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📌 Company: Lightspeed

📍 Location: London

🧑‍💼 Title: Field Sales Representative
(3 Headcount – London-based)

💰 Compensation:

Base Salary: £52,000

Variable: £34,000

OTE: £86,000

Field Sales Allowance: £600/month (pre-tax)

Additional Benefit: £225/month public transport allowance (London only)

🧩 Role Overview:
Lightspeed is hiring for multiple Field Sales Representatives to join their London hospitality sales team. This is a high-activity, field-based new business role targeting the hospitality sector (restaurants, bars, etc.).

✅ Candidate Profile:
Lightspeed is looking for reps with 2 out of 3 of the following:

Tech Sales experience (SaaS highly preferred)

Hospitality Background (worked in or sold to restaurants/hospitality)

Face-to-Face Field Sales experience

Bonus Backgrounds:

AU Vodka

Majestic Wine

Red Bull (on-trade)

Just Eat / Deliveroo

Hotel Sales (non-event roles)

Not Suitable:

FMCG or retail (e.g. Mondelez, vape products)

Inbound or event sales profiles

Office-based SDRs/AEs without in-person experience

📈 Sales Cycle & KPIs:

Average Deal Size: $500–$1,000

Sales Cycle: 1–6 months

KPIs:

Month 2: 10 demos held

Monthly: 200 field check-ins

Must be comfortable with high activity, cold in-person outreach, and KPI-driven environments

🧭 Interview Process:

Submit CV + detailed cover sheet via Greenhouse

30-minute screen with internal team

Territory Task Presentation

Walk-in Challenge with a hiring manager (observe live prospecting in the field)

🚀 Career Progression:
All reps enter the Elite Programme, a points-based internal promotion track.

Typical promotion to AE2 in ~8 months

Promotions include salary increases and stock

Clear growth structure: AE1 → AE2 → Elite AE levels

🎯 Why Lightspeed?

20-year-old Canadian SaaS leader in hospitality POS

Premium product – not the cheapest, but best-in-class

Strong investment in EMEA and UK expansion

Vibrant culture with a mission to dominate multi-site and chain hospitality clients

Backed by strong leadership and a growing sales org in London

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    £45.000

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    Salary range: £45.000 | £50.000

    Employment: Full Time

    Language requirements: English

    Country: United Kingdom

    Location: London

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