Job Description
This is an individual contributor role responsible for identifying business development, to increase card acceptance and merchant coverage in the Andean region, with focus on the Peruvian market, by working with merchants, acquiring banks and other internal and external stakeholders. The role will be responsible for the execution of the Merchant Sales & Acquirer (MS&A) business plan for the Andean Region in coordination with the Andean/LAC and Global hierarchy and corresponding strategies. Position will be located at the Visa office in Lima, Peru.
Responsibilities
- Support the creation and implementation of the MS&A Strategy for the Peruvian market
- Analyze market data and interact with other market teams to identify Merchant and Acquiring development opportunities in line with the plans
- Develop alliances with key Acquirers, Third Party Agents (TPAs) and other stakeholders to achieve business preference including initiatives related to product, marketing and technology
- Ensure coordination with internal teams for the execution of the acceptance activities
- Add value to acquiring clients through the set of products and services available for the market
- Main accountability is for the implementation of the Acceptance strategy and proposing adjustments as deemed necessary as market conditions evolve in Andean Region and Peru in particular
- Position will be responsible for managing the budget assigned to ensure implementation of plans is done on a timely basis and within available resources
Reporting Relationships & Interactions
- Position will report to Head of MS&A and the Peru Country Manager under a matrix structure
- He/she will interact internally with Sales, Products and Marketing teams, among others, and the MS&A Regional and Global teams.
- Externally the position will interact with several stakeholders, including acquiring clients, merchants and Third Party Agents.
- Knowledge and understanding of banking operations and/ or payment schemes, including products & services, business systems and processes; card acquiring experience desired in the Peruvian market.
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