Country Lead Italy

AboutSwan is Europe's embedded banking specialist.We empower software companies to embed banking features like accounts, cards, and payments directly into their products, under their own brand.Swan processes over €1.5 billion in monthly transactions for more than 150 companies—like Pennylane, Indy, Agicap, Libeo, and Lucca.Founded in ****, the company has received growth capital from leading investors such as Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Bpifrance and Eight Roads.Swan is a principal member of Mastercard and a licensed financial institution, regulated by the French banking authority (ACPR).Our missionBanking belongs in business softwareMany software companies already serve small businesses incredibly well: helping them send invoices, run payroll, manage inventory, and more.They're on a mission to become the central hub for managing every aspect of business life.But when it comes to financial workflows, there's still a gap.Too many critical tasks like managing cash flow, tracking payments, or reconciling accounts happen outside the software, across spreadsheets, email threads, banking portals.It's a missed opportunity.Business software shouldn't just record financial activity — it should run it.To learn more about us: About Swan ; Our story.Job descriptionSwan is looking for a Country Lead Italy.Based in our Milano office, this person will lead our new business sales motion in Italy while also supporting our retention efforts.During your first 1-2 years in the role, your success will be measured by your ability to source and close strategic partnerships, but also grow these partnerships once signed, ensuring they deliver their full potential.As you help Swan expand in Italy, you should be comfortable transitioning toward a role with increasing focus on existing partners.We expect you to secure long-term relationships with our strategic clients, helping them grow and maximize the full potential of our platform.Beyond your commercial responsibilities, you will be the face of Swan in the region.You'll publicly represent the company at events, on LinkedIn, and in the press.You will be Swan's Legal Representative and, together with our Italian MLRO (Money Laundering and Reporting Officer), you'll also manage our relationships with the local regulator.The last aspect of your job, will be to be Italy's advocate internally at Swan, pushing the product requirements and localisation and being the voice our Italian partners and end-users.Additionally, we expect you to collaborate with our Head of Sales based in Barcelona to lead the Milano office, which will consist in you only to begin with, with potential new hire in the coming years.In summary, this is a hybrid role where you'll act as a thought leader for your region, requiring hands-on involvement.You need to enjoy being an individual contributor—actively hunting prospects, deeply engaging in closing new deals, and leading sales on our larger opportunities (with support from the rest of the team).We're seeking someone with strong business acumen who's excited by sales challenges.We also need a strategic thinker who can understand customer needs and perform consultative sales while considering the broader context to ensure Swan's long-term success in Italy and the region.We need a curious person who's eager to learn and comfortable with the technical aspects of our product.We're also looking for a team player who will collaborate with our product and compliance teams to ensure our roadmap addresses the key requirements of our top prospects and partners in your territories, and to continuously improve our onboarding processes.? Main tasksBe accountable for new business revenue and new client acquisition in our enterprise segmentDevelop a consultative and solution-based sales approach to answer our customers needsBe the local representative of the Strategic