Director – Specialist Sales SME Eastern Europe
- İstanbul
- Kontrat
- Tam zamanlı
- The Eastern Europe SME - Specialist sales Division Lead reports to the SME Head of Commercialization in EEMEA.
- This position will have direct reports, and the jobholder must be able to operate at a strategic and operational level.
- Lead accountability for developing and executing a SME Sales strategy which maximizes revenue and profit for SME products across the Division.
- Manage and execute a strategic sales pipeline to drive growth in existing SME portfolios across Financial Institutions (FIs) and non-FIs. Identify and convert new business opportunities, develop ecosystems within the SME segment, and lead the commercialization of signed deals to ensure measurable revenue impact.
- This role will be tasked to help achieve the SME P&L objectives in those markets. The position will also be tasked to support or lead specific regional Expert Sales initiatives that support MasterCard Easter Europe business and revenue goals.
- Identifying business and product innovation opportunities from SME payment segments.
- Providing subject matter expertise and end to end project management / delivery by liaising with cross- functional partners.
- Proactive and results-driven Team Leader to manage, mentor, and guide a team toward achieving departmental goals. This role is critical in ensuring productivity, fostering a positive team culture, and delivering high-quality outcomes. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to motivate and inspire team members.
- Progressive business experience, with a strong track record in the payments industry and deep knowledge of consumer payments.
- Strong account management experience – ability to understand customer and constituent needs, marketplace dynamics, industry trends and the competitive landscape.
- Strong project and relationship management skills – extensive experience and a proven track record of managing simultaneous initiatives, multiple stakeholders in a multicultural environment, across multiple geographic locations, solving problems and applying effective planning skills to deliver multiple initiatives with external and internal clients.
- Strong negotiating and influencing skills, with the ability to execute through others who do not report directly.
- Lead, coach, and support a team to meet performance targets and deliverables.
- Monitor team workload, efficiency, and overall effectiveness.
- Strong analytical and team working skills – ability to identify issues and proactively resolve issues directly or through escalation to appropriate Partners/stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills – excellent writing and presentation skills, extensive experience in communicating in international environment at senior management level.
- Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
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