Director of Cybersecurity Solutions

We are seeking a seasoned professional to join our team as Director, Cybersecurity Solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for owning and managing all technical aspects of the pre-sales process for assigned territories.

You will work closely with our Sales team to identify sales opportunities and determine appropriate strategy based on prospect requirements.

As a Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for demonstrating a high degree of sales acumen in support of sales strategy by leading more complex (technical) product demonstrations, managing RFP/RFI responses, and owning the overall technical validation process (which typically includes proof of concept engagements (POCs)) with the goal of obtaining or exceeding territory sales quotas.

Your mission is to support sales efforts by providing subject matter expertise related to Enterprise Risk Management and Cyber Threat Intelligence solutions, specifically focused on the role that Mastercard's Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions play in helping prospective clients create a more efficient and effective enterprise risk management program.

• Primary technical sales support for commercial and for government organizations (national, state, local) across various countries in the region.
• Demonstrate a high degree of sales acumen and a mastery of the consultative selling process.
• Support sales team by performing complex product demonstrations, responding to technical questions and managing RFI/RFP/RFx responses.
• Own all technical interaction with prospective clients.
• Own the technical validation process (including Proof of Concept (PoC) engagements) and proactively drive prospect interaction.
• Provide product training, either online or in person, as needed to support sales prospects and production client onboarding.
• Work with Client Success Advisor team to help ensure successful new client onboarding and solution adoption by managing customer implementation based on established customer onboarding process.
• Respond to prospect and customer issues/concerns and coordinate escalation of issues with Operations, Technical support and other internal resources.
• Work closely with operations/product support to ensure that issues are resolved, and resolution is communicated to appropriate customer contacts.
• Consistently communicate with assigned sales team representatives to ensure prospect engagement is in line with desired sales strategy.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer-facing tools, documentation, and training materials.
• Lead / role model / coach team members.

• Excellent organization and project management skills.
• Must have the ability to work independently in an unstructured, high-growth environment where priorities may change quickly based on shifting business needs.
• Must be self-motivated and able to determine appropriate, specific activity and tasks based on high level objectives.
• Demonstrated understanding of IP networking and information security principles.
• Background in Third-party risk management or cybersecurity consulting is highly preferred.
• Understanding of cyber risk management and cybersecurity technologies (business and technical acumen).
• A successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of common solution selling principles and implement those principles to build confidence with prospective clients.
• Ability to develop strong client relationships. Work involves extensive personal contact and frequent communication with others.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

• Travel: Up to 25% travel.
• 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.