{"id":37304,"date":"2026-06-08T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/senior-consultant-sales-engineering-sa-director-business-development-cape-town\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:04:55","slug":"senior-consultant-sales-engineering-sa-director-business-development-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/senior-consultant-sales-engineering-sa-director-business-development-cape-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Consultant Sales Engineering &#8211; SA \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Director, Business Development &#8211; Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description<\/p>\n<p>\tThis is a high impact individual contributor role within the regional Sales Engineering team. The Senior Manager will report to the Head of Sales Engineering and will work closely with peers and stakeholders to drive technical sales excellence across VAS Issuing products. The role is deeply embedded in the VAS team and its sales motions, covering all VAS Issuing products including Risk &amp; Identity Solution, Pismo, Featurespace, Loyalty, Network, and Digital Solutions. The successful candidate will be a hands on contributor, ready to roll up their sleeves and deliver results in a dynamic, multicultural environment.<\/p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>\tServe as a senior technical resource within the Sales Engineering team, providing expertise and guidance on complex client solutions.<br \/>\n\tContribute to embedding Sales Engineering best practices within the regional structures.<br \/>\n\tBuild and maintain strong, productive relationships with key stakeholders, including regional Solutions Leads, Client Services Leads, and Sales Teams to drive the sales and revenue targets in the region<br \/>\n\tEnsure seamless collaboration with product and innovation teams to align on client needs and market trends.<br \/>\n\tDemonstrate technical excellence and contribute to continuous improvement in solution design and client engagement.<br \/>\n\tDrive technical sales and solution excellence for all VAS Issuing products, including RaIS, Pismo, Featurespace, Loyalty, Network, and Digital Solutions.<br \/>\n\tCollaborate closely with regional Sales teams at Visa to support pipeline engagement strategies and new business opportunities.<br \/>\n\tParticipate in client pitches, renewals, and technical workshops, providing expert guidance and hands on support.<br \/>\n\tActively support the sales and revenue targets for the region in the designated VAS Issuing Solutions area.<br \/>\n\tThis is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>\tBachelor\u2019s or Master\u2019s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field.<br \/>\n\t10+ years of experience in pre-sales, fraud strategy, or technical consulting roles within banking and fraud solutions, payments, or financial services.<br \/>\n\tExperience delivering solutions within global banks, fintechs, processors, or PSPs using both Visa and third-party platforms.<br \/>\n\tDemonstrated experience in sales engineering or product support within the payments industry.<br \/>\n\tExperience contributing to high performing teams.<br \/>\n\tStrong client relationship and presentation skills.<br \/>\n\tSolid understanding of operational and IT payment processing environments.<br \/>\n\tExcellent written and verbal communication skills.<br \/>\n\tAbility to manage cross functional relationships and resources.<br \/>\n\tStrong analytical and detailed oriented mindset.<br \/>\n\tKeen interest in innovation and emerging technologies.<br \/>\n\tProven experience contributing as a senior member of a technical or sales engineering team in a regional or global context.<br \/>\n\tDemonstrated success in sales engineering, product management, or technical sales within the payments or fintech industry.<br \/>\n\tStrong technical expertise in Financial Institutions business, with hands on experience in Risk Management, Card Processing, Core Banking and digitization solutions.<br \/>\n\tExcellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions.<br \/>\n\tComfortable operating in a fast paced, multicultural environment, with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and lead by example.<br \/>\n\tTrack record of delivering high quality technical solutions and supporting sales objectives.<br \/>\n\tExperience working with sales processes and supporting performance against clear objectives and key results.<\/p>\n<p>go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( http:\/\/www.visa.co.za\/za ) or<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"Visa","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.visa.co.za\/za","_company_tagline":"Advancing the Olympic Spirit Sport unites people, communities and nations. It enriches people\u2019s lives and creates economic development opportunities. In today\u2019s world, where brand and trust mean so much, the Olympic Games reflect those equities found at Visa - worldwide acceptance, reliability, ... read moreversatility and leadership. Sponsoring the Olympic Games makes good business sense for Visa and our clients. Impacting Lives Sponsorships, like Visa\u2019s commitment and support to the Olympic Movement, National Olympic Committees and national teams, have helped ensure the continued success of the Olympic Games. Visa has provided direct economic support to stage the Games themselves and provided untold direct support to thousands of Olympic athletes through support of National Olympic Committees. Additionally, Visa supports Olympic teams and individual athletes through its global Team Visa program, providing financial support, life-skills training and valuable marketing exposure in pursuit of their Olympic Dreams. Building Business, Uniting the World Financial institutions and merchants benefit greatly from Visa\u2019s Olympic Games marketing platform, which they use to connect with cardholders on a level that goes beyond commerce. During the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 573 financial institutions and 491 merchant partners around the world participated directly in Visa Olympic Games promotional programs. Visa was the first sponsor to mount destination marketing programs linked to an Olympic Games host city. For the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Visa partnered with Tourism Vancouver and Tourism Whistler to promote both domestic and international travel to these beautiful destinations. Payments at the Games At every Olympic Games, Visa is responsible for creating and managing the entire payment system infrastructure across all Olympic venues, including hundreds of point-of-sale acceptance devices and a dedicated ATM network at competition and non-competition venues, including the Main Press Centre, the International Broadcast Centre and the Olympic and Paralympic Village. 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