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The Business Development Director - B2B Travel Vertical, will be part of the team responsible for identifying and developing Mastercard’s positioning and growth in B2B Travel Payments, by working with travel intermediaries and other key travel stakeholders. The person will have an active participation in driving current and future strategy for Mastercard B2B Travel in Europe and will drive & manage relationships (in partnership with account managers) with key players on travel payment industry topics and manage business follow ups.
Job Responsibility:
Build, own and drive B2B Travel payment segment strategy for merchants, acquirers, and enablers across the Travel value-chain
Be the subject-matter-expert on B2B Travel payment flows with travel merchants (eg: airlines, hotels, OTAs)
Engage with ecosystem players including airlines, hotels, aggregators, travel enablers, travel associations, GDS and others to deliver relevant products/solutions and articulate Mastercard value proposition in Travel customer-centric language
Work closely with internal stakeholders in the global B2B Travel vertical team as well as regional teams where required, to expand and evolve the B2B travel value proposition, products, and platforms to meet client/market needs in this ecosystem and drive future growth
Identify, negotiate, develop (both independently and/or in collaboration with other Mastercard units) new business opportunities and strategic partnership that complement Mastercard’s B2B Travel Payment short and long-term vision
Drive Mastercard B2B Travel VCN solutions expansion, in alignment with regional teams
Identify new opportunities and oversee and assess the evolution of the opportunity pipeline for B2B Travel across the region
Engage and coordinate, deal preparation, negotiation and contracting phases for opportunities won in collaboration with Finance, Legal and relevant teams to be involved
Build strong expertise and insights in key B2B Travel market through an ongoing market assessment and partner engagement
Assess and follow up trends and needs in the travel space with especial focus on B2B payments identifying new elements to add to our value proposition in the B2B Travel Industry
Work and align with Mastercard Product Teams, Regional Teams and other internal departments to push/achieve the strategic priorities
Manage and/or coordinate relationship with strategic partners and develop a deep understanding on their products and long-term business strategies with a focus to maximize or generate new revenues streams
Create team spirit and work towards sharing initiatives and knowledge within the team
Requirements:
Strong experience in the travel payment industry
Good understanding of the payment business (issuing/acquiring)
Good communication, relationship and collaboration skills
Ability to connect and interact well with internal product & commercial teams