Senior Manager, Sales Activation

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year.

Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

The Sales Activation team within Visa's Value-Added Services (VAS) unit creates, delivers, and champions initiatives that directly and significantly impact sales performance and scorecard goals.

The function combines the competencies of sales strategy, program delivery, performance management, program management, enablement, and propensity relevance to drive business results.

The Senior Manager of Sales Activation is responsible for developing compelling and relevant content ensuring our vast populations of sellers have access to the most impactful materials to help them sell more effectively and efficiently.

The Senior Manager of Sales Activation reports to the Senior Director of Sales Activation and will drive a growth agenda inclusive of ideation, development, delivery, ongoing program management and reporting.

This leader will own the end-to-end content development strategy and will manage all the tools, processes and methodologies to ensure consistent delivery and client satisfaction with our global sales teams.

The ideal candidate will bring a fresh perspective on how to enable our vast population of global sellers with the customized content they require to sell our solutions and differentiate Visa in our global markets.

With a strong bias for action, our candidate will be a highly effective program leader, excellent communicator, and have well established relationships with sales, enablement, marketing, and product teams.

The incumbent must be able to develop enduring relationships with internal stakeholders across the global and regional teams.

Success in this position will result in the wholesale enablement of our teams with access to world class materials. Our sales teams will be bursting with gratitude as this individual will drastically decrease their non-selling time and make it unanimously easier to sell our solutions! Our team is seeking an individual who actively embodies Visa's leadership principles in being an empathetic leader, acting decisively, obsessing about clients, and leading by example.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership / site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Permanent Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment for this position. Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.

g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications

9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.

g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD

Proven experience (5+ years) creating content, preferably for a highly matrixed, world-class sales organization

Additional Information

Work Hours : Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements : This position requires travel5-10% of the time.

Mental / Physical Requirements : This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY : The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 128,200.00 to 185,650.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable).

Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.

Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA / HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.