Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 09, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Mastercard is a leading global payments & technology company that connects consumers, businesses, merchants, issuers & governments around the world.



Director, Consumer, Digital and Loyalty Solutions, East AfricaJob TypeFull TimeQualificationBA/BSc/HNDExperienceLocationNairobiJob FieldProject Management
The Consumer, Digital & Loyalty Lead for East and West Africa will have accountability for executing strategies in the market to secure and win new business opportunities, as well as driving the go-to-market, to ensure usage, consumer experience, innovative product solutions and accelerating digitization thereby building preference for Mastercard. The individual will also be responsible to manage a team responsible for managing product optimization, identifying new business opportunities and flows, and introducing market-fit solutions. The individual will work closely with cross functional divisional and regional colleagues to drive a customer-focused strategy while also engaging extensively with external Mastercard partners.

Role

• The individual is accountable for Mastercard's competitive positioning and differentiation when it comes to Consumer and Digital solutions and platforms across East and West Africa
• Accountable for driving share growth for Mastercard solutions and identify new business opportunities
• Monitor the landscape of competitive products and industry trends, understanding their implications for Mastercard and suggest action steps as required and be responsible to drive them
• Ensure the development of innovative and differentiated product benefits to meet current and emerging needs of Mastercard customers and creating holistic solutions for our partners
• Create and maintain a library of best practices and case studies to be shared with Product Sales, Account Teams and Customers
• Develop customized presentations to proactively update & sell to issuers product opportunities/ innovations, market trends, digital initiatives and Mastercard advancements in product and digital solutions and platforms
• Must demonstrate strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Demonstrate proven ability to develop and successfully implement, quantifiable business plans
• Industry knowledge and networking and strong communication skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders
• Have an entrepreneurial approach and vision
• Analytical thinking
• Customer focus with extensive knowledge of customer profitability drivers and consumer and digital usage drivers
• Outstanding communication skills from a written, verbal and presentation perspective
• Demonstrate multi-disciplinary knowledge, i.e. across consumer products, and emerging technologies.

About You

• Understanding of competitive offerings, industry trends, emerging technologies
• Ability to oversee multiple projects and initiatives concurrently
• Experience with strategic and business planning
• Negotiating skills
• Proven experience working collaboratively in a cross-functional role
• Team player with the ability to clearly articulate strategy
• Outstanding communication/presentation skills
• Experience in managing diverse teams


Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure

Method of ApplicationInterested and qualified? Go to MasterCard on mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com to apply


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