Acceptance Solutions Seller

Job Title: Visa Acceptance Solutions Sales Role

Location: Saudi Arabia

Qualifications:

Any Graduation, MBA/PG Diploma in Business Management

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Job Description:

This position will perform a key sales role in the development of Visa Acceptance Solutions (Cybersource) in Saudi Arabia. This role will be focused on appraising the market opportunity and delivering strategies that enable Visa Acceptance Solutions (Cybersource) to identify, qualify and contract opportunities to retain and grow our clients base and portfolios.

This is an account management position, and as such the candidate must possess strong commercial acumen and extensive payments industry knowledge to be a spokesperson for the organization both internally and externally. The candidate will be accountable for driving top line revenue growth and overall market adoption of Seller-centric Products across the region to support Visa's aggressive growth targets for Value-Added Services (VAS). Sellers in this context refer to acquirers, enterprise merchants, payment facilitators, marketplaces, and software providers who have or intend to utilize Visa VAS solutions into their offerings. This role will involve a quota-based Sales Incentive Plan and reports to the Senior Director for GCC Acceptance Solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Exceed aggressive sales targets for Visa Acceptance Solutions in Saudi Arabia.
• Direct responsibility for Visa Acceptance Solutions (Cybersource) accounts in Saudi Arabia inclusive of sales of online payment, fraud management solutions, and ancillary products to enterprise-level clients, PAYFACs, Acquirers, Merchants, and global organizations.
• Create and develop sustainable long-term relationships with key customers.
• Manage close working partnerships with Visa Inc. stakeholders in Saudi Arabia, including Country Manager, Business Development Managers, and Country Risk Managers.
• Responsible for maintaining business opportunities and building a pipeline of activity from initial qualification to delivery of revenue.
• Interface with country leads on key elements of product expansion, demonstrating deep financial insight and collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Leverage internal resources and marketing programs as well as industry knowledge and personal sphere of influence to ensure all internal stakeholders are appropriately engaged to ensure successful conclusion and implementation of key opportunities.
• Demonstrate experience in e-commerce, omni-commerce, and digital payments.
• Report to management regularly and provide timely updates on both Pipeline and Forecasts for all product lines and services.
• Negotiate pricing and discounts as well as contractual terms within set parameters.
• Build an understanding of the product and regulatory requirements within the country so Visa Acceptance Solutions (Cybersource) can position its services appropriately for successful expansion.
• Create and execute against change management requirements, implement best practices, and maintain a strong focus on internal efficiency and functional collaboration. Lead initiatives that have a direct impact on customer engagement and advocate for a 'customer first' approach.

Qualifications:

6 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 6 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD.
• Proven experience of successfully managing complex and large accounts is desired.
• Experience in selling products or solutions, preferably enterprise Software, BPM, SaaS, Professional Services, or IT industries. Payment services experience strongly desired.
• Ability to interpret different data sources and extrapolate learnings and identify possible course of action/correction.
• Ability to think strategically and develop go-to-market plans, with a willingness to develop high-quality tools, collateral, presentations to execute your vision.
• Strong buyer journey and sales enablement orientation, buying-cycle-savvy, understanding of sales methodologies, customer business process focused, effective tools/proofs.
• Expertise in analyzing and managing closed-loop marketing/sales processes.
• Significant customer relationship management and influencing skills in a solution sales environment.
• Significant experience working with customers who have complex multi-region operations with aggressive growth plans.
• Demonstrated experience constructing strategic plans and successfully executing against them with a collaboration mindset.
• Must be able to skillfully prioritize and manage concurrent projects and issues.
• Self-starter, well-structured, and solution-oriented.
• Committed to service excellence and added value through exceeding client expectations and anticipating client needs. Works in close partnership with clients to achieve their aims and develop a mutually beneficial working relationship.
• Possesses a clear understanding of the broader competitive environment and forges strategic relationships.