Senior Business Development Manager, Italy

21 ore fa

Pavia, Lombardia, Italia Visa Tempo pieno
Overview

As a Business Development Manager for Italy, you will drive Visa’s growth by identifying and closing new fintech opportunities. You’ll own the end-to-end sales process, from prospecting to agreement, in collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will shape compelling value propositions for emerging use cases and help expand Visa’s capabilities across the Italian market. This role suits a proactive hunter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and aims to deliver ambitious revenue targets.

Responsabilità
  • Prospect and build a qualified pipeline of net-new leads in fintech
  • Meet or exceed sales targets and take corrective actions when needed
  • Qualify and prioritise opportunities based on strategic fit and revenue potential
  • Lead initial client engagement to assess needs and progress deals through the funnel
  • Collaborate with Digital Sales and cross-functional partners to accelerate deal progression
  • Partner with tech enablers to shape new use cases and open fintech verticals
  • Develop commercial frameworks and lead contract negotiations to close
  • Maintain CRM hygiene, define next steps, and forecast consistently
  • Support or lead Visa Innovation Program Italy execution
Requisiti fondamentali
  • 12+ years of experience in business development/new business sales (hunter role) in payments, fintech, or tech partnerships
  • Fintech experience is a strong plus
  • Native Italian, fluent in written and spoken English
  • Excellent AI, presentation and communication skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Strong project management with ability to manage tight deadlines and multiple initiatives
  • Strong lead qualification and prioritisation skills with a high-velocity pipeline
  • Willingness to work 3 days per week in the office in Milan
  • relationship-building
  • self-starter / proactive
  • results-driven
  • CRM management
  • pipeline management
  • quantitative forecasting