Sr. Manager, Global Deals Support

About UsVisa 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 DescriptionVisa is seeking a Sr. Manager, Global Deal Support, reporting to a Global Deal Lead, to support the development and success of the Global Deal team that works in partnership with the regional and local markets teams.The scope and mandate for the global deal team is:All global deals, across issuer, merchant, acquiring, Fintech, digital platforms, processing, etc.Global deal defined as a deal that crosses a region (in a material way)Global deal team will be a small ‘SWAT’ team that partners with the account teams in all aspects of the negotiations (early stage brainstorm structure, financials, contracting, negotiations, etc.).A Global Deal Support Sr. Manager will coordinate deal activities across regional Visa teams, supporting all related deal processes. This  deal professional will have the responsibility to support commercial deals across all client types in partnership with the local markets and in conjunction with SME’s including Legal, Client Incentives, Client Services, Rules, Product, Technology, Risk, etc. and SMEs from Cobrand, FI, Processor and digital teams.A Global Deal Support must have good communication, relationship management and stakeholder management skills to interact and influence key internal stakeholders Finance, Legal and Visa LeadersA Global Deal Support must also have the interpersonal skills to be impactful and influential with internal stakeholder and actively participate in client deal activities including negotiation supportA Global Deal Support will also work collaboratively with the Regional Deal Teams to share best practices and ideas so that all regions can learn from each other.As a self-motivated and energetic problem solver, aptitude for influence and interest in negotiation, implementing business processes, contributing to and actively leading a high-performing and collaborative teams.As  member of the Global Deal Team, a Global Deal Support Manager will:Support deal negotiations with agreed upon list of global opportunities in partnership with Regional and local account teamsContribute to efficient, effective, streamlined infrastructure and processes for managing global deals across regional account teams, finance, client incentives, legal, CCM, Rules, interchange, etc.Improve outcomes by applying best practices, and contribute to  creative deal structuringManage global deal activities within deal portfolioIdentify barriers and challenge status quo for global deal process, Work in partnership with finance, pricing, strategy and legal teams in region to identify opportunities to improve deal outcomes and improve sales velocityContribute to best practices around commercial structures, legal terms and other deal assets (e.g. client proposals and pitch materials) that can be leveraged for future deals, including providing advisory support to sales teamsIdentify and leverage global and other regional sales / deal team practices, and contribute to a global catalogue and community to ensure we stay consistently ahead of competition in all regions “rising tide lifts all boats” approachKey Outcomes and Measures of Success:The measures of success will be determined by the following:Deal success rateInternal Partner NPSYield metricsSales velocity / effectivenessSupport global deal team function, deal pipeline and  key deals in an expedited and effective manner Partner with the regional sales teams and liaise with internal functions including finance, product, legal, risk, etc. to build winning deal constructs and commercial proposals Support commercial and legal stages of the negotiation process Contribute to end to end deal process across deal pricing, reviews, approvals, and contracting and remove barriers to accelerate sales velocity and improve win rate Support the development of Deal Center of Excellence and develop best in class deal constructs, win themes, pricing and negotiation strategies, pitch material and other deal assets that can be leveraged to effectively respond to future deal opportunities Provide deal advisory support to the client facing sales team on smaller dealsThis is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.QualificationsBasic Qualifications•8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhDPreferred Qualifications• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD• Strong business experience with proven success in linking business strategies to business outcomes.• Global experience and positive reputation for working effectively across levels of an organization.• Ability to understand / apply strategy and have a hands-on approach.• Experience with operational and strategic programs and processes across dispersed business lines. Possess influencing and interpersonal skills, experience contributing to high performing work environment.• Strong business experience with exposure to an innovative business, one that continues to reinvent their business proposition. Industry experience is open with a strong preference for fin/tech or technology. Multi-company experience is strongly preferred.• Experience with sales, financ