Sr. Director, Consumer Card Products

Visa Visa · Fintech · Foster City, CA

Sr. Director, Consumer Card Products at Visa, responsible for strategic initiatives in credit expansion, strengthening debit products, and developing new payment solutions globally. This role involves leading a team, collaborating with global and regional stakeholders, and driving product differentiation and client preference. Requires extensive experience in the payments industry, product development, and strategy.

What you'd actually do

  1. build out Visa’s ‘Credit Expansion’ strategic imperative designed to expand Visa’s share of carded credit volumes globally and to build new solutions that address non-carded credit opportunities
  2. develop and finalize Visa’s approach to protecting and expanding our debit & prepaid business within mature markets, and growing in other parts of the world
  3. deliver new solutions and features to enhance Visa’s market competitiveness and overall core product utility
  4. lead a small global team of SMEs and will work closely with colleagues from across Visa’s global regions as well as with Global stakeholders
  5. develop end-to-end consumer experiences that drive client preference for Visa as a strategic partner and make us an enabler of superior value propositions for digitally-enabled consumers

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 12+ years of work experience
  • Experience in the payments industry
  • Experience in product development
  • Experience in product management
  • Experience in strategy
  • Experience in financial services
  • Experience in fintechs
  • Experience in retail
  • Experience in ecommerce
  • Proven experience in P&L ownership
  • Understanding of macroeconomics
  • Understanding of consumer behavior
  • Understanding of product operations
  • Understanding of business processes
  • Credentials in delivering product & business solutions
  • Keen interest in payment technology & innovation
  • Understanding of network product, rules, technology & financial business models
  • Strategic thought leadership
  • Execution bias
  • Sound business acumen
  • Analytical skills
  • Understanding of new technology payments’ business models & profitability drivers
  • Understanding of Visa business and organization
  • Direct & indirect team building & leadership skills
  • Managing local & remote team members
  • Managing “dotted line” / extended team members in global regions
  • Master’s degree in business, engineering or a related field

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD)
  • PhD

What the JD emphasized

  • payments industry
  • product development
  • product management & strategy
  • financial services
  • fintechs
  • retail and ecommerce
  • P&L ownership
  • payment technology & innovation
  • network product, rules, technology & financial business models
  • new technology payments’ business models & profitability drivers