences and admits mistakes

Qualifications Required

• Leaving Certificate, High school diploma or equivalent previous sales experience

Control Function Disclosure

This role has been identified as Controlled Function (CF4) under the CBI Regulations. Accordingly, the Company must be satisfied on reasonable grounds that the role holder complies at all times with the requirements of:

a) the CBI’s Fitness and Probity Regime and the Conduct Standards (as applicable to the role).

Applicants (and upon joining the Company, employees) agree to permit the Company (or its agents) to conduct such due diligence as it deems necessary to satisfy itself on reasonable grounds that you comply with the aforementioned requirements (as applicable to the role) and that you will provide the Company with all information and/or documentation relating to your qualifications, experience, employment history, financial soundness and other interests that the Company requests for that purpose.

It is the individual responsibility of every employee to maintain a current awareness and understanding of and to fully comply with U.S. Bank’s “Code of Ethics”. Each employee is also expected to maintain an awareness of the laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures that are appropriate for the position.

Additional Information

• The role offers a hybrid / flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.

Total Rewards

U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.

We offer a market-competitive compensation package that includes:

• Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.

• Performance-based incentives for eligible employees (as defined by relevant plan rules), awarded through transparent, objective criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.

• Inclusive equitable benefits that are accessible to all employees and focused around our 3 main pillars of financial wellbeing, health & wellness).

• Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways based on inclusive and transparent criteria.

• Employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones for all.

We regularly review our compensation and benefits to ensure they remain competitive, inclusive, and responsive to employee needs and market trends. Further details of the compensation package will be provided upon application.

We encourage candidates to explore the full value of our offer, including monetary and non-monetary benefits, at Employee benefits and development | U.S. Bank | Elavon.

Closing Date

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

We aim to provide timely updates throughout the process and encourage early applications to ensure consideration.