Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

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Visa is investing to build global solutions that help Fintech partners participate in our ecosystem. Come help lead this fast paced team to address a dynamic market. The mission of the Digital Partnerships team is to lead Visa’s thought leadership in the Fintech space (internally and externally) and unite Fintech activities and products at Visa under a common umbrella while building new products, programs, and processes that enable Visa to be the leading payment partner of choice for emerging Fintech companies.

The Director, Fintech Products and Programs, will be expected to leverage a robust understanding of the Fintech ecosystem and engage with Fintechs and partners across Visa both functionally and regionally to ensure program success.

Responsibilities include:

• Build and lead a team guiding Fintech Fasttrack programs.  
• Understand the evolving Fintech landscape and identify companies that would be a good fit for our products and programs
• Specifically, take a leadership role in our North America Fast Track program by working directly with Fintechs to evaluate them for participation in the program and support the launch of new Fintech issuance and push payment products
• Support and ensure that Fintechs are matched with appropriate enablement partners in our ecosystem given Fintech goals and enablement partner capabilities
• Develop relationships with Fintechs, and partner internally with brand, product, and client services teams on go-to-market / implementation of Fintech issuance and push payments programs to ensure successful launch
• Work directly with Fintechs on the delivery of Visa Benefits – a marketing and consulting package that Visa provides to eligible Fintechs
• Serve as a key leader and stakeholder for feedback on products and rules by developing a Fintech feedback loop for Visa product groups to refine product roadmaps and prioritize initiatives.  Support Visa product groups by identifying Fintechs capable of augmenting product gaps and / or providing innovative product offerings for Visa.
• Help drive Fintech thought leadership at Visa by monitoring key industry trends and developments in the ecosystem and relaying relevant information to internal and external constituents.

Basic Qualifications

• 10 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+ 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
• Previous experience in payments preferred
• Previous experience working with Fintech companies and enablement partners in the Fintech ecosystem
• Great communication and presentation skills, ability to develop and tell a story
• Able to work independently, and with broad instructions
• Adaptable to a variety of different work and projects
• Comfort with high-level, strategic thinking, including wiliness to be an active and outspoken participant in decision making
• Collaborative
• Sense of humor
• Knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel

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.