The Sales Manager will develop partnerships manage partner success strategize for targeted partners and engage in business planning to meet revenue goals.

Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices making transactions secure simple smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Sales Manager- Inbound Partnerships (Project Management)
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices making transactions secure simple smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Job Description Summary
We are looking for a Manager to help Mastercard offer more value to existing and new customers through bringing in partnerships from select partners to be referred or resold by Mastercard alongside our wide solution set including identity chargeback cyber security open finance spend analytics and loyalty solutions.
Role/Responsibilities: • Work with relevant product and business development teams to create strategy for desired partners within each priority solution area by analyzing customer needs and solution gaps• Identify priority target partners and connecting them for evaluation • Designing and streamlining the process to evaluate and admit new partners • Manage partner success and be responsible for their growth within Mastercard across our different areas • Engage in events and marketing activities to attract or promote new partners • 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
All about you: • Relevant industry experience in the payments and security space and familiarity with trends in fintech • Experience sourcing qualifying screening and forming business relationships with channel partners at the CXO level • Experience managing major customer / partner relationships to make things happen grow the pie and maintain an excellent level of transparency trust and collaboration • Strong personal network within the industry • Experience developing and managing joint business planning with partners • Who you are
o Strategic thinker who can quickly develop a point of view on market opportunities to focus on for each solution area and move to action
o Be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and build-it-as-we-go mentality (if you are looking for a standard toolkit and clear direction on what to do this job isn't for you)
o Fan of working with people internally or externally. You don't shy away from approaching people you never met before to pitch what we do and you don't feel bad if you get ignored. It's part of the job.
o Commercial oriented-always looking for the next mega opportunity
o A great listener and collaborator who's always humble enough to keep learning from internal teams and external subject matter experts
Mastercard is a merit-based inclusive equal 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process please contact [email protected] 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
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.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors including but not limited to location job-related knowledge skills and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical prescription drug dental vision disability life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.