Sales Lead- Card Payment Platform

Zealant Consulting Group; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealant Consulting Group is seeking a high-impact CVP Sales and Partnerships professional to own and grow our Commercial Value Proposition pipeline in Mumbai. The ideal candidate has strong connections within banking networks and card schemes, with a proven B2B sales track record and willingness to hunt aggressively to drive revenue.

You will own end-to-end sales across banks and merchant networks, manage senior stakeholder relationships in the Visa/Mastercard ecosystem, and lead proposals with

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in sales, preferably in payments/fintech.
• Prior Visa or Mastercard experience 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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

Outbound hunting

Stakeholder management

Payments/fintech

Customer-facing

Job description

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: payment networks,card payment,hunting,sales,b2b sales