Director - DCEO

Company DescriptionVisa 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.Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.Job DescriptionVisa’s Technology Organization is a community of problem solvers and innovators reshaping the future of commerce. We operate the world’s most sophisticated processing networks capable of handling more than 65k secure transactions a second across 80M merchants, 15k Financial Institutions, and billions of everyday people. While working with us you’ll get to work on complex distributed systems and solve massive scale problems centered on new payment flows, business and data solutions, cyber security, and B2C platforms.The Opportunity:Visa is seeking a Director of Data Center Planning to support our global white space infrastructure. This is a Key position responsible in creating and leading Visa’ Data Center white space capacity planning optimizing the infrastructure for Visa’s business initiatives.The Work itself:· In this position, a successful candidate will work closely with engineers on the O&I Infrastructure and Engineering front door teams as well as with DC E & O operations organizations in order to plan data center deployments according to delivery priorities and resource planning priorities. This individual will have exposure to a broad set of technologies and be constantly challenged to create solutions with the latest toolsets. The ideal candidate should have at least a 10 year track record of dealing with various aspects of IT infrastructure management and IT equipment deployment planning. A successful candidate must possess excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, be able to translate business and technical requirements into workable technical solutions, and strive to automate manual processes wherever possible.Essential FunctionsThe Skills You Bring:· Data Center white space utilization and zoning· Server platforms HA Cluster framework – HP/DELL/IBM· Storage Array platforms – EMC/HDS/IBM· Network Design and capacity utilization· Data Center Facility background and an understanding of power/cooling affecting compute capacities· Thorough understanding of developing project deliverables from estimation and cost to lead times and execution.· Drive and influence IT and Data Center standards throughout the organization while promoting partnerships to achieve business goals.· Evaluate new and emerging technologies and perform cost business analysis integrating TCO· Process oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills· Work independently with minimal supervision· Strong interpersonal and communication skillsWe do not expect that any single candidate would fulfill all of these characteristics. For instance, we have awesome team members who are really focused on building scalable systems but didn’t work with payments technology or web applications before joining Visa.This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.QualificationsBasic Qualifications
· 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred Qualifications
· 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
· Requires BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent plus 10 or more years related team leadership of operational and/or service delivery experience in an enterprise environment.
· Provides leadership to multiple teams for the management of the pipeline of deployment of enterprise IT hardware and operating systems.
· Develop roadmap for the systematic placement of all IT equipment throughout VISA’s Data Centers
· Lead in planning best allocation and utilization of space and resources, re-organizing current premises,
· Solve technical DC whitespace planning problems, and implement solutions that fulfill the customer’s business requirements and needs.
· Must understand how a Data Center works from an equipment density/rack & stack POV and a Networking POV
· Experience with Network fiber and structured cable design, electrical & HVAC requirements, rack design + build-out, granular equipment elevation diagrams
· Strong leadership and organizational skills and take initiative seeing critical efforts through to completion
· Knowledge in the following areas:-Storage , Virtualization, Data Networking , Switching Routing Configuration and Management, Power & Cooling , DC design and capacity planning, DC standards and accreditation
· Identify vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities
· One of the major requirements of this position will be to interact with multiple internal customer groups across all disciplines (i.e., System engineers, networking, database administration, application development and production support teams, IT governance team) Education and related Business/Technical KnowledgeAdditional InformationWork Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% 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 138,600.00 to 201,000.00 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.SummaryType: Full-timeFunction: EngineeringExperience level: DirectorIndustry: Information Technology And Services