Manager, SSA Enabler Partnerships

Visa hybrid • Johannesburgfull_time

Responsibilities:

  • Achieve or exceed sales targets for Visa Direct Enablers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Partner with local VD team and country managers to meet annual sales goals.
  • Manage the full sales cycle with Enablers: prospecting, deal structuring, and contracting and launch.
  • Develop sales strategies for acceleration, including identifying high-potential clients, use cases, and verticals.
  • Lead generation and prospecting programs, respond to new leads.
  • Drive key workstreams for Visa Direct growth.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Communications, Finance, Legal, Client Services, Operations).
  • Educate clients about benefits of Visa Direct by conducting the meetings, workshops and events
  • Communicate progress and growth externally (PR, conferences, events).
  • Ensure appropriate incentive structures and contract approvals with all stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Global)
  • Handoff from sale to implementation with Client Services.
  • Prospect non-Visa clients, build relationships, and sell where appropriate VD non-FI license.
  • Identify and sell to processors, remitters, fintechs, payfacs and aggregators to add Visa Direct to their offerings.
  • Capture client feedback on products and services, share insights with Visa teams.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.  ​