Senior Payment Sales Manager

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**:
If you think you could support Visa as **Senior Payment Sales Manager**, we want to hear from you - together, let’s make Visa a great place to work.

**What’s it all about?**

Our Client Engagement function is responsible for driving sales and development across the business in our European markets. By building deep partnerships with our clients, opening up access and offering creative solutions, we are at the forefront of protecting and growing Visa’s brand and market share.

We’re looking for those of you who are inherently driven to succeed and make a difference. We’ll equip you with the very best tools and training so that you can deliver the best results.

Continuous self-development underpins job fulfilment at Visa. If you have the burning desire for self-development, working with us will expose you to challenges and opportunities to hone your skills. We’ll provide the right environment and a plethora of top-notch professionals to learn with and from.

**What we expect of you, day to day.**
- You will be managing account of Visa key client within our Bank client, ensuring our clients are provided appropriate support and excellent service from Visa in Europe.
- You will build and develop strong relationships with our partners outside of Visa, and will be responsible for working with clients to identify new and ongoing requirements, and introduce new products or services.
- You will build to the annual business and account plans for your clients, liaising with the Lead account/Senior Director.
- You will collaborate and engage with colleagues across Visa, endeavouring to break down silos and ensure the business is appropriately involved and informed about member issues, delivering solutions as one team.
- Everyone is a leader at Visa - as such you will communicate your expertise and specialist knowledge to less experienced members of the team, acting in a mentorship capacity where appropriate.
- You’ll develop excellent knowledge of the Fintech space, and specifically of Visa products and services. You will understand the impact of your specialty area on assigned member business.

**Think you have what it takes?**

If you are interested in a career that will challenge and inspire you - we’d love to hear from you

**Qualifications**:
**What we're after...**
- Passion and curiosity for Digital and in particular payments
- Experienced, results oriented leader with business experience and a proven track record in managing clients/accounts, developing relationships and sales partnerships, and managing high performing, fast paced teams
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to establish effective relationships and communicate with all levels of the organization including executive management.
- Exceptional ability to manage & grow internal and external resources and cross functional relationships
- Proven ability to negotiate business agreements and to enhance existing and develop new business partnerships.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work collaboratively across functions and geographies in a complex matrix environment
- Strong strategic and thought leadership skills
- Experience with client consulting projects a plus
- Strong understanding of global payment system a plus
- Experience of liaising with and influencing stakeholders at all levels of the business, as well as of building and maintaining relationships with external partners.
- Collaborative approach to relationship management and problem solving
- French speaker knowing the French market

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.