Senior Sales Manager

Visa Visa · Fintech · Paris, France, France

Senior Sales Manager at Visa, focusing on driving sales and development in European markets by building client partnerships and offering creative solutions. The role involves managing a product portfolio, identifying client needs, introducing new products/services, and maintaining strong client relationships. Requires extensive experience in payments/financial services, commercial understanding, digital payment knowledge, and strong sales/negotiation skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Contributes to the annual business/account plan for the assigned account, agreeing with the Client Director what actions will be required for their product / portfolio.
  2. Manages a product portfolio or product, ensuring members are provided appropriate support from Visa Europe.
  3. Works with client to identify new and ongoing requirements, introducing new products and services as appropriate.
  4. Works closely with the assigned client, ensuring an ongoing quality relationship is maintained with the bank operational team.
  5. Demonstrates good knowledge of all Visa product and services, with expert knowledge in certain areas.

Skills

Required

  • Fluent in French and English

Nice to have

  • Excellent knowledge and experience of the payment business and/or financial services
  • Commercial understanding, the ability to identify opportunities and propose solutions in relation with our scorecard
  • Good understanding of digital payment
  • Broad knowledge about Visa and its products and services
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels within own member business
  • Proven influencing, selling and negotiation skill.

What the JD emphasized

  • 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
  • 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
  • Excellent knowledge and experience of the payment business and/or financial services
  • Proven influencing, selling and negotiation skill.