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
Director, Specialist Sales, Advisors Business Development Overview
The Data & Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing the cutting-edge services that help our customers grow.
Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base.
Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include payments-focused consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, business Test & Learn experimentation, data-driven information, and risk management services.
Client verticals include Financial Institutions, Retail & Commerce, Digital Partners, Governments, and many others.
Role
Director level role focused on our Test & Learn business experimentation platform, leveraged by 300+ clients globally and growing revenue with new clients in key segments such as Retail, Restaurants, Travel, CPG, Telco, and FI.
Responsible for developing and executing the sales strategy for a key set of prospect accounts within Asia-Pacific to secure multimillion-dollar, multi-year deals.
Build and develop a cold pipeline into an active one, ultimately progressing to signed platform deals.
Ability to message the benefits of bundling Test & Learn with other Data & Services products (SessionM, Managed Services, SpendingPulse, Customer Data Enhancement, etc.).
Advocate for funding incentives with the Market Development team and with Mastercard Core to enhance expansion and penetration.
Strong communication and influencing skills, should be a compelling presenter to senior client audiences and able to influence large deals.
Ability to seamlessly partner across our Data & Services Sales ecosystem.
Excellent problem-solving and analytics skills and should be able to go head-to-head with internal stakeholders and customers alike with fact-based thinking.
Will serve as the face of Mastercard D&S to senior level client stakeholders, including c-suite.
All About You
Deep understanding of the suite of Mastercard Data & Services value propositions with a thoughtful approach to executing within and across markets.
Strong commercial drive with the ability to build and monetize senior client relationships based on empathy, thought leadership, and subject matter expertise.
Strong software or data-driven solution selling background with success with 12-18+ month sales cycles; never give up attitude, excellent at 'pounding the pavement' through email/phone cold outreach.
Substantial previous experience in progressively complex hunting sales within Retail / Restaurants / CPG / Travel / Digital / FI sectors; rolodex of C-Level / EVP / SVP contacts preferred.
Ability to thrive and build a robust pipeline through conferences, outreach, internal marketing activities, etc.
Hands-on and roll up your sleeves mentality.
Strong networker across relevant stakeholder base with the ability to listen, build common ground, and influence in order to effectively advance business opportunities and generate revenues.
Top-level sales skills (internally and externally) combined with strong negotiation capabilities required for large deals.
The location of the successful incumbent is flexible, and candidates based in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, or more broadly within the APAC region would be considered.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
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.#J-18808-Ljbffr