Manager, Specialist Sales
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Role Overview
The Manager, Specialist Sales role is based in Riyadh and focuses on SME sales growth in Saudi Arabia.
The role reports to the SME Cluster Lead and operates as an individual contributor without direct people-management responsibility.
The position requires a strong sales and consultative mindset focused on cards and payment solutions.
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About Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry operating across more than 200 countries and territories.
The company provides secure, simple, smart, and accessible digital payment products and services.
Role Overview
The Manager, Specialist Sales role is based in Riyadh and focuses on SME sales growth in Saudi Arabia.
The role reports to the SME Cluster Lead and operates as an individual contributor without direct people-management responsibility.
The position requires a strong sales and consultative mindset focused on cards and payment solutions.
Role Responsibilities
- Drive SME sales growth by identifying client opportunities, developing propositions, and recommending payment solutions.
- Build and manage a strong pipeline through hands-on, consultative client engagement.
- Engage financial institutions and non-financial institution partners through needs assessment, opportunity shaping, and solution positioning.
- Identify, originate, and convert new business opportunities and develop SME ecosystem plays.
- Commercialize signed deals to deliver measurable revenue outcomes.
- Contribute to SME P&L objectives across key customers and Saudi Arabia.
- Identify product, proposition, and business innovation opportunities across SME payment segments.
- Act as a client-facing SME cards and payments consultant supporting solution design and execution.
- Collaborate with account teams, product specialists, partners, and market teams to deliver client outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of cards, commercial payments, issuing propositions, and related solutions.
- Hands-on SME sales and business development experience.
- Progressive business experience and a strong track record in the payments industry.
- Strategic thinking, consulting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience in consulting, solution selling, or advisory-led client management.
- Strong negotiation, influencing, interpersonal, communication, writing, and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence without authority and engage senior stakeholders with executive presence.
Corporate Security Responsibility
- Follow Mastercard security policies and practices when accessing company assets, information, and networks.
- Maintain the confidentiality and integrity of accessed information.
- Report suspected information security violations or breaches.
- Complete periodic mandatory security training.
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