Sr. Manager - VCS Market Development UAE

Visa; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 73,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global payment technology company is seeking a candidate for a hybrid role focusing on sales and product delivery. The successful individual will have 8-12 years of experience in sales and relationship management, particularly within commercial cards. Candidates should demonstrate strategic thinking and strong interpersonal skills. This is a full-time position based in Dubai, UAE.

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years business experience including sales and/or relationship management.
• Commercial Cards Issuing/Acquiring experience preferred.
• Ability to work within a complex environment and influence senior management.

Responsibilities

• Set joint objectives supporting performance targets based on strategic business plan.
• Drive new Commercial Solutions purchase volume and revenue.
• Facilitate successful deployment of Visa's digital payment solutions.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

The role is a combination of a sales function & product delivery and will require the individual to on board more clients onto Visa Commercial Solutions (Small Business Middle Market and Large Clients). The individual will lead all market development activities to drive expansion of Visa Commercial Solutions new partners and new revenue pools and win new accounts through building stronger relationships with existing and new partners.

In order to operate successfully the individual will be required to demonstrate experienced knowledge of commercial cards & non-card based payments or related B2B industries and be highly effective in strategic solutions based selling to executive level decision makers. The individual will also need to have passion for building relationships with all the myriad of internal and external constituents.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The role will set joint objectives supporting performance targets for the function based on strategic business/go-to-market plan built with the Market development Lead for UAE and Head of Commercial GCC.
• Driving new Commercial Solutions purchase volume and revenue with Visa commercial issuers (both FIs & Non-FIs assess and define business opportunities to increase volume and share implementing both short and long-term strategies and tactics to increase profitability with our commercial issuers in market in collaboration with Client Relationship Management teams and cross-functional teams in Visa.
• Building driving and delivering the Go-to-market strategy & execution of key partnerships for SMEs and Large Market clients.
• Designing and delivering the business cases for new payment / technology / vertical initiatives covering Healthcare real estate and government sectors which will require engaging players in the FinTech Visa Government Solutions and acceptance value chains establishing new partner / vendor/ enabler / joint venture integration with capabilities to establish and sustain Visas competitive advantage.
• Collaborate with Visa Commercial Solutions Hub team on new products market & client led campaigns and drive VCS value added services solutions & revenues.
• Facilitating the successful deployment of Visas digital payment solutions and B2B platform partnership programs to gain market share and accelerate volume growth.
• Proactively engage with clients to identify customer/segment needs and improve the value proposition of their solutions which also entails securing targeted opportunities in the public & private sectors. Contribute to the quarterly business/account plan for the assigned clients agreeing with matrixed stakeholders required actions and deliverables in close collaboration with Client Relationship Management teams
• Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Visa products and services with experienced knowledge in commercial solutions and broad knowledge of consumer loyalty merchant/acceptance ecom digital
• Leverage appropriate Visa assets and product management resources to deliver exceptional business/issuer/acquirer value.
• Collaborate and drive industry relevant events & sponsorships along with clients & partners.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years business experience including sales and/or relationship management
• Commercial Cards Issuing/Acquiring experience is preferred. Exposure to servicing Financial Institution clients in these areas is required and good knowledge of Transaction Banking (covering SME/Corporate/Public Sector) is required.
• Proven record of implementing strategic initiatives policies and operational decisions
• Strategic thinking and thought leadership
• Teamwork interpersonal & relationship-building skills and ability to lead by influence and example
• Proven ability to partner communicate and manage/navigate through multiple disciplines and organizational groups
• Ability to work within a complex and often ambiguous environment and to influence senior management and other relevant parties
• Executive presence strong written and oral communication including large-group presentations
• Demonstrated understanding of financial indicators to measure business performance and an ability to summarize business and financial data in a useful manner for planning and decision-making.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time