Merchant Activation Specialist

🌍 About the team

At Alma, we believe that a great merchant partnership starts with a great onboarding experience. The Merchant Activation team is at the heart of this mission: we set merchants up for success and maximise TPV by delivering efficient, impactful, and tailored activation journeys.

To do so, the team focuses on three core objectives

Delivering high-impact onboarding for Retail Networks, with tiering-based levels of service adapted to each merchant's profile

Boosting activation at every stage of the merchant partnership, through the most efficient operating model for each channel and merchant type

Hitting and maintaining our activation KPIs in terms of SLA, quality, and generated TPV

This is a team that moves fast, thinks big, and puts merchants first. If you thrive in a hands-on environment where your work has a direct and measurable impact, you're in the right place.

😀 Purpose of the job

Reporting to the Merchant Activation Manager, the Merchant Activation Specialist is responsible for

• Deploying Retail Networks through efficient project management and impactful retail training for small to mid-market accounts in France, Italy, and/or Spain
• Identifying training needs and developing tailored training plans in collaboration with brands
• Being the voice of in-store staff within Alma, gathering product feedback and verbatim from end users (a true goldmine of insights!)
• Continuously enhancing training programs, exploring new formats, and staying ahead of the curve
• 💡 Skills & Knowledge
• 2 to 3 years of experience in account onboarding, retail, or account management in a fast-paced environment
• Fluent in French, English, Italian, and/or Spanish
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong client-facing posture
• Highly organized, detail-obsessed, and operationally excellent
• Strong interpersonal skills: empathetic, curious, pedagogical, and user-oriented
• Humble, action-driven, and comfortable working cross-functionally
• 🚀 Recruitment Process
• Talent Acquisition interview
• Case study
• Hiring Manager interview
• Team fit