Visa Inc. is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks.  Visa does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations enable its bank customers to offer consumers choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. From the world's major cities to remote areas without banks, people are increasingly relying on digital currency along with mobile technology to use their money anytime, make purchases online, transfer funds and access basic financial services. All of which makes people’s lives easier and helps grow economies. Behind the Visa brand are our talented employees who continuously raise the bar with innovative solutions and products that deliver the convenience and security of digital currency to more people all over the world.

The Senior Director, Information Governance will be a leader in Visa’s growing Global Privacy Office. Reporting directly to Visa's Chief Privacy Officer, you will develop a long-term information governance strategy and be responsible managing a growing team of professionals.  Additionally, will be responsible for providing day-to-day privacy information governance support to a cross-functional group of executives in support of Visa’s business growth and innovation strategy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain procedures for PIAs/ DPIAs; act as privacy partner for all PIAs/ DPIAs; risk assess all PIAs/ DPIAs
• Develop/ maintain data inventory/ map procedures and artifacts
• Develop/ maintain rules for sharing data including among Visa teams and 3rd parties
• Develop/ maintain data usage rules for internal staff including who has access to PI, how PI is accessed, and exceptions (e.g.,  least privilege)
• Develop Privacy-by-Design (PbD) education and guidance; embedding PbD into the Development Process
• Design and implement privacy engineering program, aligning with security architects
• Support Visa Data Use Council (VDUC)
• Coordinate with Visa data scientists to support data analytics/ strategy
• Support Information Governance Committee

• Bachelor’s degree (and advanced degree preferred) in Business, Marketing, Public Policy, Political Science, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field from an accredited college/university with strong academic credentials
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in Information Security, Big Data, Legal, Risk, Compliance and/or related field
• CIPP/CIPT/CIPM Certification or similar strongly preferred
• Minimum of three years of experience with privacy regulatory requirements and compliance issues in at least one of the following areas: PCI/GLBA, GDPR/EU Data Protection Directive, US State Privacy Laws, or other international privacy/data protection regulations and requirements Knowledge of incident response and crisis management processes, and third party risk management considerations
• Knowledge of incident response and crisis management processes, and third party risk management considerations
• Superior analytical, problem solving and writing skills, teamwork
• Executive presence with strong people skills with proven ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients at all levels of management and work on cross-functional teams on complex deals.
• Versatility, ability to prioritize and handle a large number of matters, and ability to work effectively and collegially on a small legal team with significant workload Strong people skills with proven ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients at all levels of management and work on cross-functional teams on complex deals
• Versatility, ability to prioritize and handle a large number of matters, and ability to work effectively and collegially on a small legal team with significant workload

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.