Director, Travel Partnerships & Growth (Africa)

Leantechnovations (Pty) Ltd; Gauteng; Sur place; ZAR 1 200 000 - 2 400 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Director, Business Development, Travel Partnerships (Africa) at Mastercard leads efforts to advance Mastercard’s position in the African travel ecosystem by identifying strategic growth opportunities and building executive relationships with airlines, hotel groups, online travel agencies, and travel technology providers.

The role focuses on developing strategic partnership plans aligned with growth objectives and leveraging Mastercard’s payments, loyalty, data, and analytics capabilities to

Responsabilités

• Build strategic partnerships and strengthen Mastercard’s strategic relationships with leading travel ecosystem participants across Africa.
• Build and deepen senior executive relationships across airlines, hotel groups, online travel agencies, travel management companies, travel loyalty programmes and travel technology providers.
• Develop strategic partnership plans aligned with partners’ growth objectives and Mastercard’s priorities.
• Position Mastercard as a strategic growth, innovation and technology partner by leveraging the full breadth of Mastercard capabilities.
• Develop and execute executive engagement strategies that strengthen Mastercard’s relationships with key travel industry stakeholders.
• Identify and cultivate strategic ecosystem partnerships capable of creating scalable growth opportunities across multiple African markets.
• Identify opportunities to expand Mastercard’s role across the traveller journey and the broader travel ecosystem.
• Monitor competitive developments, evolving business models and technology trends shaping the future of the travel industry.
• Support the development of industry insights, thought leadership and strategic perspectives that advance Mastercard’s relevance within the travel sector.
• Represent Mastercard in relevant industry forums, strategic customer engagements and travel ecosystem discussions.

Description du poste

Director, Business Development, Travel Partnerships (Africa) at Mastercard leads efforts to advance Mastercard’s position in the African travel ecosystem by identifying strategic growth opportunities and building executive relationships with airlines, hotel groups, online travel agencies, and travel technology providers.

The role focuses on developing strategic partnership plans aligned with growth objectives and leveraging Mastercard’s payments, loyalty, data, and analytics capabilities to