Business Development Associate (Kuwait Based - Kuwaiti Nationals)

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind – making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. The business development team drives the country strategy and its objectives by identifying, leading and executing, through analytics, data and market intelligence, on opportunities to drive business growth for Visa and its clients. The purpose of this role is to provide support to the team, assisting with client requests with the purpose to grow Visa share of business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the country management in the development of the Kuwait market strategic plan by integrating and setting priorities based on information about the market, clients’ business plans, Visa priorities and competitor activities
• Develop and execute customized account strategy, objectives and plans to increase revenue and market share
• Lead the account and relationship management and sales plan for assigned accounts, ensuring that the client’s business objectives are met
• Working with the cross functional team: recommend, develop, and implement new and creative approaches to grow client’s business
• Continuously review market landscape, identifying partnership opportunities and solution offerings that will position Visa as the market leader
• Align and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization such as ; Product Marketing, Merchant sales & acquiring , Client services , innovation ,legal , risk and support teams.
• Support the development, negotiation and signing of proposals by working with various internal stakeholders and relationships with strategic partner executives

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent
• Less than 5 years of sales, retail banking and cards experience and expertise
• Experience including banking/financial services sector or sales/portfolio development and relationship management
• Project management, strategic planning, analytical and budgeting skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Key Competencies:

• Solid interpersonal skills and working with cross functional teams
• Exceptional communication skills
• Self-directed and motivated
• Creative thinking

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.

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Why work here?

If you thrive on rapid growth and enjoy working alongside positive, driven teammates, you’ll feel right at home here.

Help us to uplift everyone, everywhere. Whether you’re starting your career, pushing your capabilities or are a seasoned professional, learn how we can partner to reimagine the world.

About Us

At Visa, we are driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Our evolving technology keeps us at the heart of the digital economy, connecting people to 80+ million businesses worldwide. Backed by a resilient, proven model, our expanding network fuels growth—for Visa and for your career.

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