{"id":12837,"date":"2025-07-02T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/director-specialist-sales-mastercard-identity\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:35:33","slug":"director-specialist-sales-mastercard-identity","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=12837","title":{"rendered":"Director, Specialist Sales, Mastercard Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Role<\/p>\n<p>\tAcquire net new customers for Mastercard Identity (recently acquired \/ partnered solutions) in the MEA region, primarily focusing in Africa division<br \/>\n\tAchieve and exceed sales goals and quotas<br \/>\n\tEngage functionally across two complementary groups of Direct Sales Teams; Services Business Leads (SBL) who sell with a customer relationship-first approach; Identity Sales Specialists who sell with a\u202fsegment penetration approach; and Product Sales Specialists who sell with a product specific approach.<br \/>\n\tLeverage knowledge of Mastercard Identity capabilities and how they fit together to understand relevance of our solutions to potential clients\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\tUnderstand your customers&#8217; businesses at a technical and operational level<br \/>\n\tCreate trust and value while building an enduring relationship<br \/>\n\tDemonstrate business value through a solutions sales approach<br \/>\n\tIdentify and secure executive sponsorship to solidify business relationships and opportunities<br \/>\n\tNegotiate commercial terms with contracts up to the C-level<\/p>\n<p>All About You\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\tBachelor\u2019s degree, MBA preferred<br \/>\n\tExcellent verbal and written communication skills in English, other languages being a preference<br \/>\n\tStrong enterprise sales experience (5+ yr) required with proven track record of selling SaaS (ideally risk, fraud, security, or identity services) into large enterprise organizations<br \/>\n\tDemonstrated experience in delivering complex consultative sales solutions<br \/>\n\tProven experience traversing large organizations and leveraging executive relationship<br \/>\n\tA strong network across Financial institutions, eCommerce, Retail &amp; Commerce, Acquirer\u2019s and PSPs in the MEA region<br \/>\n\tStrong commercial drive with ability to build relationships based on empathy, thought leadership and subject matter expertise\u00a0<br \/>\n\tAbility to learn and pivot quickly\u00a0<br \/>\n\tStrong drive to build processes and establish ways of working across teams\u00a0<br \/>\n\tCollaborative attitude with an understanding of how to win as a team\u00a0<br \/>\n\tPreferred proficiency with Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Outreach, Zoominfo, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator\u00a0<br \/>\n\tAttention to detail, and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment<br \/>\n\tAgile, creative, and flexible thinker that enjoys responding rapidly to shifts in macro and microeconomic trends that effect prospect companies\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other<\/p>\n<p>\tThis role is primarily based in Johannesburg and will report directly to the Director, Enterprise Sales, EMEA.\u00a0<br \/>\n\tExpected travel 30% &#8211; 50%.<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( https:\/\/www.mastercard.com ) or<\/p>\n<p>mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com","_company_name":"Mastercard","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.mastercard.com","_company_tagline":"For 50 years, we've been using our technology and expertise to make payments safer, simpler and smarter. 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