Senior Manager, North America Product Strategic Initiatives

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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The North America Product - Strategic Initiatives team drives high-impact, cross-functional projects that shape the future of Visa's product strategy and commercialization in the region. As aSenior Manager, you will lead workstreams or product-related initiatives, applying structured problem solving, data-driven insights, and thought leadership to address Visa's most important product opportunities and challenges.

You will:

• Lead product-related initiatives or major workstreams, including managing day-to-day cross-functional projects and team activities to meet goals and timelines.

• Distill ambiguous problems or opportunities into clear, cross-functional plans of action, managing across multiple potential scenarios.

• Drive rigorous, fact-based, quantitative and qualitative analysis to support recommendations or potential scenarios, ensuring strategic and financial soundness and alignment.

• Deepen and apply a broad knowledge base of Visa's products, clients, market trends, and competitive landscape to project work.

• Build and manage relationships with cross-functional stakeholders, influencing direction and driving alignment.

• Develop clear and concise communications at both a project team and executive level (e.g., presentations, models, briefing documents).

• Manage priorities in a dynamic environment, adapting to evolving needs and opportunities.

• Contribute to team development by sharing best practices and supporting broader team initiatives as needed.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this role

Basic 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 PhD

Preferred 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

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree (Master's/MBA/JD/MD) with 5 years of relevant experience, or PhD with demonstrated relevant expertise.

Experience in and/or significant exposure to the payments industry is preferred.

Aptitude for ramping up quickly across novel projects with little oversight and/or precedent.

Ability to structure and execute complex projects and processes, with proven success over a variety of functional business problems and stakeholders.

Ability to discern key pieces of information and needed next steps from a wide range of opinions and data points to keep a project moving forward.

Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor as well as attention to detail.

Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to senior managers and external business partners.

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a peer with functional and regional leaders within Visa.

Self-starter, team-oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, with excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilities.

Work Authorization:Permanent Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment for this position. Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 169,100.00 to 245,400.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.