{"id":102083,"date":"2026-07-17T12:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/senior-manager-business-development-kenya\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:38:35","slug":"senior-manager-business-development-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/senior-manager-business-development-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Manager Business Development &#8211; Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Senior Manager Business Development - Kenya\", \"description\": \"We are looking for a seasoned Business Development Manager\\nLead and execute defined segments\/accounts within the market\\nDrive consultative, value-based selling and pipeline development\\nDeepen engagement with Tier 1 banks, fintechs, merchants, and ecosystem partners\\nSupport execution of strategic initiatives across issuing, acquiring, and acceptance\\nProvide leadership depth and continuity within the Kenya team\\nImprove coverage of high-value clients and opportunities\\nIncrease wallet share and client retention\\nBetter prioritization and execution of market initiatives\\nReduce execution bottlenecks and escalation risks\\nClear ownership of accounts and programs\\nImprove team coaching, performance management, and resilience\\nQualifications\\nBasic Qualifications\\n10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree e.g. Masters\/ MBA\/JD\/MD or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD\\nPreferred Qualifications\\n10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree or 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD.\\nFluent written and spoken Portuguese is a requirement for this role\\nMinimum 6 years experience in the Banking and or Financial Services\/payments\/mobile network and or Fintech sector.\\nCard Payment Experience Essential.\\nTertiary qualification with a business or marketing degree preferably MBA\\nCapability to liaise, present to and work with senior level international bankers.\\nExcellent knowledge of Visa, other payment systems, card products and the activities of different payment systems in the relevant markets.\\nCommercial orientation, interpersonally credible, influential in their dealings and sensitive to a multicultural environment.\\nAbility to manage varied indirect reporting relationships at all levels of the Visa and member organisation.\\nExperience in influencing developing and\/or motivating people to achieving company and customer objectives.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-17\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Visa\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-31T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Visa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-31<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>We are looking for a seasoned Business Development Manager<br \/>Lead and execute defined segments\/accounts within the market<br \/>Drive consultative, value-based selling and pipeline development<br \/>Deepen engagement with Tier 1 banks, fintechs, merchants, and ecosystem partners<br \/>Support execution of strategic initiatives across issuing, acquiring, and acceptance<br \/>Provide leadership depth and continuity within the Kenya team<br \/>Improve coverage of high-value clients and opportunities<br \/>Increase wallet share and client retention<br \/>Better prioritization and execution of market initiatives<br \/>Reduce execution bottlenecks and escalation risks<br \/>Clear ownership of accounts and programs<br \/>Improve team coaching, performance management, and resilience<br \/>Qualifications<br \/>Basic Qualifications<br \/>10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree e.g. Masters\/ MBA\/JD\/MD or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD<br \/>Preferred Qualifications<br \/>10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree or 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD.<br \/>Fluent written and spoken Portuguese is a requirement for this role<br \/>Minimum 6 years experience in the Banking and or Financial Services\/payments\/mobile network and or Fintech sector.<br \/>Card Payment Experience Essential.<br \/>Tertiary qualification with a business or marketing degree preferably MBA<br \/>Capability to liaise, present to and work with senior level international bankers.<br \/>Excellent knowledge of Visa, other payment systems, card products and the activities of different payment systems in the relevant markets.<br \/>Commercial orientation, interpersonally credible, influential in their dealings and sensitive to a multicultural environment.<br \/>Ability to manage varied indirect reporting relationships at all levels of the Visa and member organisation.<br \/>Experience in influencing developing and\/or motivating people to achieving company and customer objectives.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Visa on visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1282254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-31 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Visa Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-31 Job Description We are looking for a seasoned Business Development ManagerLead and execute defined segments\/accounts within the marketDrive consultative, value-based selling and pipeline developmentDeepen engagement with Tier 1 banks, fintechs, merchants, and ecosystem partnersSupport execution of strategic initiatives across issuing, acquiring, and acceptanceProvide leadership [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1425,1413,1412,1535],"class_list":["post-102083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}