Director Cross-Border A2A and Wallet Strategy Lead

Team Summary

The Enterprise FX and Cross Border Solutions team is charged with leading the design build and commercialization of bestinclass flexible enterprisewide FX settlement virtual accounts and currency management solutions as we seek to meet the growing and increasingly diversified needs of clients moving funds around the world. Additionally this team drives Visas consumer cross border strategy for FX multicurrency solutions A2A and wallets as well as driving coordination and consistency with Visas Money Movement crossborder strategy. Finally the team manages the strategy and operations of Visas FX Marketplace and is responsible for FX trading operations and commercialization of FX solutions across the enterprise.  

The Role

The Director CrossBorder A2A and Wallet Strategy Lead is a highly experienced professional who will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategy to drive business growth and articulate the crossborder components of Visas A2A and Wallet strategy in collaboration with the Product and Regional organizations. The position is responsible for evolving the functional strategy to address new strategic issues and opportunities and for building strong commercial capabilities that will significantly grow Visas consumer crossborder business beyond carded flows.

This is a critical position reporting to the Global General Manager Enterprise FX & Cross Border Solutions. This role requires strong structured problem solving deep strategic understanding of the evolving payments landscape with specific focus on accountbased and wallet methods strong commercial acumen and an ability to collaborate and communicate across internal and external stakeholders. This individual will be expected to lead large crossfunctional engagements handle multiple projects at the same time and present to senior audiences. They are adept at fostering collaboration across diverse cultures and geographies demonstrating their acumen in a global setting.

In addition this individual will work closely with the GM Enterprise FX and Cross Border Solutions and other senior leaders to assess partnership and M&A opportunities associated with accelerating Visas crossborder business and improve our competitive positioning in this space.

Key Responsibilities:

Define Visas crossborder strategy for A2A and Wallets in collaboration with the global product organization and regional leads. Identify new business opportunities and potential partnerships which drive Visas cross border business as it pertains to the A2A and wallet strategy.   Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to understand business requirements and ensure alignment with strategic plans. Develop and implement comprehensive business plans to facilitate achievement of goals. Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management based on thorough analysis and projections. Monitor industry trends and competitor activities and adjust strategy as necessary to maintain a competitive edge. Support Visas corporate development crossborder focused agenda by identifying key capabilities which could significantly accelerate our crossborder revenues assessing those capabilities relative to Visas position in the payments ecosystem building business cases and articulating recommendations for senior leadership.

What we expect of you day to day.

• Develop the Cross Border A2A & Wallet strategy at a global and regional level as appropriate through a cohesive integrated dataled approach for the short/mid/longterm to drive accelerated growth in Visas Cross Border business consistent with Visa 2030.
• Build on Visas existing A2A and Wallet strategy and become the SME on driving the trajectory of the crossborder component of this business.
• Develop deep familiarity with key players and business models in the A2A and wallet space within each region and identify key trends which impact (positively or not) Visas consumer cross border business
• Lead identification of key cross border capabilities to execute on key strategic opportunities for the Cross Border A2A & Wallet strategy including development of potential strategic partnerships internal capabilities and/or acquisition.
• Build strategic frameworks and content to influence align with and adapt functional/divisional strategies and drive product roadmap integration into the Global Product and regional organizations.
• Support General Manager/Regional partners in developing clear and concise executive level recommendations. Communicate recommendations to midsenior management other executives for regional staff in a clear concise and impactful way.
• In partnership with finance/product/data leads setup performance monitoring for key strategic indicators as needed in order to track impact of key A2A and Wallet cross border initiatives
• Attends external speaking engagements where needed to outline Visas strategy the latest trends in cross border A2A and walletbased payment methods and promote our strategy and vision.

Qualifications

Essential Personal Qualities

• Leadership Principles: Embodies the Leadership Principles of Visa inspiring others to do the same.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrates proven ability to inspire guide and manage teams effectively.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Excels in communicating effectively and fostering relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Influencing: Proven ability to persuade and drive strategic decisions and outcomes through influence.
• Analytical and ProblemSolving Skills: Possesses strong capability to analyze complex situations identify problems and devise effective solutions.
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrates extensive experience in developing and executing strategies to achieve business goals.
• Detail Orientation: Exhibits a keen attention to detail particularly in analytical tasks and strategy development.

Qualifications :

• 6 years of business experience with a solid trackrecord of operating in an inhouse corporate strategy or multifunctional role
• Experience and indepth knowledge of the payments business preferably with a focus on wallets and/or accountbased consumer payment methods
• A proven track record of delivering high impact results working on projects in the areas of corporate strategy growth initiatives and new market segment or business strategies
• Superior analytical and problemsolving skills with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
• Ability to coordinate crossenterprise projects and processes with multiple stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a peer with functional and regional leaders within Visa.
• Team oriented collaborative diplomatic and flexible.
• Proactive and effective communicator. Experienced at presenting information to all levels with ability to facilitate group discussions and debate and proven ability to influence and communicate effectively across geographic and functional lines
• Global or multinational business experience is preferred

Additional Information :

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime