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Senior Managing Consultant, Business Development, Services, Francophone Africa
Mastercard International Incorporated · 🇺🇸 Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 76 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 286 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Mastercard International Incorporated paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Managing Advisor, Services Business Development” (Management Analysts) in IL: $156k–$156k, median $156k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Mastercard International Incorporated
The US Department of Labor certified 76 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 286 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 Senior Managing Consultant, Business Development, Services, Francophone Africa Overview The Services Business Development team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing the cutting-edge services that help our customers grow. Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include payments-focused consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, Test & Learn experimentation, and data-driven information and risk management services. Client verticals include Financial Institutions, Retail & Commerce and Digital Partners, Governments, and many others. Role Senior Managing Consultant role responsible for driving revenue for Anglophone and Francophone West Africa business. Partner with large team who works with Mastercard account teams and clients, and who helps ensure effective delivery of all engagements across the markets. • Markets: Markets: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote D Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Togo • Responsible for developing and delivering our in-region sales strategy and directing all business development for with direct revenue responsibility • Deliver against aggressive sales goals • Act as a Player-Coach with expectation to travel extensively to help selling process and coach team • Be capable of developing and maintaining relationships with customers at the most senior levels • Strong communication and influencing skills, should be a compelling presenter to senior client audiences and able to influence large deals • Excellent problem solving and analytics skills and should be able to go head-to-head and influence internal stakeholders and customers alike with fact-based thinking • Will serve as the face of Mastercard Services to senior level client stakeholders, including c-suite • Will partner with leadership to develop a plan for Services to support their strategic imperatives • Facilitate the implementation of strategies and action plans which, in turn, will act as a link between customer needs and Mastercard resources • Build, recruit, manage, develop, and coach a team responsible for each different customer’s business opportunities to increase revenue, share and volume • Partner closely with all product teams to ensure customer needs and product innovations align with development road maps • Partner closely with Advisors & Consulting Services and Finance teams to drive and actively track delivery and revenue • Translate objectives into key hypotheses and structure work for large/complex projects or ill-defined problems All About You • Deep understanding of the suite of Mastercard Advisors value propositions with a thoughtful approach to executing against a defined territory • Strong commercial drive with ability to build and monetize senior client relationships based on empathy, thought leadership and subject matter expertise • Preferably strong consulting and / or data driven solution selling background • Strong networker across relevant stakeholder base with the ability to listen