Sr. Director, Strategy

Company Description

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.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

• Define and continuously refine the long-term product vision, ensuring alignment with emerging technology trends, regulatory shifts, and evolving customer needs.
• Serve as a visible thought leader for the organization, supporting or representing the company at industry events, conferences, and in media to shape the broader fintech narrative.
• Leadership of a team of payments subject matter experts, primarily based in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing advice and guidance on Product Development, project management and initiative execution.
• Oversee the strategic management of the entire product portfolio, including evaluation of new business models, sunsetting legacy offerings, and prioritizing high-impact innovation bets.
• Lead scenario planning and risk analysis to anticipate market disruptions and proactively adjust product strategy.
• Development, roll out and monitoring of acceleration plan, budgets, product metrics
• Forge and manage strategic alliances with fintechs, technology providers, regulators, and ecosystem partners to accelerate innovation and market reach.
• Identify and evaluate potential M&A opportunities or investments that align with strategic growth priorities.
• Champion the use of advanced analytics, AI, and data science to inform product strategy, customer segmentation, and go-to-market approaches.
• Establish frameworks for measuring and reporting on strategic KPIs, ensuring data-driven accountability at all levels.
• Global ownership of Flex and Installments Market Landscaping, Research, Scorecards, Dashboards, Executive reporting, Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives
• Drive organizational transformation initiatives to embed a culture of innovation, agility, and customer-centricity.
• Mentor and develop future leaders, fostering succession planning and talent pipelines for critical strategic roles.
• Anticipate and shape responses to regulatory changes in payments and fintech, ensuring compliance while enabling business growth.
• Lead enterprise-level risk assessments related to new product launches, technology adoption, and market entry.
• Act as the executive sponsor for key clients and partners, ensuring their needs and feedback directly inform product strategy.
• Lead efforts to identify and enter new markets or customer segments, leveraging deep market research and competitive intelligence.

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience

Additional Information

Work 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 229,000.00 to 357,950.00 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.