As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

About the Role
Visa AP/CEMEA Region is a fast growing and dynamic region responding to continual change in the financial services and payments business.  Visa's global payments network connects thousands of banks and millions of merchants in over 200 countries and territories, with trillions of dollars of transactions passing over our network each year. 

The Visa Legal team is a strategic partner to the Visa business functions responsible for data analytics, direct-to-consumer digital services, business-to-business services, innovative data products, and support for loyalty programs and offers, among others. 

Position Summary
Reporting to Visa's Chief Privacy Officer, as well as Chief Counsel of AP/CEMEA Region you will have opportunities to integrate, excel and grow in a high performing legal team.  The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the company's global privacy program, data use and product strategy. You will support the business in drafting contracts and business terms for the Innovation, Products team, Analytics team, establishing programs and addressing policy and compliance issues to achieve an appropriate level of compliance with data protection laws in the AP/CEMEA region.  Activities include:

• Conducting privacy impact assessments and demonstrating leadership in execution of Global Privacy Policy and related standards and controls. 
• Evaluating the impact of contractual and regulatory privacy and security requirements on business practices, analytics services, and products teams.
• Working with the innovation center on business implications of new products and services.
• Advising teams on privacy-by-design and privacy engineering, and assist in implementation
• Counseling Human Resources on employee privacy issues
• Drafting privacy notices, documenting consent processes, authorizing trans-border data flows, 
• Assisting with privacy and security training for Visa’s workforce, assisting with incident response, including security breach notifications, 
• Monitoring for legal developments, such as new laws or regulatory guidance, and providing analysis of same as needed to the business units,
• Coordinating with Visa’s policy teams to draft position papers and related materials
• Engaging with global policy makers and regulators 
• Representing Visa externally, at conferences and in industry groups, 
• Supporting business unit attorneys with respect to privacy issues in contract negotiations and client relationships.  
• Training colleagues in key parts of the company on privacy laws and other factors that define Visa's rights and responsibilities with regard to data
• Acting as the data privacy officer/controller across the APCEMEA jurisdiction.
   

The following qualifications/ attributes are required:

• Juris Doctor degree or equivalent with strong academic credentials
• Admission to practice law in at least one  jurisdiction
• 13+ years of combined major law firm and in-house practice with subject matter expertise and experience with multiple privacy laws, including PCI/ GLBA, GDPR/EU Data Protection Directive, US State Privacy Laws, or other international privacy/data protection and multi-jurisdictional regulations and requirements 
• Strong understanding of IT, web technologies (especially those used in the collection, storage and analysis of data), mobile and connected devices
• Experience providing practical advice to clients on data use and privacy issues
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Must have the ability to interact well and build excellent working relationships with all levels of management
• A high level of self-motivation, initiative, and ability to operate effectively as a team player across different business units
• High level of commercial acumen with ability to work out practical and usable solutions from complex/lengthy legal concepts. 
• Ability to turnaround work and advice in a fast and efficient manner

The ideal candidate would also have: 

• Understanding of online advertising, including underlying tracking technologies;
• Understanding of cybersecurity and network monitoring and security;
• Understanding of management of personal data in the HR context;
• Privacy program management experience;
• Experience in the payments industry;
• One or more CIPP certification(s); 
• Experience in drafting privacy policies and notices; and
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)