Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) - FinTech

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) - FinTech

Based in London.

Compensation: Highly Competitive Base Salary + Significant Performance-Based Bonus Scheme + Long-Term Incentive Potential including significant equity package mirroring your impact on company valuation.

Role: Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Mandate: B2B & B2B2C Commercial Strategy

Financial Scope: Full P&L Ownership

Location: London / Executive Headquarters

About the Group:

This is an outstanding opportunity to work for an International financial services group headquartered in London, operating regulated financial institutions across multiple jurisdictions. The Group includes a UK-based payment institution, a licensed Electronic Money Institution (EMI) in Europe, and an international banking business, serving clients across multiple markets. Following a period of successful growth under its founder, the Group is entering a new phase of high growth and expansion.

Our client is seeking a strategic, commercially driven Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) to take full ownership of top line revenue and scale their global revenue infrastructure across B2B and B2B2C verticals and build a world-class international financial services platform.

Core Responsibilities:

  • P&L & Financial Management
  • Own the top and bottom-line growth to hit aggressive ARR targets.
  • Manage budget allocations across sales, marketing, and account management teams.
  • Optimize pricing strategies and margins across varied merchant tiers.
  • Report financial performance directly to the CEO and Board.

B2B & B2B2C Go-To-Market Strategy:

  • Design the commercial blueprint for enterprise merchants and software platforms.
  • Architect partner distribution programs to accelerate embedded finance scaling.
  • Lead complex sales cycles with corporate clients and financial institutions.
  • Expand geographic market share within high-growth payment sectors.

Team Leadership & Alignment:

  • Unify siloed commercial units into a single, high-performing revenue machine.
  • Structure sales incentive plans that reward long-term profitability.
  • Foster a performance culture focused on data-driven pipeline metrics.
  • Collaborate with product teams to align our roadmap with client feedback.

Experience & Requirements:

  • Executive Leadership: Proven experience as a CRO, VP of Sales, or GM in the payments/fintech sector; (Banking/Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs)/Payment Institutions/Fintech/Digital Banking/International Financial Services)
  • Fintech Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of merchant acquiring, embedded payments, or SaaS payfac models.
  • P&L Management: History of owning budgets exceeding $20M+ with a track record of capital efficiency.
  • Dual Go-To-Market Mastery: Success selling directly to enterprises (B2B) and via channel partners/platforms (B2B2C).

Professional Attributes:

  • Analytical Mindset: You rely heavily on data, unit economics, and cohort analysis.
  • Dealmaker Intuition: Ability to step into high-stakes negotiations to close marquee accounts.
  • Adaptable Operator: Comfortable navigating rapid growth and pivoting when market dynamics shift.

What We Offer:

  • Full strategic autonomy to build your team and shape the commercial organization.
  • Highly competitive base salary with performance-based bonuses tied directly to P&L milestones.
  • Significant equity package mirroring your impact on company valuation.

Job Details

Company
Norrie Johnston Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted