Vice President, Direct to Corporate Business Development-1

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Title and Summary

Vice President, Direct to Corporate Business Development-1

Overview:
Mastercard is expanding the North American Direct-to-Corporate business development team to drive new business in its large market Corporate Solutions team. The Corporate Solutions team is part of Mastercard’s Commercial & New Payment Flows division (CNPF). This business encompasses B2B payments, purchasing and T&E commercial cards, non-carded bill payments, cross border solutions and remittance/disbursement services.
Growing its large corporate commercial segment with new customers is among Mastercard’s highest priorities and greatest opportunities. Deepening our participation in carded commercial flows and B2B accounts payable flows is essential to realizing Mastercard’s ambitions. This senior sales role will have responsibility of setting the strategy across several industries to capture existing carded flow from competitors as well as expand the addressable market with new use cases.

Role:
This senior-level, net-new business development role is focused on generating new corporate payment opportunities by identifying and cultivating relationships with potential clients and issuing partners. The position is responsible for proactively hunting and closing new business deals to drive revenue growth, expand market share, and meet ambitious sales targets. Leveraging Mastercard’s existing card rails—including T&E, purchasing cards, and virtual cards—as well as future multi-rail solutions, the role plays a critical part in solving corporate payment needs. Success requires close collaboration with Mastercard’s Account Management, Services, and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, customer-centric solutions that bring Mastercard’s commercial payments vision to life.

Responsibilities:

Team Development:
• Foster a high-performance culture by actively mentoring and guiding team members through regular feedback, coaching sessions, and stretch assignments. Support ongoing talent development by identifying individual strengths and growth areas, creating personalized development plans, and championing continuous learning to advance career progression.

Pipeline & Sales Execution:
• Build, maintain, and convert a healthy pipeline of large corporate payment opportunities using CRM tools to track progress and key activities.
• Undertake Direct-to-Corporate (D2C) sales efforts that leverage Mastercard’s platforms and products to influence brand decisions.
• Engage with clients on deal design, execution, and ramp-up across B2B2Corporate, Direct2Corporate, and Partner2Corporate models.
• Follow each win for 18 months to ensure issuer implementation and activation of enabled suppliers.

Prospecting & Market Engagement:
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities through, networking, digital prospecting, cold calling and participation in industry events.
• Analyze market trends and competitor activity to inform sales strategy and uncover new opportunities.
• Represent Mastercard at commercial activities, conferences, and external events across the region.

Client Engagement & Consultative Selling:
• Conduct consultative sales conversations to understand client challenges and present tailored solutions that align with their goals.
• Prepare and deliver compelling sales presentations and proposals that demonstrate value and ROI.
• Build consensus among client stakeholders and provide customized resources to support informed decision-making.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
• Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment and execution.
• Work cross-functionally with Account Management, Services, and other internal teams to deliver best-in-class payment solutions.

Performance & Reporting:
• Manage to key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure strategic and operational targets are met.
• Provide regular sales activity reports, including pipeline updates, key wins/losses, and competitive insights.

Team Development:
• Support ongoing talent development and upskilling of staff, actively mentoring and guiding team members on their career journeys.

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