Common Purpose, Uncommon Opportunity. Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind – making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. This is our global vision and the common purpose that unites the entire Visa team. As a global payments technology company, tech is at the heart of what we do: Our VisaNet network processes over 13,000 transactions per second for people and businesses around the world, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. We are also global advocates for financial inclusion, working with partners around the world to help those who lack access to financial services join the global economy. Visa’s sponsorships, including the Olympics and FIFA™ World Cup, celebrate teamwork, diversity, and excellence throughout the world. If you have a passion to make a difference in the lives of people around the world, Visa offers an uncommon opportunity to build a strong, thriving career. Visa is fueled by our team of talented employees who continuously raise the bar on delivering the convenience and security of digital currency to people all over the world. Join our team and find out how Visa is everywhere you want to be.

“Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.”

Visa has built the world’s premier payments networks with advanced processing and value added services. “Visanet” is capable of handling more than 50,000 transactions per second, with convenience, reliability, and security, including fraud protection for consumers and guaranteed payment for merchants.

Consumers are increasingly seeking new payment experiences that are seamless, frictionless and secure. To ensure that payment transactions are secure and reliable, Visa has invested heavily in advanced authentication and fraud prevention technologies, and the company continues to develop and deploy new and creative programs that fight fraud and protect cardholders.

The Senior Director of Transit, North America is a rare career opportunity to work in this dynamic environment. This role reports to the VP of Consumer Products and will be a key member of the Global Contactless Product team, working closely with Visa’s transit center of excellence in Europe.

You will have experience working within the transit space and has a full understanding of the U.S. Transit landscape and the payment infrastructure needs today and in the future. Additionally, you should have an understanding of the financial services industry with specific knowledge of the payments industry, competitive dynamics, and market players. He/she has a track record of successfully working on complex project structures, is comfortable leading a large matrix organization, and has extensive experience working on multi-year project implementations. The Senior Director needs to be a strategic thinker, a strong product strategist, and deliver strategic convictions that are powerful and actionable. In addition, this person needs to have great time management skills and be capable of distilling ambiguous and complex information for executive audiences.

• As a Key member of the Global contactless Product team, you will lead the U.S. strategy for transit, drawing on deep knowledge of the technical requirements and viable business model for payments within the transit system
• You will provide direction and execute business plans with the support of a cross-functional project team (i.e., Acceptance, Product, Issuer Sales, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, Digital Products, Corporate Strategy, Marketing, and Risk Products teams) in rolling out new products with a clear eye towards transit functionality
• Responsible to provide guidance and consultation to external transit agencies to ensure understanding of technical requirements, discuss interoperability issues and determine solutions for evolving the payment infrastructure
• You'll partner with the Product, Strategy, and Innovation teams to understand future impacts on the transit industry and develop short-term and long-term plans/evolutions required today
• Responsible for sharing key updates on business, challenges or roadblocks that impact business direction on transit in the U.S. supporting contactless payments with Executive Management
• You will collaborate with North America leadership team on strategic projects and special initiatives as a thought partner within the transit space (e.g., product roadmaps, product ability to support transit)
• Provide key recommendations to the Group Executive, North America and Global Head of Product
• Work extensively with Visa’s global transit center of excellence team in London, England
• This role can be based in New York or San Francisco

• Bachelor’s Degree is required
• MBA or advanced degree in a quantitative field is a plus
• Do you have 15 years experience in leading strategy projects within the U.S. transit landscape and working on projects seeking to create an interoperable fare payment structure for agencies and customers?
• 10+ years in project management experience in a global corporate financial services firm with a proven track record of leading high-performing cross-functional teams
• We are seeking leadership experience in managing large, complex projects.
• The Senior Director needs to be a strategic thinker, a strong product strategist, and deliver strategic convictions that are powerful and actionable.
• Do you have knowledge of contactless payment types, capabilities, and models (NFC/Contactless, EMV, cloud-based wallets, tokenization, mobile, etc.)?
• Advanced knowledge of the U.S. payments landscape, emerging players, business models, trends and how other companies have progressed payments with respect to transit
• We are seeking a rare level of intellectual curiosity to evolve the U.S. transit infrastructure and special ability to build structure from ambiguity
• Are you a recognized thought-leader and frequent public speaker on transit and innovation in financial services?

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.