Issuing Specialist for Portfolio Support

About the job Issuing Specialist for Portfolio Support

• Term:12 months
• Job location:Dubai, UAE
• Experience:10 years+

Job Summary:

Card issuing specialist will be responsible for establishing and managing the end to end process of card business (including card issuance, Personalization, activation and commercial )

• Develop a thorough understanding of the Client business and priorities;
• Evaluate and quantify Client-specific opportunities and risks in the local market context;
• Integrate insights from recent market trends into business performance improvement plans;
• Handle all aspects of scheme pricing (interchange and scheme pricing).
• Implement the priority value realization activities with rigor, discipline, and focus on Client impact;
• Deploy selected optimal mix of Mastercard products and services needed to improve Clients business performance;
• Coordinate resources, Mastercard, Client as well as third parties to ensure sustained quality of Client activities (Deliverables and timelines);
• Ensure compliance with scheme mandates and regulations; and
• Provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis and collaborate with the team to optimize pricing strategies;
• Review P&L (profit and loss) lines for issuing business to ensure financial feasibility; and
• Monitoring and ongoing analysis of progress:
• Continuously track performance of relevant target portfolios, products and services;
• Create value visibility for priority initiatives across relevant metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) with action-driving dashboard; and
• Set up and manage a Client control tower to improve speed and quality of decision making.

The SBOS resource will fulfill the following requirements:

• Proven experience in card issuing and payment processing. Have an E2E experience on product portfolio launch (prepaid or debit)
• Extensive experience working on payment products and proposition launches
• In depth understanding on Interchange ,scheme pricing and regulations.
• Solid organizational abilities with keen attention to detail and effective multitasking
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience