Sales and Partnership Lead- BFSI

Zealant Consulting Group; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealant Consulting Group seeks a high-impact CVP Sales and Partnerships professional to own and grow the Commercial Value Proposition pipeline. The ideal candidate has strong connections within banking networks and card schemes, ready to hunt aggressively and drive meaningful revenue.

You will own end-to-end sales across banks and merchant networks, manage senior stakeholder relationships, and lead category and product discussions with customers and internal teams to close deals and ensure

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in B2B sales, preferably in payments/fintech.
• Prior experience at Visa or Mastercard with existing banking/merchant network connects.
• Proven track record in sales hunting and deal closure.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively hunt and acquire new business across banks and merchant networks.
• Build and manage senior stakeholder relationships within the Visa/Mastercard ecosystem.
• Manage the full sales cycle—from lead generation to deal closure.
• Collaborate with internal category and product teams to shape proposals.
• Ensure smooth operations management post-deal.

Skills

B2B sales

Payments/Fintech

Stakeholder management

Customer facing

Deal closure

Networking connections

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a high-impact

About The Role

We are looking for a high-impact CVP Sales and Partnership professional to own and grow our Commercial Value Proposition pipeline. The ideal candidate is an ex-Visa or Mastercard professional with strong existing connects within banking networks and card scheme organisations, ready to hunt aggressively and drive meaningful revenue.

What You\'ll Own

• Drive end-to-end sales hunting across banks and merchant networks (Visa/Mastercard ecosystem)
• Manage and grow relationships with key stakeholders across banking and payment networks
• Handle operational management of accounts and sales processes
• Lead category and product conversations with customers and internal teams

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively hunt and acquire new business across banks and merchant networks
• Build and manage senior stakeholder relationships within the Visa/Mastercard ecosystem
• Manage the full sales cycle — from lead generation to deal closure
• Collaborate with internal category and product teams to shape proposals
• Ensure smooth operations management post-deal

Who We\'re Looking For

• 2-5 years of experience in sales, preferably in payments/fintech
• Prior experience at Visa or Mastercard (strongly preferred) with existing connects in banking/merchant networks
• Proven track record in B2B sales hunting and deal closure
• Strong stakeholder management skills — comfortable engaging senior banking and network leaders
• Customer-facing experience

Good To Have

• Exposure to category and product discussions in payments
• Experience managing large pipeline values independently
• Connects within large banks and card scheme organisations

Not a Fit If

• You are looking for a non-sales, relationship-management-only role
• You are not comfortable with active outbound sales hunting

Skills: b2b sales,hunting,payment networks,sales