Trainee Sales Representative, DNA Payments
£50k
OTE
£25k
BASE
£5,000 uplift after passing probation+ Uncapped commission
More information about location
Intelligent payment ecosystem
Be an early applicant
Intelligent payment ecosystem
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
£50k
OTE
£25k
BASE
£5,000 uplift after passing probation+ Uncapped commission
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help promising businesses to thrive.
Role
Who you are
- Previous sales experience is not required. You must be self-motivated, resilient, reliable and comfortable approaching business owners face to face
- Self-motivated and able to work independently in the field
- Resilient and comfortable with rejection
- Coachable and willing to apply feedback
- Reliable, punctual and prepared
- Strong work ethic and willingness to meet daily activity targets
- Confident communication skills and a customer-focused approach
- Honest, professional and able to represent DNA Payments appropriately
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Programs
- Ability to perform simple maths calculations – i.e 1% of £100
- Driving Licence is Essential for this role
What the job involves
- As a Trainee Sales Representative, you will join the DNA Sales Academy and generate new business by visiting SME businesses within an assigned postcode area
- This is a field-based, entry-level sales role combining structured training, coaching and live field activity
- During the academy, you will be responsible for:
- Complete all product, compliance, systems and sales training
- Manage and develop your assigned territory on a daily basis
- B2B cold calling (75+ door knocks daily once fully active)
- Target SME businesses with annual card turnover of £50,000 - £7.5m
- Identify merchant needs and promote appropriate DNA Payments, EPOS and Zash solutions
- Efficiently manage your CRM and pipeline of opportunities to achieve expected conversions
- Work towards 1 self-generated sales a day (20 per average working month)
- Target clients with monthly £50+ net revenue to achieve monthly targets
- Successfully complete customer applications and support customers through to live and transacting
- Work with internal teams to process, deliver and set up products, ensuring an exceptional customer experience
- Apply coaching and feedback and demonstrate continued improvement
- Maintain the required standards for attendance, punctuality, activity, administration and professional conduct
- Be present on daily huddle calls both in the morning and in the evening
- Candidates who successfully complete the six-month academy and meet the required standards will graduate and be promoted to Business Development Consultant
- Reporting into: Head of Sales
- Working hours: 37.5
- Graduation at month six is based on performance, activity, product knowledge, conduct, CRM accuracy, attendance and coachability. Graduation is not automatic
- Successful graduates will be promoted to Business Development Consultant, with further progression to Business Development Manager and Senior Business Development Manager available based on performance
Salary benchmarks
Our take
DNA Payments was founded on the belief that businesses deserve better because they are the ones taking responsibility, embracing the risk to drive growth and creating jobs. It helps solve this problem by creating technological payments for businesses, helping them to accept payments without breaking the bank.
Its solutions include complex gateway integrations, custom online payment services, and high-tech POS terminals, as well as card payments to PayPal, Pay by Bank, and Pay by Link. Its services are secure, safe, up to date with modern PCI requirements and allow payments on the go, in-store or online.
DNA Payments' Group, which owns DNA Payments, now includes 123Send, Optomany, Active Payments, and Zash AB, as well as tens of thousands of Merchants. It facilitates millions of monthly transactions, has 57,000 POS terminals and aims to continue this rapid growth in the future.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
219% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2025
$4.3m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jun 2021
$132m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $136.2m
Company benefits
- Life Assurance
- Ride to work
- Income Protection
- Personalised learning budget with Learnerbly
- Private Medical
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Leadership
Nurlan Zhagiparov
(Director)They spent 16 years at QAZKOM, becoming Managing Director. They then served as Chairman and deputy CEO at firms in Kazakhstan. After joining Technodom as a Board Member, they co-founded DNA Payments in March 2019- serving as Director since.
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