
Description
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
Manager, Business Development, Public Sector Summary:The Public Sector Business Development Manager is responsible for developing and managing relationships with relevant governmental institutions and agencies. The ideal candidate will have experience in capturing early new business opportunities, through the response to regional public tenders issued by the said government institutions as well as direct application to the various available funds, potentially together with partners. The role also includes overseeing the development and submission of high-quality proposals, bids, quotations, and RFP responses that describe our products and services in response to requests from prospective governmental institutions.
Responsibilities:
• Identify and assess potential business opportunities leveraging Mastercard assets and capabilities with regional/market institutions and agencies
• Identify, develop and maintain relationships with key decision-makers at the governmental institutions and agencies who are in charge of areas relevant to Mastercard public sector business
• Oversee the development and submission of high-quality proposals, bids, quotations, and RFP responses
• Develop proposals for the application to the relevant for governmental funds
• Build partnerships with other organizations to increase the chances of success
• Monitor the progress of projects and ensure that they meet all requirements
• Report on the results of projects and identify opportunities for future business
• Coordinate as technical and procedural aspects of the proposals
• Team up with internal contributors and subject matter experts involved in the preparation of the proposals
• Oversee the internal approval process and manage escalations to address exceptions and resolve issues
• Review and analyze losses to recommend enhancements to processes, products and capabilities
Qualifications:
• Master's degree in business administration, international relations, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in business development in the Public Sector, preferably with a focus on regional governmental institutions and agencies
• Experience in proposal management, preferably in a multinational enterprise
• Experience in public tenders and public procurement processes
• Excellent written and verbal Japanese and English communication skills
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Fluency in English and another language
• Location: Japan Tokyo
• Consulting background is preferred but not essential
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.
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