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Director Visa Direct NA Strategic Initiatives is responsible of leading complex strategic problems to drive NA business growth across domestic and cross border flows. He or she provides thought leadership, market intelligence and establishes strategies for Visa Direct to compete with alternative payments networks and RTP rails in NA.  He or she will also develop RFP responses and value proposition stories for strategic clients brining Visa Direct as well as Visa assets that will fulfill client problems in a differentiated way. 

The NA Strategic Initiatives leader will work with Visa Direct leadership and NA leadership teams to evaluate and define the growth initiatives tailored to the banks, apps and wallets, online brokerage companies, crypto platforms, financial institutions and 3rd party payment technology. This role will be expected to develop both short- and long-term strategies, while influencing senior leadership across the company to approve, implement and execute.

The successful candidate will analyze the market competitors, understand pricing dynamics, and will develop regional pricing strategies, payment stack models, and client value propositions for RFPs and key client engagements to compete with alternative fast payments networks and RTP rails. He or she will also work closely with the Visa Direct Commercialization team to build and deploy go-to-market plans aimed at driving scale and revenue, by partnering with Visa’s internal teams such as Product, Marketing, Sales, Pricing, Finance, Legal, Risk and Compliance and Operations.

Purpose and Scope

Lead major strategic initiatives to drive Visa Direct North America business growth across domestic and cross border flows.

Structure and solve business problems, collaborating and coordinating with a range of internal stakeholders to make recommendations on a wide range of business issues including regulatory and enablement models to activate cross border.

Build out unique, creative, and impactful solutions by integrating insights across Visa's many expert functional resources and supporting collaborative solution development.

Communicate recommendations to senior management, other executive, functional, or regional staff and management in a clear, concise, and impactful way including through executive ready presentations and briefing memos.

Provide continuous coaching and training to Visa Direct teams​ and contribute towards broader team development activities.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

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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.