City Manager - Bologna
Satispay, Italy
Job Description
Our Company
Satispay is an Italian Scale-up operating in the mobile payment industry. Having created a payment system independent from debit and credit cards, Satispay allows users to pay stores or friends from their smartphone. Our offices are in Milan, Luxembourg City and Berlin.
More than just an App, Satispay is a Company, a group of creative, curious, enthusiastic people determined to make an impact in everyday life! Simplify payments to improve everyone’s life is the vision driving our strategy. Do it smart, Be Responsible, Believe are the values in the core of our Business, see more about our Culture: https://www.satispay.com/en-it/values/
If you want to know more about us, give a look here:www.satispay.com
www.crunchbase.com/organization/satispay
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What you will be doing
As City Manager you will be responsible for the business performance in your city/area, meeting ambitious growth plans. You will cooperate with internal key stakeholders to reach the assigned targets. Your aim will be strengthening Satispay's presence in the area by creating a strong relationship with key merchants and increasing their engagement.
As a Business Developer, you'll have to focus on reaching merchants and stores located in the assigned area in order to onboard them and share information with the rest of the Business Development Team. Your main tasks will be:
- ensuring the area performance through the acquisition of strategic merchants. You will work to suggest Satispay to small independent merchants such as restaurant, pub, bar, small convenient store or supermarkets, grocery store, clothing etc.
- raising Satispay brand awareness ensuring that Satispay brand has the proper in-store visibility, also relying on trade marketing materials
- taking data-driven actions and be flexible to change course if needed
- analyzing results to identify new growth opportunities
- monitoring trend and provide reporting to the Management team
- becoming the face of Satispay in the area and be the point of contact with local media for PR activities
What we need
We are looking for a proactive City Manager ready to join our Business Development Team and take charge of the development of main city areas in Italy (Milano, Torino, Bologna, Verona and Padova, Firenze, Roma), willing to help us building and shaping the future of our country.The ideal candidate has:
- 3+ years of proven experience in field business development, ideally in big metropolitan areas such as Milano, Bologna, Roma, Firenze, Verona/Padova. This is a Field Business Development related role, so expect to spend time on the field visiting the merchants.
- ability to think strategically and build out an execution plan, keeping in mind Satispay’s business goals. Business acumen in order to target and affiliate high potential merchants
- commercial approach and excellent negotiation skills. You will need to be result oriented and committed to the project enough to achieve the best results for the Company
- excellent analytical skills with the ability to concretely turn data into insights and initiatives, together with great ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work
- great communication skills. You will need to show up all your ability to influence stakeholders across the business
- Solid knowledge of GSuite and MS Office software
- fluency in Italian and English
- passion for FinTech. Previous experience in FinTech or Startup environments is a plus
Logistic amp; Salary
The position is based in Bologna, Italy.We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with experience.
Stock options plan available.