Cross-Border Lead, Director

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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The purpose of this role is to help Visa CIS&SEE capture opportunities in Cross-Border (XB) payments, develop and ensure execution of a robust XB action plan for top markets. It will be the market focal point to work closely with the regional/global/MSC cross-border function team and responsible to crystalise our overall in-market cross-border strategy, champion the excellent execution of that strategy with market leading solutions, superior marketing, advisory services and support, by coordinating and collaborating closely with teams across Products, Marketing, VCA, Sales, CS. The role will synergize various key initiatives within CIS&SEE, support the client facing teams by providing data analytics-driven insights, optimizing the payment success rates, and ensuring compliance with rules

The role is expected to:

• partner with the regional cross-border MSC and in-market cross-functional teams to use the existing data assets and analytical models in order to help Clients increase their cross-border volumes
• applying best practices, proven approaches and working instruments from different markets all over the world to grow XB business in the subregion
• identify together with Country Managers top country-specific XB-related opportunities and engage local teams, CEMEA MSC and Global Cross-Border teams to find optimal solutions
• lead and executing of XBAC Initiatives with top issuers in CIS&SEE
• lead the development and execution of cross-functional sub-regional XB strategy
• Adapt CEMEA XB payments strategy and programs for the market, develop tactical plans to achieve defined goals, design effective client relationships and business development strategies

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

• 12 or more 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
• A minimum of 5-6 years relevant experience in payments, technology or financial service industry
• Ideal candidate is one who is knowledgeable of or has keen interest to learn about Visa’s Cross-Border business and is interested in gaining hands on experience of leading complex cross-functional initiative
• Able to define strategic needs of our Cross-Border business and provide qualitative management reporting to senior leadership team
• Experience in leading, directing and facilitating complex projects that drive change management in the organization
• Proven customer service orientation, interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication capabilities demonstrating success in conveying messages across a diverse set of stakeholders
• Capability of working competently with different market areas.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and project management capabilities

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.