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Company Description
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you’ll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.
Progress starts with you.
Job Description
The Global Data Office
With data being the fuel that drives our future – our strategies, policies and business successes around data will define our future growth prospects. Unlocking the value available through the innovative use of data on behalf of consumers, businesses and communities is key to our future. With our ongoing commitment to Visa’s Data Values and the responsible use of data, we at Visa have a bold vision to continue to grow and accelerate our data-related businesses and capabilities.
Led by Visa’s Chief Data Officer, the Global Data Office coordinates high-impact, complex, company-wide projects related to data business strategy, critical investments, policy development and marketplace execution. Working closely with Visa’s Chief Privacy Officer, the Technology organization, the wider data community and the full set of Visa’s global lines of business, the Global Data Office is evolving Visa’s data-related work with momentum and enthusiasm. Driven by its commitment to trusted use of data, Visa is seeking enthusiastic leaders who are change-agents and passionate about the future of data around the world.
We are actively seeking a Product Manager to help develop and launch our global, next-generation Merchant Data Platform. This platform transforms how we manage, enrich and leverage merchant data, providing our businesses and partners with unparalleled insights and capabilities. Key responsibilities include developing comprehensive data strategies and implementing advanced technological processes. The role requires close collaboration with Teams across various departments to ensure alignment and integration of data management practices. You will help develop and deliver against product roadmaps, run cross-Team programs and work closely with other product managers and product analysts to deliver exceptional results.
Essential Functions
- Develop and implement product strategies consistent with client needs and company vision
- Partner with clients throughout the payment ecosystem to develop product strategy and co-create solutions
- Ensure product vision and requirements are designed with scalability and long-term vision in mind
- Conceptualize, develop and launch new products & experiences at the intersection payment and technology
- Brainstorm with internal and external teams to develop ideas and potential solutions for co-creation
- Rapidly convert ideas into working prototypes, mashing together solutions/capabilities that exist within Visa or externally
- Lead cross-functional team across research, design and development to design, test and pilot products
- Work closely with Internal and external product and partner teams to ensure alignment on goals/scope, plan critical path and operational risks, and ensure transparent communication
- Drive coordination with core product teams to enable commercialization
- Synthesize requirements into a common set of platform and services capabilities, writing very clear, thorough and detailed user stories for complex features and product sets
- Liaise with other business units, product leaders, engineering and other applicable groups to ensure flawless execution
- Provide status, action plans and recommendations to senior leadership on an ongoing basis
- Perform go-to-market activities by closely working with program management, product managers, other product teams, finance, operations, legal, compliance, user experience and external partners as required
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
4 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
Preferred Qualifications
7-10 years of work experience in engineering, product management or solutions consulting and a technical Bachelors Degree or 6 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
Background in data and platform engineering with recent experience creating training/labelling data, prompt engineering, working with large language models (GenAI LLMs) and machine learning and validating GenAI/ML outputs with internal and external stakeholders
Experience with point of interest (POI) data and/or geospatial mapping products and data products
Strong product development skills with a sound understanding of payment technology, risk and fraud management, other ecosystem requirements
3+ years of experience in the payments industry (e.g. payment processing, acquiring, payment technology provider, payment brand etc.)
3+ years of experience in technical or business product management (business case development to P&L management)
3+ years’ experience with design thinking product development methodology preferred
Excellent communication skills and executive presence
Aptitude to collaborate with engineering teams to build robust, reliable and scalable payment solutions
Highly execution focused by working in conjunction with various counterparts
Ability to think creatively to solve problems
Organizational and leadership abilities to influence, negotiate and drive results
Experience working with external partners in collaborative development
Knowledge in mobile, web and IoT application development and experience design
Experience and knowledge of Agile (Scrum) project methodology and practices
Advanced degree desirable
Additional Information
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.
