Director, Government Solutions, KSA

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Visa is seeking an experienced payment professional to join the CEMEA Visa Government Solutions team as a Director Government Solutions for KSA this role will have the following responsibilities:

Expand and deepen our public sector sales strategy and delivery in KSA including developing a list of prioritized client and solution opportunities

Establish and strengthen our relationship with key public sector stakeholders including federal state and local agencies in KSA

Identify and engage potential partners in the form of issuers program managers processors and fintechs who will strengthen our government solution propositions in KSA

Develop and execute sales strategies / account plans to increase sales volume and market share expand product category visibility and exceed defined product and corporate objectives

Identify local use cases and requirements in KSA for our solutions team to incorporate into our proposition roadmaps

Drive achievement of KSA VGS scorecard metrics

Maintain constant alignment with the KSA Country Manager to ensure execution is aligned with the country strategy and priorities

Create and maintain comprehensive reports including KPIs and provide constant tracking of performance metrics to measure progress against commercial targets and ensure accountability for business outcomes

Work closely with internal stakeholders including the Government Engagement team to align on our government outreach strategy and targets approach to educating decision makers and influencers on how Visa can support

Partner with our marketing and communication teams to position Visa as a leader in the payments industry and a resource for government agencies in KSA

Provide ongoing support of RFP development / response and overseeing program performance

Continuously review market landscape and recommend develop and implement new creative approaches to growing the Visa business

Proactively identify and solve complex problems that impact Government sales management and direction of the business

Report into the Head of Government Solutions GCC to ensure alignment with regional strategy and objectives

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications :

10 years experience in government/ state-owned enterprise/ public sector sales management with expertise in payments/ financial services industry managing complex deals and sales. A broad network in the public administration space for KSA
Robust understanding of how public sector sales and public agencies operate in KSA
Experience with and understanding of how decisions are made by the public sector and government agencies in KSA specifically public procurement
Strong business development and consultative sales experience with the ability to educate a wide range of stakeholders on Visas capabilities clearly business oriented and able to push business development and produce business cases
Experience in engaging and lobbying public sector stakeholders
Strong financial acumen and outcome oriented
Ability to negotiate business agreements whilst enhancing existing and new relationships
Experience in effectively creating and confidently delivering presentations to senior stakeholders
Proven ability to implement strategic initiatives with efficiency professionalism and with demonstrated trouble shooting problem solving skills
Impeccable written and oral communication
Specialist public sector payments infrastructure expertise is a plus. Strong collaboration and influence skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams to drive deliverables projects and engagements to completion

Additional Information :

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Visa is seeking an experienced payment professional to join the CEMEA Visa Government Solutions team as a Director Government Solutions for KSA this role will have the following responsibilities: Expand and deepen our public sector sales strategy and delivery in KSA including developing a list of pr...