Job Description

Our PurposeMastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, wexe2x80x99re 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 SummaryDirector, Specialist Sales, Advisors Business DevelopmentOverviewThe 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 and Digital Partners, Governments and many others.RoleDirector 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 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 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 xe2x80x98pounding the pavementxe2x80x99 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 robust pipeline through conferences, outreach, internal marketing activities etc. Hands on and roll up your sleeve's 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 ResponsibilityAll activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes 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 Mastercardxe2x80x99s security policies and practices;Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;Report any suspected information security violation or breach, andComplete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercardxe2x80x99s guidelines.

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