About NCR Atleos
NCR Atleos, headquartered in Atlanta, is a leader in expanding financial access. Our dedicated 20,000 employees optimize the branch, improve operational efficiency and maximize self-service availability for financial institutions and retailers across the globe.
Role Overview:
The Managing Director - South Africa is a senior executive leadership role responsible for driving revenue growth, strategic customer engagement, and commercial excellence across NCR Atleos’s Banking & Financial Services business. This role will lead the regional sales organization, overseeing regional teams across South Africa with a strong focus on delivering ATM-as-a-Service (ATMaaS), ITM modernization, and Allpoint network solutions. Reporting directly to the Senior Area Sales Leader, the MD will serve as a key architect of NCR Atleos’s commercial strategy, customer success model, and go-to-market execution, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and regional market dynamics.
Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibility:
Global Sales Strategy & Execution:
- Develop and execute the regional sales strategy for the Banking & Financial Services vertical, with a focus on ATMaaS, ITM transformation, and network monetization.
- Align regional sales plans with corporate growth objectives, ensuring consistency in messaging, value proposition, and execution.
- Lead regional sales forecasting, pipeline management, and performance tracking using advanced CRM and analytics tools.
Revenue Growth & P&L Accountability:
- Own regional revenue targets and contribute to the overall regional Banking P&L, ensuring sustained profitability and margin expansion.
- Collaborate with Finance and Strategy teams to develop annual operating plans, budgets, and investment priorities.
- Drive commercial excellence through pricing strategy, deal structuring, and contract governance.
Customer Engagement & Strategic Accounts:
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with C-level executives at Tier 1 banks, central banks, fintechs, and strategic partners worldwide.
- Serve as executive sponsor for global accounts, overseeing multi-country engagements and long-term strategic partnerships.
- Lead global account planning, renewal strategies, and customer success initiatives to maximize wallet share and retention.
Product Advocacy & Innovation Alignment:
- Partner with Product, R&D, and Technology teams to shape the roadmap for ATMaaS, ITM, and Allpoint services, ensuring global relevance and regional adaptability.
- Advocate for customer-led innovation, digital enablement, and integration of cloud-based, API-driven solutions.
- Monitor competitive landscape and emerging technologies to inform product positioning and differentiation.
Organizational Leadership & Talent Development:
- Lead a team of country sales leaders, account executives, and relationship managers across South Africa regions.
- Develop the organization and talent base, including staffing, goal setting, performance reviews, and succession planning.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Governance, Compliance & Risk Management:
- Ensure adherence to corporate policies, legal standards, and regulatory requirements across all regions.
- Oversee relationships with government and regulatory authorities, particularly in high-impact markets such as South Africa.
- Lead internal audits, compliance reviews, and risk mitigation strategies related to sales operations and customer engagements.
Operational Excellence & Performance Management:
- Develop and analyze global performance dashboards, including financial statements, sales reports, and operational KPIs.
- Implement best practices in sales operations, enablement, and automation to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Lead recurring business reviews with executive leadership, presenting insights, risks, and strategic recommendations.
Qualifications & Experience:
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in banking technology, ATM services, or enterprise financial infrastructure, with at least 7 years in global or multi-regional executive roles.
- Proven success in managing high value portfolios, complex transformation programs, and high-growth commercial operations.
- Deep expertise in ATM-as-a-Service (ATMaaS), ATM/ITM solutions, ATM network operations, and Allpoint or equivalent surcharge-free networks.
- Strong understanding of managed services, outsourcing models, and digital banking ecosystems.
- Experience navigating regulatory environments and public-private partnerships across global markets.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent executive education strongly preferred.
- Multilingual capabilities and cross-cultural fluency are highly desirable.
Why NCR Atleos:
- Industry Leader
- #1 largest ATM deployer in the world.
- #1 largest independent ATM network.
- #1 in multi-vendor ATM software.
- #1 provider of assisted self-service terminals.
- Top 10 provider of banking software & SaaS.
What NCR Atleos Can Offer You:
- Unique Opportunities: Work with industry-leading ATM expertise.
- Compensation: Competitive executive compensation package and bonus structure.
- Insurance: Medical, Pension and Risk Cover.
- Training: Free LinkedIn Trainings & Development Programs.
- Career Progression: Excellent opportunities for career advancement.
- Referral Scheme: Competitive refer-a-friend scheme.
- Wellbeing Support: Confidential wellbeing and counselling support.
- Incentive Plans: Excellent incentive plans.
- Professional Growth: Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
- Diverse Teams: Work with diverse backgrounds and learn from them.
- Innovative Culture: An open-minded culture with innovative, collaborative autonomous teams.
- Business Resource Groups: Connect with Business Resource Groups like Black Professionals Forum, Disability Alliance, Tech Community, Women in Networking, and more.
- Company Values: A clear set of company values guiding everything we do: Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the job.
EEO Statement
NCR Atleos is an equal-opportunity employer. It is NCR Atleos policy to hire, train, promote, and pay associates based on their job-related qualifications, ability, and performance, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.
NCR Atleos is an equal-opportunity employer. It is NCR Atleos policy to hire, train, promote, and pay associates based on their job-related qualifications, ability, and performance, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.
Statement to Third Party Agencies
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