Manager, Channel Sales and Partnerships, Fintech

Mastercard•Atlanta, GA

fulltime

Sales and Business Development

5+ years

About the role

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ 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. Title And Summary Manager, Channel Sales and Partnerships, Fintech

Overview Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ 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.

Job Description Summary We are looking for a Manager to help Mastercard reach more customers through strategic partners focusing on our payment security and Insights solutions in the North America region. We offer several solutions that help our partners grow and protect their transactions, minimize chargebacks, and leverage payments data for business and market insights. This partner ecosystem includes processors, acquirers, Fintechs, data providers, and ISVs. We also source relevant and unique solutions from vetted partner to introduce to Mastercard customers.

The ideal candidate is someone who understands the payments solutions and data space very well and knows how to put together smart partnerships that can be accretive to Mastercard and our partners on the short and long terms. This position is a quota-carrying, revenue-producing role that is responsible for developing and managing channel and alliance partner relationships within the North America region. The role is responsible for executing our strategy with regional nuances for the entire partner lifecycle; new partner recruitment, partner onboarding, partner revenue activation, and partner growth.

Role

Define the desired profile of potential partners with the help of management
Research, identify, qualify and screen potential partners that align with the target partner profile
Gain qualified partners’ commitment to becoming engaged and productive by formulating and conveying a compelling business proposition
Prior to finalizing contract negotiations with each partner, develop a joint business plan (including sales targets) that is aligned with the Mastercard standards and strategy
Maintain a solid pipeline of qualified prospective partners to meet established recruitment targets
Meet assigned revenue targets through sell to/sell with channel partners
Drive onboarding and activating new partners; focus on ensuring the partners’ team members are enabled, equipped and motivated to sell, market, deploy and support the Mastercard offering within established timeframes
Engage Mastercard resources and stakeholders in support of partnership objectives and sales opportunities (e.g. direct sales, Product Liaisons, marketing, etc)
Manage channel pipeline and forecast reporting and track progress through the sales cycle
Drive monthly partner alignment sessions to review partners’ pipelines, conduct win/loss analysis, and develop account penetration strategies to identify and build new sales opportunities
Work with high-performing and high-potential partners to develop an annual joint business plan that defines strategies and activities to meet revenue goals; review and assess plan progress in partner-facing quarterly business reviews, making changes as appropriate
Provide partner and market feedback loop to internal functions (e.g. sales, product, marketing) on tools and programs
Assist in field marketing activities (e.g. staff a trade show booth, deliver sales presentations)

All About You

Experience in the payments security and data space and familiarity with evolving customer needs and partner landscape
Experience sourcing, qualifying, screening and forming business relationships with channel partners at the CXO level
Experience managing major customer / partner relationships to make things happen, grow the pie, and maintain an excellent level of transparency, trust, and collaboration
Strong personal network within the industry
Experience developing and managing joint business planning with partners
Who you are
Strategic thinker who can quickly develop a point of view on market opportunities to focus on for each solution area and move to action
Be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and build-it-as-we-go mentality (if you are looking for a standard toolkit and clear direction on what to do, this job isn’t for you)
Fan of working with people internally or externally. You don’t shy away from approaching people you never met before to pitch what we do and you don’t feel bad if you get ignored. It’s part of the job.
Commercial oriented—always looking for the next mega opportunity
A great listener and collaborator who’s always humble enough to keep learning from internal teams and external subject matter experts

National Salary Range (Applies Regardless of Location): $139,000-$222,000

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 and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 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; and many more.

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