Job Title: Sales Manager - Corporate Cards (Large & Middle Markets)
Term: 12 months
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Division: Cards
Reports to: TBC
Purpose of the Project
As a Sales Manager Corporate Cards, you will play a key role in driving revenue growth and expanding our footprint within the Kingdom. You will actively identify and engage with new business opportunities, manage and nurture relationships with existing clients and collaborate across teams (Product, Strategy, Client Services, Marketing) to deliver tailored solutions. You will be responsible for meeting performance metrics, building a robust sales pipeline, negotiating, and closing deals, and ensuring client satisfaction post-sale.
Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Lead sales discussions and pitch client products to end business customers according to clients prospects list, focusing across various industry verticals
- Support operational onboarding of new customers such as account application forms and other documentation
- Follow up with onboarded customers to ensure activation and first usage
- Provide regular status updates to Clients management on progress against KPIs, through:
- Progress update meetings
- Steering committee meetings; and
- Regular reporting on progress status
- Leverage assets and resources, when applicable, to deliver the support on the above-mentioned responsibilities
Knowledge and Experience
- 5-10 years of relevant sales & business development experience in corporate cards (large & middle market)
- The ability to articulate the core value proposition (financial, operational and governance) of corporate card payments for the businesses
- Understanding of the domestic and cross-border supplier payments management (card and non-card rails) across verticals identified by the Client, primarily B2B payments in Digital Services, Education, Healthcare, MICE, Travel Wholesale, Media buying, others (required)
- Strong collaborator, result driven and high level of energy & initiative
Mandatory Skills
- Ability to manage end-to-end sales cycles, from prospecting to negotiation and closing
- Strong understanding of cards, digital payments, acquiring, issuing, and value-added services
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement and customer success management
- Strong presentation and influencing capabilities at senior levels
- Strong communication skills in Arabic and English are mandatory
Preferred Skills
- Regional experience across the GCC, including previous experience in leading local banks, payment & card solution providers, or technology companies
- Capacity to identify emerging market opportunities, anticipate client needs, and align sales strategy with our regional growth objectives
- Understanding of APIs, digital onboarding, open banking, or fintech integrations