Director, Specialist Sales, Services Business Development - Loyalty Solutions
2026-03-07T12:57:29+00:00
Mastercard Foundation
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Sales & Retail, Business Operations, Management
2026-03-12T17:00:00+00:00
8
Key Qualifications:
Education: Undergraduate degree required; MBA or relevant post graduate degree recommended.
Experience: Experience in sales, with a proven track record in selling technology solutions, ideally in loyalty programs, within Financial Services, Digital / Retail / Consumer/ B2B / sectors.
Market experience: Extensive knowledge and experience of business development within the MEA region with established network across the region
Language Proficiency: Fluency in both English is a must, with excellent communication and presentation skills in both languages.
Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of loyalty platforms, digital technologies, marketing services, and platform implementation processes.
Complex Environment Management: Ability to navigate a multi-stakeholder environment, ensuring alignment and managing expectations from both clients and internal teams.
Consulting & Technology Experience (Preferred): A background in consulting or technology would be highly beneficial, particularly in understanding customer-facing solutions and financial services. Banking experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
Sales Strategy & Execution: Lead the sales efforts for loyalty platforms, solutions, and card benefits, with a focus on meeting and exceeding revenue targets.
Client Engagement & Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers across industries, including issuers and merchants, to sell and promote our diverse range of loyalty products.
Platform & Solution Sales: Understand and articulate the technical aspects of our loyalty platforms and solutions to clients, guiding them through platform and product implementations and customer journey strategies.
Stakeholder Management: Navigate and manage complex environments with multiple stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure smooth sales processes and customer satisfaction.
Consultative Selling: Act as a trusted advisor to clients, identifying their business needs and providing tailored loyalty and card benefits solutions.
Communication Skills: Ability to simplify technical details for non-technical stakeholders and clearly explain the platform’s value.
Market Analysis & Reporting: Monitor industry trends and competitor offerings, sharing insights to help refine sales strategies.
Multi-tasking & Prioritization: Efficiently manage multiple client accounts, sales opportunities, and projects simultaneously
- Lead the sales efforts for loyalty platforms, solutions, and card benefits, with a focus on meeting and exceeding revenue targets.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers across industries, including issuers and merchants, to sell and promote our diverse range of loyalty products.
- Understand and articulate the technical aspects of our loyalty platforms and solutions to clients, guiding them through platform and product implementations and customer journey strategies.
- Navigate and manage complex environments with multiple stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure smooth sales processes and customer satisfaction.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, identifying their business needs and providing tailored loyalty and card benefits solutions.
- Ability to simplify technical details for non-technical stakeholders and clearly explain the platform’s value.
- Monitor industry trends and competitor offerings, sharing insights to help refine sales strategies.
- Efficiently manage multiple client accounts, sales opportunities, and projects simultaneously
- Sales
- Technology Solutions Sales
- Loyalty Programs Sales
- Business Development (MEA region)
- English Fluency
- Communication Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Loyalty Platforms Understanding
- Digital Technologies Understanding
- Marketing Services Understanding
- Platform Implementation Processes Understanding
- Multi-stakeholder Environment Navigation
- Consulting (preferred)
- Technology Experience (preferred)
- Banking Experience (plus)
- Client Relationship Management
- Consultative Selling
- Market Analysis
- Reporting
- Multi-tasking
- Prioritization
- Undergraduate degree required
- MBA or relevant post graduate degree recommended
- Experience in sales, with a proven track record in selling technology solutions, ideally in loyalty programs, within Financial Services, Digital / Retail / Consumer/ B2B / sectors.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of business development within the MEA region with established network across the region
- Fluency in both English is a must, with excellent communication and presentation skills in both languages.
- Strong understanding of loyalty platforms, digital technologies, marketing services, and platform implementation processes.
- Ability to navigate a multi-stakeholder environment, ensuring alignment and managing expectations from both clients and internal teams.
- A background in consulting or technology would be highly beneficial, particularly in understanding customer-facing solutions and financial services.
- Banking experience is a plus.
JOB-69ac20b9e6458
Vacancy title:
Director, Specialist Sales, Services Business Development - Loyalty Solutions
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Sales & Retail, Business Operations, Management]
Jobs at:
Mastercard Foundation
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, March 12 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, March 7 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Key Qualifications:
Education: Undergraduate degree required; MBA or relevant post graduate degree recommended.
Experience: Experience in sales, with a proven track record in selling technology solutions, ideally in loyalty programs, within Financial Services, Digital / Retail / Consumer/ B2B / sectors.
Market experience: Extensive knowledge and experience of business development within the MEA region with established network across the region
Language Proficiency: Fluency in both English is a must, with excellent communication and presentation skills in both languages.
Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of loyalty platforms, digital technologies, marketing services, and platform implementation processes.
Complex Environment Management: Ability to navigate a multi-stakeholder environment, ensuring alignment and managing expectations from both clients and internal teams.
Consulting & Technology Experience (Preferred): A background in consulting or technology would be highly beneficial, particularly in understanding customer-facing solutions and financial services. Banking experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
Sales Strategy & Execution: Lead the sales efforts for loyalty platforms, solutions, and card benefits, with a focus on meeting and exceeding revenue targets.
Client Engagement & Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers across industries, including issuers and merchants, to sell and promote our diverse range of loyalty products.
Platform & Solution Sales: Understand and articulate the technical aspects of our loyalty platforms and solutions to clients, guiding them through platform and product implementations and customer journey strategies.
Stakeholder Management: Navigate and manage complex environments with multiple stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure smooth sales processes and customer satisfaction.
Consultative Selling: Act as a trusted advisor to clients, identifying their business needs and providing tailored loyalty and card benefits solutions.
Communication Skills: Ability to simplify technical details for non-technical stakeholders and clearly explain the platform’s value.
Market Analysis & Reporting: Monitor industry trends and competitor offerings, sharing insights to help refine sales strategies.
Multi-tasking & Prioritization: Efficiently manage multiple client accounts, sales opportunities, and projects simultaneously
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Job application procedure
Apply by: Mar 12, 2026
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