New Business Sales Manager

Zellis is the UK and Ireland’s leading provider of AI-enabled HR, workforce management, and payroll solutions. Our mission is to “Unlimit What’s Next” for our customers and their people, empowering organisations to become truly unstoppable. Trusted by a third of the FTSE 100 and many of Ireland’s largest employers, we deliver award-winning, secure, and compliant technology that drives measurable business outcomes.

Are you a dynamic sales professional with a passion for engaging C-level executives and delivering outcome-based results? Join Zellis as our New Business Sales Manager for Ireland and play a pivotal role in our growth strategy, targeting medium to large enterprises across all sectors.

• Identify, develop, and close new business opportunities with large Irish organisations (2,000+ employees), focusing on Zellis’ AI-powered HR and Payroll solutions.
• Build credibility and trusted relationships with C-level executives, understanding their strategic priorities and aligning Zellis’ propositions to their desired outcomes.
• Lead value-based, outcome-focused sales cycles, demonstrating how Zellis delivers tangible business results—productivity, compliance, cost efficiency, and employee experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Pre-sales, Value Management, Bid Management, Marketing, Sales Support) to deliver compelling, tailored proposals.
• Represent Zellis at industry events, networking with senior leaders and building our presence in the Irish enterprise market.
• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast data, ensuring transparency and accountability.

• Work with cutting-edge AI HR and Payroll technology.
• Join a high-performing, supportive team with a strong growth trajectory.
• Competitive salary, commission, and benefits.
• Be part of a company that’s shaping the future of work in the UK and Ireland.

• Proven track record in enterprise sales, engaging with C-level executives and closing complex deals in large organisations, ideally within Ireland.
• Deep understanding of outcome-based selling, with the ability to translate technology features into strategic business value.
• Experience selling cloud/SaaS solutions, preferably in HR, Payroll, or related enterprise software.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the gravitas to influence at board level.
• High energy, resilience, and a results-driven mindset, aligned with Zellis’ “Unstoppable” ethos.

At Zellis we create market-leading HR & Payroll products and services, to power exceptional employee experiences so that you and your people do better. Our multi-award-winning products pay over five million employees a year, with almost half (42%) of the FTSE 100, 50% of the top retailers and 30% of the top universities in the UK & Ireland as customers, making us the largest provider of Payroll and HR software and managed services.

Our vision is to be the clear leader in pay, reward, analytics, and people experiences. We're passionate about creating an environment where people want to join, belong to, and be part of a progressive organisation. Our values, which were defined with input from all of our 2,000 colleagues, we live and breathe every day:

• Unstoppable together.
• Always learning.
• Make it count.
• Think scale.

Our people are critical to our ongoing success; we’re proud of our inclusive culture that gives you the platform to grow, challenge the status quo and play a crucial role in further enhancing our market position as the leading provider of HR & Payroll software and services. With Zellis you’ll have the chance to stretch and challenge yourself in an environment that’s varied, flexible and hugely supportive.

We also love to reward and recognise our brilliant colleagues. As part of your benefits package, you’ll receive:

• A competitive base salary, plus cash car allowance and commission.
• 25 days annual leave, plus your birthday off and the opportunity to buy additional holiday.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance 4x salary.
• Enhanced pension scheme with company contributions up to 8.5%.
• A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.