About the Role
Mastercard is looking for an exceptional strategic leader to drive the expansion of our New Payments Platforms team in Africa. In this pivotal executive role, you will spearhead the commercialization and end-to-end growth of Mastercard's Transfer Solutions portfolio, encompassing Mastercard Send and Cross-Border Services. You will champion multi-rail payment adoption across diverse use cases including peer-to-peer, remittances, and business-to-business transactions throughout the African market.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the design and execution of go-to-market strategies for Mastercard Transfer Solutions in close alignment with cross-functional stakeholders and regional teams.
- Own comprehensive P&L accountability, driving pricing strategies, commercial frameworks, and scalable business cases for domestic and cross-border payment flows.
- Direct regional sales teams to accelerate client acquisition and portfolio expansion while navigating complex enterprise deal cycles.
- Engage C-level executives, financial institutions, fintech partners, and key ecosystem stakeholders to strengthen Mastercard's market positioning.
- Translate deep market insights and competitive dynamics into localized, high-value propositions that guide product development.
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative team culture focused on measurable business outcomes and operational excellence.
- Extensive executive experience in business development, commercialization, and sales within the payments, fintech, or transaction banking sectors.
- Demonstrated expertise in domestic and cross-border payment architectures across cards, accounts, wallets, and real-time payment rails.
- Exceptional financial acumen with a proven track record of managing P&L and designing sophisticated pricing strategies.
- Superior stakeholder management, executive negotiation, and influencing capabilities within a matrix organization.
- Strategic vision combined with hands-on execution ability to guide complex partnerships and deliver large-scale client adoption.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills tailored for diverse, high-level corporate audiences.
- Competitive executive compensation package with performance-based incentives and comprehensive benefits.
- Opportunity to shape the future of money movement and financial inclusion across the African continent.
- Leadership exposure within a globally recognized multinational financial services corporation.
- Continuous professional development and a collaborative, inclusive global work culture.