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
• 15+ Years of progressive experience
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of data governance and lifecycle management practices.
• Expertise in collaborating cross-functionally to ensure organizational change deeply embeds
• Track record in synthesizing complex information to produce impactful management information and support informed executive decision making
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant regulation and experience of working with regulators
• Experience building and implementing foundational data management and governance policies, standards, and procedures within a highly matrixed organization
• Experience leading a team of data lifecycle partners who work day-to-day with data owners, data stewards, and business leaders to ensure data is connected, clean, and sufficiently complete to enable business decisions, drive business growth, optimize costs, and reduce risk exposure
• Ability to successfully influence data owners and data stewards to adopt platforms and tooling to perform their role effectively
• Support stewards in developing plans and strategies to identify, prioritize, and define Key Data Elements (KDEs) and onboard them to a corporate data catalog
• Ability to design and operationalize a data lifecycle management monitoring and testing program to drive maturity throughout the organization
• Experience with Data Engineering and IT migration platforms and proven ability to build new capabilities, drive organizational impact and act as change agent

Prior Experience
• Data Practitioner or Data Governance or Data Lifecycle Management or Risk Management
• Control or Corporate functional experience (Risk, Regulatory, Legal)
• People leadership experience

Sector Experience
• Banking or payment processing or payment services
• Financial services (within a regulated environment) or Regulated industry
• Technology or financial technology

Candidate should have well developed skills in the following areas:

Deep Domain Expertise and Technical Skills
• Significant experience developing and managing “best in class” Data Governance and Lifecycle Management methodologies, related analytics, systems, and policies. Demonstrated sophisticated technical leadership skills across data lifecycle management, risk management, analysis, governance, and reporting.
• As a key member of the Global Data Office, the candidate must proactively bring a comprehensive management point of view that helps inform critical business decisions.
• The role requires a creative, independent thinker who can conceive of fresh and practical data governance solutions while constructively challenging and engaging business functions in a manner demonstrates awareness and support
• Strong knowledge of Industry frameworks and Best Practices, e.g., DCAM (Data Capability Assessment Model), CDMC
• Good understanding of technology landscape and related technical disciplines, including data engineering, cloud computing, data science, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
• Broad experience in multiple domain areas, such as data warehousing, business intelligence (BI), data governance, data architecture, data integration, data classification, data strategy, data quality management, data security and privacy, MDM, data standards, regulatory compliance, and enterprise architecture frameworks

Collaboration and Influencing Skills
• Must have the gravitas, judgment and interpersonal skills to work effectively with other senior executives. Will need to work seamlessly with a wide group of internal customers including Marketing, Finance, Technology and Operations as well as with partners in a way that engenders mutual respect and consideration for the other party’s point of view
• Intellectual capacity and presence to engage and influence credibly with key stakeholders and the wider company, bringing a curiosity and understanding to this critical change agent role
• Ability to quickly grasp and lever Visa’s business culture and style in order to enhance the credibility and respect of the function. The successful candidate should demonstrate tenacity, toughness and resilience to drive towards the achievement of results.
• Comfortable managing both ambiguity and complexity and should be experienced at balancing various stakeholder agendas

Results Orientation
• Proven situational evidence in which the individual has taken the lead in creating demonstrable improvements in existing policies, procedures, systems or organizational development. The candidate should be someone who consistently delivers beyond expectations and is energized by the challenge of creating continuous improvements to the organization. They should set and deliver high levels of performance. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated problem-solving skills and excellent judgment

Team Engagement and Leadership
• Proven skills leading and developing an outcome-focused team. Will not be someone who demands respect by virtue of title or hierarchy but rather earns it through leading by example, technical knowledge and demonstrating a “roll up your sleeves” approach to working. The candidate will personally inspire, model and drive people to higher levels of performance and accountability. Experience of recruiting, managing, motivating, developing and inspiring a team is critical

Change Management
• Evidence of transforming and aligning an organization through its people to drive for improvement in a new and challenging direction. The candidate will be expected to be comfortable with challenging the status quo and pointing out what needs to be changed, capable of mobilizing individuals or groups to change through logical persuasion that people find convincing.

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 181,800.00 to 250,000.00 USD, 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.