Director, Account Executive, AP Fintech & Strategic Partners

Visa; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global payments technology company in Singapore is seeking an experienced Director, Senior Account Executive. This role involves owning the strategic relationship with a key client and leading cross-functional teams to drive partnership growth. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of experience in financial services and excels in account management and problem-solving. Excellent communication skills are a must for influencing stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

• More than 12 years' experience in financial services or an enterprise sales role.
• Proven track record of managing complex clients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Own Visa’s strategic relationship with the client in region.
• Lead a team of cross-functional colleagues supporting client development.
• Deliver disciplined account planning to meet and exceed goals.

Skills

Account management

Creative problem-solving

Sales negotiation

Stakeholder influence

Commercial awareness

Job description

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced payments professional to lead the Asia Pacific regional relationship with a leading global fintech partner. In this role as Director, Senior Account Executive, you will be focused on building a deep partnership with the client, executing on a plan to continue the ongoing transformation and growth of our relationship.

What we expect of you, day to day:

• Own every aspect of Visa’s strategic relationship with the client in region, leading on all day-to-day interactions, engaging across multiple levels within Visa and the Client.
• Work alongside the client, liaising with multiple stakeholders with the aim of growing the business through collaboration, building high quality relationships.
• Lead a team of cross-functional colleagues ensuring key stakeholders across product, value added services, marketing, client services and consulting are appropriately involved and supporting client development.
• Collaborate closely with market teams to align on goals and key initiatives, providing necessary support.
• Deliver disciplined account planning to meet and exceed identified goals and implement strategic initiatives.
• Identify client opportunities for new products/services enabling business improvement and growth in line with the client’s business objectives and priorities.
• Identify opportunities and engage with Visa subject matter experts to provide the client with thought leadership on payment industry trends and innovation.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of all Visa products and services, to identify opportunities aligned to client’s requirements.
• Manage business under contract, investing in initiatives that have mutual benefit to the client’s and Visa’s business priorities.

Qualifications

• An experienced, results-oriented account executive with more than 12 years’ experience in financial services or an enterprise sales role. Experience managing global and/or regional relationships would be beneficial.
• Demonstrates tenacity and creative problem-solving, consistently challenges the status quo, and partners closely with clients to deliver solutions at pace.
• Has a proven track record of managing complex clients, developing and delivering on strategic plans to grow a business partnership.
• Client centric approach and problem solving - willing to listen and understand the client’s problems, develops solutions through market and client knowledge, can navigate internal roadblocks to deliver the right outcomes.
• Extensive sales experience, with proven influencing, selling and negotiation skills.
• Curiosity and pragmatism, with the aptitude to identify new opportunities and proactively propose solutions, being able to handle objections and navigate successful outcomes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders up to Executive Level, especially in a matrixed environment.
• Strong commercial awareness/understanding, with the ability to identify opportunities and propose solutions.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple work-streams simultaneously, meeting set deadlines.
• Be a self-starter, with the ability to network, think and act independently, with a collaborative mindset.

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.