Sales Director, TradFi & Banking

Fireblocks
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for enterprise sales professionals with financial services experience who can manage complex sales cycles and collaborate cross-functionally, particularly in the EMEA region.

Best fit for

  • Enterprise sales professionals with a track record of closing complex deals in financial services or fintech
    — “Proven success selling to banks, custodians, or large regulated financial institutions.
  • Candidates who can bridge technical concepts with business outcomes in digital asset solutions
    — “Ability to translate technical value into business outcomes.

Things to consider

  • The role requires significant collaboration across multiple internal teams and departments.
    — “Work cross-functionally to ensure seamless delivery and account coverage.
  • Candidates must be prepared to work in a matrixed environment with high autonomy.
    — “Entrepreneurial and self-driven mindset with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with institutional clients and RFP management in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Strong understanding of banking procurement processes, including RFPs, compliance, and multi-stakeholder decision-making.
  • Emphasize your ability to build long-term relationships with C-suite and compliance teams.
    — “Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including C-suite, risk, compliance, and innovation teams.
  • Showcase your understanding of digital assets and how they align with traditional financial services.
    — “Exposure to or a strong interest in digital assets, tokenisation, and blockchain technology.
  • Demonstrate your ability to execute go-to-market strategies in partnership with internal teams.
    — “Collaborate closely with the BDR, GTM, and Product teams to develop and execute effective go-to-market strategies.
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • driving enterprise-level sales
  • expanding relationships with banks
  • managing end-to-end sales process
Typical background
enterprise sales experience in financial servicesproven success selling to banks

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise SalesFinancial ServicesBankingDigital AssetsBlockchainSales ProcessCRM ManagementCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

TokenizationCryptocurrency

Stack & domain

Enterprise SalesDigital Asset SolutionsBanking Procurement ProcessesRfpsComplianceMulti-stakeholder Decision-makingEntrepreneurial And Self-driven MindsetAbility To Work AutonomouslyExcellent Communication And Presentation SkillsFinancial ServicesFintechInstitutional SoftwareDigital AssetsTokenisationBlockchain Technology

About the role

Original posting from Fireblocks

The world of digital assets is accelerating in speed, magnitude, and complexity, opening the door to new ways for leveraging the blockchain. Fireblocks’ platform and network provide the simplest and most secure way for companies to work with digital assets and it trusted by some of the largest financial institutions, banks, globally-recognized brands, and Web3 companies in the world, including BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, ANZ Bank, Revolut, and thousands more. 

Welcome to Fireblocks, the industry-leading digital asset infrastructure technology company responsible for 15% of all crypto transactions!

Here’s the bit about us:

Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets & cryptocurrencies. At Fireblocks, we enable businesses to securely build, run and scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Our next-generation multi-layer technology protects Digital assets from cyber-attacks, internal collusion, and human error. Fireblocks is the only platform that provides insurance for digital assets in storage, transfer, and E&O.

As of January 2026, we serve over 2400 institutional customers, have secured the transfer of over $10 trillion in digital assets, and are the world's highest-valued digital asset infrastructure company, with over $1 billion raised.

Our mission is simple: Enable every business to easily and securely support digital assets & cryptocurrencies. Come join us as we Secure. Simplify. Scale

Here’s the bit about the opportunity:

This team focuses on expanding Fireblocks’ footprint across banks and large regulated financial institutions throughout the EMEA region. This is an individual contributor role responsible for driving enterprise-level sales in the UK for one of Fireblocks’ most strategic verticals. You’ll work closely with internal teams across Sales Engineering, Business Development, Product, and Marketing to deliver innovative digital asset solutions to traditional financial institutions.

You'll be:

Achieve and exceed monthly and quarterly revenue targets within your region.

Drive new business with Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks and expand existing relationships.

Manage the end-to-end sales process — from prospecting to negotiation and closing.

Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including C-suite, risk, compliance, and innovation teams.

Collaborate closely with the BDR, GTM, and Product teams to develop and execute effective go-to-market strategies.

Accurately update and maintain customer information in Fireblocks’ CRM.

Work cross-functionally to ensure seamless delivery and account coverage.

You’ll have:

Enterprise sales experience in financial services, fintech, or institutional software.

Proven success selling to banks, custodians, or large regulated financial institutions.

Strong understanding of banking procurement processes, including RFPs, compliance, and multi-stakeholder decision-making.

Exposure to or a strong interest in digital assets, tokenisation, and blockchain technology.

Demonstrated ability to navigate complex sales cycles and build strategic, long-term client relationships.

Entrepreneurial and self-driven mindset with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical value into business outcomes.

We have a comprehensive onboarding and training program for all new employees. We are looking for those who want to work with some of the industry's most talented contributors. You should bring a track record of success and experience closing complex deals within the financial services or fintech sector.

Fireblocks' mission is to enable every business to easily and securely access digital assets and cryptocurrencies. In order to do that, we strongly believe our workforce should be as diverse as our clients, and this is why we embrace diversity and inclusion in all its forms. 

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Source: Fireblocks careers

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