Senior New Business Developer

ACI Worldwide
Full Time United States Posted 1 week ago
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Job Overview

This role involves driving net-new business by establishing relationships and creating selling opportunities within Tier 2 and Tier 3 banks. The focus is on building trust with new prospects and generating high-value opportunities to expand the footprint in issuer, acquirer, and Account to Account (A2A) solutions, particularly in risk management or fraud prevention.

Responsibilities

  • Drive net-new logo acquisition in assigned territory and achieve individual sales quota.
  • Own prospect relationships, identifying and engaging key stakeholders and decision-makers at banks and payment processors.
  • Act as the primary orchestrator of the sales process, coordinating internal resources to deliver compelling customer conversations.
  • Maintain expert-level knowledge of customer needs in payment solutions, risk management, and fraud prevention, aligning offerings to address business challenges.
  • Identify and develop opportunities to establish footprint, with a strong focus on PRM solution adoption.
  • Maintain and update master account plans, ensuring alignment with strategy and bringing in technical specialists as needed.
  • Conduct regular customer due diligence (news, financials, competitive landscape, organizational changes).
  • Provide timely updates to leadership on key developments and next steps to advance opportunities.
  • Develop short- and long-term selling strategies, mapping stakeholder structures to agenda.
  • Manage the end-to-end sales cycle, from proposal through contract and post-sales support, maintaining accurate CRM records and pipeline hygiene.
  • Stay current on products, enhancements, and industry trends, addressing competitive pressures with informed customer conversations.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate policies and risk management requirements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent.
  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise sales, with a proven track record of selling complex payment solutions to banks and financial institutions.
  • Strong leadership and relationship-building skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Deep understanding of payment industry trends, competitive offerings, and market drivers.
  • Ability to manage complex sales cycles and orchestrate cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA preferred.
  • Strong presentation and PowerPoint skills.
  • Experience in product management or technical solution selling.