Account Executive
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This job is eligible only on a shortage list
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3552 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Zuba is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 3556 (Sales accounts and business development managers, Owns book and grows accounts, closer to account management motion) or SOC 3534 (Financial accounts managers, Manages financial institution client accounts and relationships). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3552 Business sales executives Most likely code | £33,400 | £41,700 | £41,700 | £41,700 |
3556 Sales accounts and business development managers Also possible | £38,600 | £55,200 | £55,200 | £55,200 |
3534 Financial accounts managers Also possible | £33,400 | £44,700 | £44,700 | £44,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
About Zuba
We’re building the global payment network for money moving into, across, and out of the world’s emerging markets: instant, transparent, and affordable, with stablecoin rails under the hood. We’re backed by multiple unicorn fintech founders and some incredible investors like EWOR, Triple A, Digital Currency Group, Entourage, and Raba.
We’re early enough that the people joining today define how this company works, and proven enough that the work is real from day one: live partners, live corridors, real money. The problems are hard, the surface area is global, and the prize is a rebuild of how money moves between the fastest-growing markets on earth.
We’re growing our team to help us shape the future of our industry together. If you see a role that could be a fit for you, please reach out to [email protected], and let’s talk!
About the role
We are looking for an Account Executive to originate, close, and grow institutional clients across our corridors. You will run full sales cycles with financial institutions, remittance operators, and platforms embedding cross-border payments, working directly with the Head of Sales and the CEO. You own your book from first conversation to live transactions.
This is a closing role at the sharpest end of the company. The product is real, the pipeline is live, and the playbook is still being written, which means the person who writes it with us learns enterprise fintech sales faster here than anywhere else. Deals you close show up in the company's numbers within weeks, not quarters.
What you'll do
- Run full sales cycles. Prospect, qualify, price, negotiate, and close institutional deals. You create demand, not just manage relationships.
- Own activation. A deal is not done at signature. You drive contract to first live transaction, coordinating compliance on KYB and engineering on integration, and you own the timeline.
Who you are
- You close. 2-5 years in B2B sales in fintech, payments, or financial services, with deals you have taken from first conversation to signed agreement yourself. Less experience is fine if you are exceptional.
- You can hold an institutional room. Buyers here are payments and treasury professionals who ask hard questions. You learn the product deeply enough to answer them, or you say you will find out and you actually do.
- You’re operationally relentless. You chase the stuck KYB file, the unanswered email, and the slipping integration without being asked. Nothing in your pipeline stalls quietly.
- You’re entrepreneurial and scrappy. You have built something yourself: a business, a project, a side hustle. You are excited by the grind, not just the vision.
- You’re genuinely curious about emerging markets, payments infrastructure, and stablecoin rails, because you will be learning constantly.
- Bonus: Experience in payments or remittances, understanding of crypto infrastructure, or a network in our markets.
Some questions you'll think about
- How do you position stablecoin infrastructure to a buyer who is crypto-curious, and to one who is crypto-sceptical?
- What does it take to move a signed contract to a live transaction in under 30 days, and where does that process usually break?
What we offer
💸 Competitive salary + uncapped commission + meaningful equity
🏢 Central London office
🌐 Global exposure to institutional cross-border payments
🚀 High ownership from day one: your deals move the company's numbers
🍹 Team off-sites & regular socials
Our hiring process
We keep it fast and transparent.
- Intro chat (30 mins) with Josiah (CEO & Co-Founder). An informal conversation about your background, how you sell, and what you are looking for.
- Commercial deep dive (45 mins). Walk us through a deal you closed end-to-end: how you found it, qualified it, priced it, and got it live. We want specifics.
- Work trial (2 days, paid). The best way to see if we are a good fit is to work together. You'll spend two days with us at our Central London office, working on live pipeline alongside the team.
- Offer. If all goes well, we will extend an offer and cannot wait to welcome you aboard!
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Zuba, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Business sales executives (SOC 3552) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~181k in sample- Middle half £26,936–44,824
- Median £33,592
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,530
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Zuba holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3552 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.