Business Development Leader
- Full-time
- Job Family Group: Sales and Business Development
Company Description
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.
Job Description
This position reporting to Cluster Country Manager, West Africa will
1. Be responsible for expansion and acceleration of Visa’s business in designated markets and client portfolios.
1. Promote and sell Visa products and services to designated clients and emerging markets.
2. Build clear strategies to stimulate growth and grow share of Visa business within client portfolios
2. Achieve P&L and portfolio targets
1. Manage the account planning process and deliver accurate sales and revenue forecasts
2. Drive new business and revenue growth opportunities
3. Be responsible for leading Visa’s engagement with a portfolio of key clients and markets
1. Build a client and market strategy aligned to Visa West Africa market plan and the client’s strategic priorities
2. Develop, implement and manage Visa’s strategies with the clients to profitably grow the business in Consumer, Commercial and Digital
3. Deepen client engagement at the senior leadership level to drive new business opportunities and actively demonstrate Visa as the best partner for business growth
4. Broaden Visa’s relationship with client stakeholders in functions beyond the Cards business
5. Increase penetration of Visa products and solutions with the clients
4. Understand the payment landscape of the West Africa Region and keep abreast of industry trends
5. Support the Cluster Country Manager and Head of Sales to implement Country strategies and achieve business goals
6. Work closely with internal stakeholders, including Products, Marketing, Government Relations, Risk, Operations, Finance, etc, to orchestrate the collective effort to optimize the effectiveness of Visa solutions to the clients
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
Qualifications
• Recognized degree preferably in Business Management, Economics, Finance, MBA preferred
• Minimum 8 - 12 years of proven sales or business development experience, with strong account management, project management and relationship management, business consultation experience from across the following vertical or functions: consumer banking, cards issuing, merchant acquiring
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1. Increased penetration of Visa products and solutions with the clients
2. Increased Visa share with the client
3. Increased level of engagement with client’s senior management resulting in higher NPS scores and preference for Visa
4. Achieved P&L and portfolio growth targets
5. Forecast accuracy including management of incentives
6. Understanding of the industry trends
7. Engagement with internal stakeholders
Skills & Knowledge
• Recognized degree preferably in Business Management, Economics, Finance, MBA preferred
• Payments / Digital / Corporate Sales experience preferred
• Knowledge of payments systems and card industry
• Digital mindset and adaptive leadership
• Strong account management and problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Strong presentation, account management and networking skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with large, cross-functional (e.g. product, sales, strategy, marketing) and cross-regional teams
• Deal negotiation, structuring, execution is an advantage
• Knowledge of the card and payments business
• Strategic thinking combined with good business acumen
• Positive and result orientated team player
• Self-starter with a commitment to learn and a sense of curiosity
• Ability to navigate and work in ambiguous situations
• Comfortable with technology