GRS Recruitment are searching for a highly driven, commercially minded Senior Commercial Development Manager to accelerate growth within the international payments and transactional banking space in Limassol. This role is designed for a true hunter, a motivated dealmaker who thrives on opening doors, building strategic partnerships, and converting opportunities into long-term commercial success. You will play a pivotal role in expanding global partnerships, identifying new revenue streams, and strengthening the company’s presence across the payments ecosystem. The ideal candidate combines deep payments industry knowledge with strong commercial instinct, understands the regulatory and risk landscape of banking and payments, and has the energy and ambition to drive measurable business impact.
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Develop and execute ambitious commercial and partnership strategies aligned with revenue and growth targets.
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Proactively identify, pursue, and close high-value business opportunities within the global payments and transactional banking ecosystem.
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Build and maintain a strong pipeline through strategic outreach, networking, and market engagement.
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Drive new revenue generation through a hunter-led sales approach.
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Lead the full business development lifecycle — from prospecting and pitching to negotiation, closing, and onboarding.
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Establish strategic partnerships with banks, fintech's, PSPs, and payment infrastructure providers.
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Structure commercially attractive agreements that deliver sustainable long-term value.
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Act as the primary commercial owner for newly acquired partnerships.
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Relationship Development & Expansion
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Build trusted, senior-level relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers.
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Identify opportunities for upselling, cross-selling, and deeper strategic collaboration.
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Monitor partnership performance against KPIs and continuously optimise commercial outcomes.
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Market Intelligence & Strategic Insight
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Stay ahead of industry trends, regulatory developments, and competitive dynamics within payments and banking.
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Use data and market insight to refine commercial strategies and uncover new growth opportunities.
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Provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership to support expansion initiatives.
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Cross-Functional Leadership
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Collaborate closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Compliance, Account Management, and Risk teams.
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Drive alignment between commercial strategy and operational execution.
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Support initiatives that enhance partner success, improve conversion rates, and scale revenue growth.
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Reporting & Performance Management
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Track and report on pipeline development, partnership performance, and revenue outcomes.
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Use performance data to continuously optimise targeting, outreach, and commercial strategy.
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Proven experience in business development, partnerships, or commercial roles within payments, fintech, banking, or financial services.
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Strong understanding of the payments ecosystem, including regulatory, risk, and transactional banking frameworks.
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Demonstrated success in acquiring and growing strategic partnerships or enterprise clients.
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Experience working in international or cross-border payments environments is highly desirable.
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Natural hunter mentality proactive, target-driven, and motivated by results.
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Strong commercial acumen with excellent negotiation and closing skills.
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Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable strategy.
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Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
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Highly organised, structured, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
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Fluent English communication skills (additional languages are an advantage).
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Self-starter who thrives both independently and within collaborative teams.
Due to the high volume of applications received at GRS Recruitment, only shortlisted candidates will be responded to.