Vice President

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 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.

Vice President, Account Management Overview
Responsible for setting sales strategies as it relates to customer accounts that are aligned with geography strategy and achieving sales goals that drive market share, volume, and revenue growth. Leads and manages existing customer relationships and works to identify opportunities and customer needs. Partners with customers to deliver customized solutions and comprehensive consulting support. Responsible for pipeline management at the account level.

1. Sets objectives and plays a lead role in achieving sales and net revenue targets.
2. Provides direction for overall strategies, messaging, and proposals for customers.
3. Leads and manages key customer relationships at the senior level.
4. Reviews reports on customers' existing business to determine opportunities for additional revenue.
5. Provides consultative analysis, industry insights, and thought leadership to the customer.
6. Represents the voice of the market and customers to internal stakeholders.
7. Oversees implementation of sales plans including business development, marketing, and product management.
8. Negotiates the customer agreement process ensuring global resource linkage.
9. Formally supervises and coaches several groups/teams and influences how the function is structured.
10. Helps identify, coach, and groom top talent and proactively develops employees as organizational resources.

1. Broad or extensive experience with sales strategy development and execution in complex/global accounts.
2. Extensive track record in achieving success/profitability for key customer accounts.
3. Experience supervising and coaching teams of account managers to serve complex customer accounts.
4. Demonstrated success in incorporating new solutions into existing customer accounts.
5. Experience in negotiating challenging situations and closing complex deals.

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come 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:

1. Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices.
2. Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed.
3. Report any suspected information security violation or breach.
4. Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

Locations - Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa

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