Vice President, Government Engagement

amIT Global Solutions Sdn Bhd; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 300.000.000 - 400.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payment technology company seeks a Vice President of Government Engagement in Indonesia. This role drives engagement with government stakeholders for financial inclusion and economic development. The ideal candidate will possess strong business development skills, particularly in government relationships, demonstrating initiative and communication proficiency. A postgraduate degree is preferred. This senior position requires cross-functional leadership and strategic project management, contributing to the overall business objectives within the region.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development, especially with governments.
• Strong understanding of public sector priorities and stakeholders.
• Experience in technology and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead Mastercard's engagement with Indonesian government stakeholders.
• Drive sales of services and solution implementations.
• Design and deliver projects in collaboration with government.

Skills

Business development

Government relationships

Public policy advocacy

Cross-functional team leadership

Communication skills

Education

Post Graduate / MBA preferred

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title And Summary

Vice President, Government Engagement

Overview

The Vice President, Government Engagement will lead Mastercard's efforts with government stakeholders to solve for the challenges in the areas of financial inclusion, citizen services, economic development and government operational excellence.

The Role

This role focuses on aligning Mastercard's product, service and ecosystem capabilities to strengthen our domestic relevance, drive the sales of services, platforms, solutions, and expand Mastercard payments as the economy continues digitize. He/she is responsible for new growth shoots in Mastercard's business in Indonesia and Timor-Leste through strategic partnerships and projects with the Indonesian government and its public sector. This senior role will be a part of the Indonesia leadership team, reporting into the Indonesia Country Manager. This individual will be accountable for Mastercard's overall engagement with the Indonesian government. He/she will lead conversations with senior government stakeholders including at a Ministerial level, both to advocate for Mastercard as well as to mediate and facilitate where required. He/she is accountable for the abovementioned business objectives and will lead cross-functional teams across the Mastercard organisation to design, develop and deliver on projects.

All About You

We are seeking an energetic and enterprising individual with a proven track record in business development specifically with governments. In addition to superior communication skills, a high degree of initiative and agility, as well as experience in technology and service delivery are pre-requisites. Demonstrating an actionable understanding of relevant public sector priorities, projects and stakeholders, as well as experience in public policy and advocacy will be highly regarded.

The Candidate Must Be

• Able to integrate knowledge across disciplines, including technology, operations, sales, product, marketing, compliance and risk.
• Self-driven, organized and pro-active with ability to multi-task
• Entrepreneurial and commercially focused with proven influencing skills
• Experienced in working on government business, tender process, managing government relationships, and co-developing a solution with government
• Capable of mobilizing programs across multiple organizations (customer; partners; suppliers) and managing delivery to successful outcomes
• Able to strongly articulate the case for public administration to embark upon complex, technology-enabled transformation initiatives
• A critical thinker and solution-oriented
• Post Graduate, MBA preferred.

Corporate Security Responsibility

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.