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Team Summary

Client Services (CS) provides industry-leading operational support to Visa’s clients around the world. With our deep knowledge and expertise, we are a key internal partner to product and technology, bringing the voice of the customer into the design, development and successful deployment of Visa products and services, enabling our client facing teams to deliver and scale new products, services and initiatives into the market.

We are trusted partners to Visa’s clients, providing expertise to support and successfully grow their business.

What a Business Strategy and Operations Director does at Visa:

The role of Business Strategy and Operations Director for Client Services (AP) is a key role that is responsible for a wide range of activities required to support the AP Head of Client Services in delivering against regional and global priorities. The role is based in Singapore and provides an excellent opportunity to gain a broad strategic overview of Visa’s business. It will involve close collaboration with the Client Services Leadership Team as well as strong partnership with other functional leaders across Asia Pacific.

Specific responsibilities span across the following key areas:

• Drive end-to-end management of Client Services Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) – collaborate with CS Leadership Team and other global as well as regional stakeholders to facilitate OKR targets each year. Establish accurate tracking capabilities to measure performance against targets.
• Reporting on business performance through Monthly Business Reviews. Partner with relevant people to understand any variances to targets and provide clear insights into improvement opportunities.
• Establish a robust operating rhythm with Client Success Cluster Leads to track key performance metrics and support the program management of strategic Client Success initiatives.
• Manage revenue generated through the Visa Online Access Fee including billing, forecasting, budget setting and careful management and tracking of fee waivers.
• Create materials and content for monthly business reviews, monthly staff newsletter, Town Halls, executive updates, CSLT and department meetings, and other key updates as appropriate.
• Work with AP leadership team, AP Pricing Team and Global CS Pricing on socialization of new Client Services product and pricing changes that drive revenue growth for the organization. Partner with other functional teams to promote revenue generating services to our clients. Develop capabilities to track revenue performance against budget and targets.
• Partner with the Finance Business Partner and CS Leadership Team to build the annual revenue and expense budget. Demonstrate a strong understand of the revenue and expense drivers and articulate risks and opportunities that may impact budget performance.
• Drive operational resilience by partnering with Risk and other internal CS Teams to facilitate crucial risk requirements such as Business Continuity exercises and Risk as well as Control Self Assessments.
• Partner with Global Service Excellence Team to drive key process improvement initiatives that will create efficiencies, improve the customer experience and reduce cost.

Why this is important to Visa

The candidate will play a key central role in driving business effectiveness through a best-in-class project and program management capability, ensuring successful execution of strategic plans across the region and provide support to the SVP Client Services (AP) and the broader AP Client Services Leadership Team.

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.

What you will need:

We are looking for an experienced individual with a curiosity about payments and Fintech, who is results-driven, and client focused. As a candidate you should have:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Minimum 12 years of experience in business planning and strategy
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and ability to take a strategic perspective
• Proven ability to formulate strategy, drive change and deliver results across functions is critical
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues in a clear, concise and impactful way – turning research and hard numbers into compelling stories and useful strategic insights. Ability to articulate complex technical and business issues and solutions to multiple levels to support strategic business plans
• Must be comfortable with multi-tasking and collaborating with multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams

What will also help:

• Significant commercial experience across a range of markets and functions preferred within a complex matrix organization
• Minimum 8 years progressive experience in designing and streamlining processes, products, service or project management. Lean Six-Sigma Qualifications – Green belt level or above
• Ability to create dashboards using Tableau or Power BI to facilitate tracking of key performance indicators
• Ability to achieve success through demonstration of the Visa Leadership Principles
• Solid understanding of the electronic payments industry, its products, services and technologies
• Knowledge of Visa’s business, people and processes
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• Executive presence

Projects you will be a part of:

The role will require heavy involvement in representing Client Services (AP) by leading or participating in global transformation initiatives aimed at delivering best-in-class service to our customers.

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.