Director, Loyalty Sales Specialist -Financial Services and Cardholder Loyalty (Open to Remote US)

The Services Business Development team is looking for a Managing Consultant to drive growth of our value-added services within the foundational Acquiring space. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of selling to senior executives, navigating matrixed organizations, and utilizing solution-based selling to drive clear value for customers.

Role
As Director, Specialist Sales you will be responsible for generating new loyalty platform sales within the financial services segment in North America.
• Responsible for developing and executing the sales strategy for a key set of prospect accounts within the region to secure multimillion-dollar, multi-year deals
• Build and develop an active pipeline, ultimately progressing to signed platform deals
• Articulate the benefits of bundling our Loyalty Solutions products with other Data & Services products (Consulting, Managed Services, Test & Learn, Customer Data Enhancement, Labs as a Service, etc.)
• 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 multiple internal sales, product management, program management and finance teams.
• 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 Services to senior level client stakeholders, including c-suite
All About You
• Deep understanding of the suite of Mastercard 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
• Strategic software sales experience with expertise in CRM / Martech / Loyalty
• Never give up attitude, excellent at 'pounding the pavement' through email/phone cold outreach
• 10-15 years of progressively complex hunting sales preferably within Financial Services Segment; rolodex of C-Level / EVP / SVP contacts preferred
• Ability to thrive and build robust pipeline with limited lead generation support
• 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
• Strong pipeline management and forecasting skills
• Top-level sales skills (internally and externally) combined with strong negotiation capabilities required for large deals

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All 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 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.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges
Purchase, New York: $124 000 - $186 000 USD

Arlington, Virginia: $124 000 - $186 000 USD

Atlanta, Georgia: $108 000 - $162 000 USD

Boston, Massachusetts: $124 000 - $186 000 USD

Chicago, Illinois: $108 000 - $162 000 USD

Remote - Nebraska: $108 000 - $162 000 USD

Remote - Nevada, US: $108 000 - $162 000 USD

Remote - Ohio: $108 000 - $162 000 USD

Remote - Pennsylvania: $108 000 - $162 000 USD

Job Posting Window
Posting windows may change based on the volume of applications received and business necessity. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously.