Area Sales Manager - Deputy Manager: Transit Offline-Railways | Mumbai

About Us : Paytm is India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytms mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology.

About the Team : QR/Soundbox team is one of the biggest business and payments vertical in the organisation that is focused on merchant acquisition, merchant retention and growth of merchants in India.

About the Role: Paytm is looking for an experienced sales professional & people manager to be a part of the QR & Sound Box vertical.

Expectations/ Requirements:

 1. Growth of distribution and market share in the assigned area of operations.

2. Visibility & accountability through extensive QR & Sound box, EDC deployment, and sale of the product.

 3. Identify and recruit the sales team to align and drive business in the market.

 4. Plan the market size, span, and geographies for ASMs.

 5. Devise the best methods for communication of plans/targets to the team so as to minimize the expectations vs delivery gap.

 6. Monitor the quality parameters as suggested by the management.

 7. Validate and conduct audits on the acquisitions and sales done by the team.

8. People manage a large team of 5-10 ASMs & 500+ indirect employees.

Must-Have:

1. Should have good networking capabilities and be willing to travel extensively throughout their specified area. 

2. Skilled in coaching and mentoring, a quick learner who grasps and puts into application newly learned ideas and concepts.

Superpowers/ Skills that will help you succeed in this role :

1. Self-starters, who can take ownership and are comfortable navigating ambiguity, will be an ideal fit.

2. Passionate about working in a fast-growing firm.

3. Articulate complex solutions to novice customers.

4. Good sales and negotiation skills. Experience in quota-driven sales is a must.

5. Experience in payments and finance is a plus - though not mandatory.