Director, AP SME Acceptance

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary Director, AP SME Acceptance Overview

The AP SME Product team is looking for a self-driven, Director – SME Acceptance to unlock opportunities and drive Mastercard acceptance across micro sellers to mid-market businesses. This role will be responsible for co-creating, building and scaling acceptance strategies and executing these playbooks across all SME segments and unlocking new B2B flows. The ideal candidate is passionate about championing SMEs, digital payment acceptance, and has a proven track record successfully executing end to end key initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Democratise and enable card acceptance from both end of the spectrum i.e., from nano-seller to mid-market
• Unlock specific B2B flows/ verticals onto digital payment
• Embed and/or offer unified set of solutions, including value added services, that Mastercard offers to SMEs
• Develop and execute B2B acceptance strategies through payment service provider partners, and partners including business payment service providers
• Enable acceptance in strategic payment flows and verticals within SME

All About You

• Deep knowledge of the payment acceptance for micro sellers and SMEs, both current and emerging, across Asia Pacific region, with particular focus on South East Asia markets
• Brings a strong execution mindset, taking accountability for outcomes while effectively managing multiple priorities
• Entrepreneurial mindset, resilience, and adaptability to thrive in dynamic markets
• Ability to lead, collaborate and operate effectively within a cross functional, matrixed environment; fostering a culture of move faster, grow together, and create value

Qualifications

• Proven ability to design and execute regional go-to-market strategies and scale products through partnerships.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing and motivating cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to articulate vision and strategy to diverse audiences
• Analytical and creative problem-solving abilities, with a track record of translating insights into actionable plans.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.