Company

MasterCard

Description

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title And Summary

Manager, Channel Sales & Partnerships – North America

Overview

This is a quota-carrying, revenue-producing role that is responsible for developing and managing relationships with a defined portfolio of partners. The role is responsible for selective new partner recruitment, partner engagement in Mastercard’s channel program, joint partner business planning for specific partners, and enabling the partners’ sales resources and supporting their sales efforts. Channel account manager assignments can be one:one for large strategic accounts, one:few for named accounts or one:many for territory or segment assignments.

Role/Responsibilities

Meet assigned targets for revenues through new channel partners
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
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

5+ years of channel, partnerships or relevant experience with proven success in recruiting and developing new partners, ideally within the same offering category and channel
Experience sourcing, qualifying, screening and forming business relationships with Partner stakeholders and senior level decision makers
Strong personal network within applicable industries
Experience developing and managing joint business planning with partners
Consulting Experience a plus
Entrepreneurial mindset

In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application 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

Responsibilities

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.

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