Senior Director, Visa Ventures

3 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States VISA Full time
Job Description

About the Role

VISA is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Strategic Investment Leader to join our Visa Ventures team. As a key member of our investment team, you will be responsible for leading the venture process from ideation through landscaping, direct and indirect outreach, deal structuring and negotiation, and serving as a Board Observer for select investments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive investment strategy that aligns with VISA's commercial or strategic aims.
  • Source, diligence, and negotiate investments in high-growth companies that have the potential to drive significant returns.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Partnerships, Product, Technology, and regions and countries around the world.
  • Build and maintain relationships with CEOs, senior executives, investors, and industry leaders.
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the Fintech, Financial Services, Payments, and Software industries.
  • Stay up-to-date on market trends and competitor activity.
  • Provide thought leadership and strategic guidance to the investment team.

Requirements

  • 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD.
  • Corporate strategy, financial services, or payments industry experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated track record of generating investment hypotheses, gathering data from a variety of sources to update and refine those hypotheses, and ability to express in a clear and convincing written format.
  • Experience with creating an investment landscape, populating it with companies sourced from individual and network efforts, and continually refining this work.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead others both within and outside management chain. Proven competency in advising and influencing senior executives both in meetings and in written communications.
  • Strategic thinking and thought leadership.
  • Teamwork, interpersonal & relationship-building skills, and ability to lead by influence and example.
  • Proven ability to partner, communicate and manage/navigate through multiple disciplines and organizational groups.
  • Ability to work within a complex and often ambiguous environment.
  • Experience in a global environment and ability to incorporate cultural and market differences.
  • Team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible.

Additional Information

  • This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
  • 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.



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