
Mastercard
Manager - SME Sales Specialist
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 18/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
03/09/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
18/10/2026
Job description
This Manager, SME Sales Specialist position is based in Riyadh and reports to the SME Cluster Lead, carrying an individual contributor mandate with no direct people-management responsibility. SME sales growth gets driven by identifying client opportunities, developing propositions, and applying strong cards and payments understanding to recommend solutions that support client revenue, profitability and customer needs. You will build and manage a strong pipeline while engaging clients through a hands-on, consultative approach, including on-site client interactions, needs assessment, opportunity shaping and solution positioning across Financial Institutions and non-financial institution partners. New business opportunities get identified, originated and converted, with SME ecosystem plays developed and commercialization of signed deals driven to deliver measurable revenue outcomes. SME P&L objectives get supported across key customers and more broadly in Saudi Arabia, alongside regional expert sales priorities aligned to Saudi Arabia business goals. Product, proposition, and business innovation opportunities get identified across SME payment segments. Clients and internal partners receive consultation as this role diagnoses needs, shapes recommendations, supports solution design, and enables execution across sales, product and market teams. Success in this position depends on strong client engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and disciplined sales execution rather than formal authority over stakeholders.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Drive SME sales growth by identifying client opportunities, developing propositions, and recommending solutions that support client revenue and profitability
- Build and manage a strong pipeline while engaging clients through a hands-on, consultative approach
- Identify, originate, and convert new business opportunities
- Develop SME ecosystem plays and drive commercialization of signed deals
- Contribute to achieving SME P&L objectives across key customers and broadly in Saudi Arabia
- Surface product, proposition, and business innovation opportunities across SME payment segments
- Act as a client-facing SME cards and payments consultant, diagnosing needs and shaping recommendations
- Enable execution across sales, product and market teams by supporting solution design
Experience & skills
- Bring strong knowledge of cards, commercial payments, issuing propositions, and related solutions, with hands-on experience in SME sales and business development
- Carry progressive business experience with a strong track record in the payments industry and solid understanding of commercial and consumer payments
- Apply strong strategic thinking and consulting capabilities to assess client needs and translate market insights into actionable recommendations
- Show experience in consulting, solution selling, or advisory-led client management, including working directly with customers in on-site environments
- Demonstrate strong negotiation and influencing skills to drive outcomes through stakeholders who may not report directly into the role
- Influence without authority, working through account teams, product specialists, and partners to progress opportunities
- Maintain a high bias for action with a disciplined, results-driven approach to sales targets and commercial objectives
- Resolve issues early through strong analytical and problem-solving skills, directly or through effective escalation
- Engage senior stakeholders with excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, and presentation skills