Managing Consultant, Services Business Development - Non-Bank Institutions

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.

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Managing Consultant, Services Business Development - Non-Bank Institutions

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.

The 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 consulting, data insights & analytics, loyalty and marketing programs, platforms in the areas of business experimentation, customer engagement/loyalty, and security solutions.

We are pursuing highly motivated individuals with experience in consultative sales across data products, platforms, and / or other analytic services. Individuals should display strong achievement orientation, intellectual curiosity, openness, resilience, diligence, and the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas in simple ways.

As a Managing Consultant, you will be at the frontline of generating excitement and demand for our unique solutions and forming successful lasting partnerships within Retail & Commerce and Fintech & Digital segments, which include sectors such as retailers, telecom operators, digital players, travel & entertainment, airlines and fintech/enablers.

• Own and manage business development activities for Services within Retail & Commerce and Fintech & Digital segments in Qatar and Kuwait with direct revenue and sales responsibilities.
• Refine the value proposition of new and existing Services capabilities to meet the needs of executives within Retail & Commerce and Fintech & Digital segments
• Serve as the face of Mastercard Services to senior level client stakeholders, including C-Suite Executives.
• Develop strong value-driven narratives and customized presentations in support of new business pitches that ultimately generate new multi-year and multi-million-dollar revenues to Mastercard.
• Drive coordination within demand generation, marketing, specialist sales teams across Services business lines and value propositions, focused on the above defined client vertical.
• Take ownership of the sales process, from prospecting to executing commercial contracts, ensuring a seamless and efficient sales cycle.
• Partner with the Mastercard account leadership team to develop a plan to support their strategic imperatives for target accounts.
• Work closely with Advisors and Consulting Services teams for an effective joint go to market and to ensure best-in-class value delivery.
• Collaborate closely with other team members and bring an innovative and creative mindset to partnering with clients.
• Contribute as a thought leader to the development of intellectual capital, point of views, articles, and blogs.
• Manage complete capture of assignment knowledge and drive to ensure it is available firm-wide (knowledge management).

• Several years of experience in consultative sales across consulting services, data products, software platforms, and / or other analytic services in relevant industries such as Retail, Telco, Digital, Travel, and Fintech
• Strong commercial drive with ability to build and monetize senior client relationships based on thought leadership, empathy, and subject matter expertise.
• Ability to own and drive end-to-end sales from initial prospecting through signed contract.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and demonstrated experience in selling solutions to c-level clients.
• Excellent at building…