Business Development Director - Visa Direct - South Europe Director

Visa Direct services encompass a comprehensive suite of modular solutions designed to facilitate end-to-end money movement flows, supported by Visa's robust platform, networks, and product offerings. These services are tailored to meet market and client-specific needs.

The services include capabilities for banks, financial institutions, and fintechs to securely receive, hold, manage and send funds to more than 11 billion end points (cards, accounts and wallets) in 195+ countries and 180+ currencies.

It handles transactions such as B2B payments, remittances, merchant settlements, gig economy payouts, money transfers, collections, FX solutions, multi-currency wallets and more.Visa Direct Solutions enable over 2,000 programs globally across more than 65 use cases, demonstrating the breadth and versatility of their offerings which includes Visa Direct Account/Card/Wallet, Visa Cross border solution (Currency Cloud) and B2B Connect.This role will report into the Head of Visa Direct Business Development - Southern Europe. The Visa Direct Business Development Executive will manage commercial deals from origination to closure for any eligible client segment in Italy and potentially in some other countries in the region.  What's it all about? This role will be responsible for delivering commercial outcomes, deliver the multi-million sales pipeline for Visa Direct services. For that purpose, she/her will work closely with the local teams to identify targets, define and execute a Go-to-Market plan across the allocated countries.

Essential FunctionsDefine and execute Go-to-Market plans in agreement with key internal stakeholders: build a strong pipeline, transform it into opportunities and revenues aligned with the company’s objectives.Create and nurture wide network of key stakeholders in Italy and other allocated countries.Client interaction with senior representatives of key targets in your region, e.g. Head of Payments, Head of Retail Products, Head of Transaction banking, Head of Correspondent banking, Head of Cards, Head of Network, etc.Based on the deep knowledge of targeted entities’ situation, define best product proposition, while trying to create roadmap for implementation of all servicesSupport the team in structuring high value, complex global commercial deal structuresSupport local, in-market sales teams with top priority sales initiativesInteract with every area of the organization: Business Development, Customer Support, Visa Consulting Analytics, Legal, Risk & Compliance, Marketing Teams, and C-Level as required.What we expect of you, day to day. Leads prospecting and new customer acquisition strategies for opportunities related to Money Movements with existing and new clients. Builds relationships with new stakeholders, organize and run events to gain new prospects and communicate widely on the Visa Direct solutions  Works closely with Account Executives to coordinate opportunities with overall customer account plan Researches customer and market trends to identify potential new clients and opportunities, introduce innovative solutions, and position Visa as a market leader  Assesses deal potential after identifying new opportunities based on strong Visa Direct product / solution knowledge, and maintains cross-functional relationships to pull in specialists / engineers where needed to drive deals forward  Anticipates and uncovers ‘hidden’ client needs in money movements, giving them confidence that Visa can address their needs and jointly achieve their business objectives Leads with a client-first sales mindset and creates custom, differentiated pitches and solutions that grow Visa and clients’ business Maintains awareness of deal margins and actual revenue generation when negotiating and effectively sells and negotiates based on value to close deals quickly and effectively  Leverages internal (e.g., Legal, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Marketing) and external partnerships to bring the best of Visa Direct to clients This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.