About Visa:

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 is capable of handling over 65,000 transaction messages 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 operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network and is one of the most recognized global financial services brands. Visa facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses and government entities.

We offer a range of branded payment product platforms, which our financial institution clients use to develop and offer credit, charge, deferred debit, prepaid and cash access programs to cardholders. Visa's card platforms provide consumers, businesses, merchants and government entities with a secure, convenient and reliable way to pay and be paid in 170 countries and territories.

Visa is looking for a seasoned engineering leader to lead the Mediation team in Austin. Your team is responsible for pricing solutions that enable Visa go-to-market initiatives, such as new market entry, launch of products and services, new pricing & revenue schemes, and regulations. This is a cutting edge engineering team solving challenging business problems. It builds platforms maintaining complex pricing rules and processing billions of messages daily for pricing, billing and revenue purposes. The team is in the middle of transforming Visa pricing infrastructure to accelerate speed to market, enable more flexibility and ease maintenance.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership to operate and enhance the current Mediation platforms. Partner with project management and business partner organizations to continue enhance the capability and flexibility of the platform.

• Lead analysis, development, migration and operation of the next generation platforms.

• Be accountable for tactical day to day delivery and operational decisions involving Mediation platforms.

• Recruit, manage, develop, and mentor a team of developers, test engineers, product managers and system analysts. Evaluate performance of team members, identifying and developing high potential for future promotion. Direct, influence and coach others to ensure effective execution and achievement of operational plans and goals.

• Develop budgetary forecasts and administer actual operating expenses within cost center. Drive deliverables on time and on budget.

• Work closely with the leaders of peer Billing and Incentives teams; and interact with a wide variety of senior and executive level management across the enterprise on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, and/or customers.

• Align with Enterprise Architects on data and system strategies; Establish roadmap and ensure program delivery is consistent with end-state architecture.

• Ensure that support and development activities comply with corporate policies and adhere to industry best practices. Evaluate and ensure that current procedures and practices are appropriate for accomplishing department objectives, and that supporting regulatory requirements are adequately documented and operating within policy.

Basic Qualifications

• 10 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications

• 12-15 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

• Proven high-impact player with a successful track record of execution and driving change in a collaborative and thoughtful manner

• Significant experience leading across large-scale, geographically distributed technology organizations in a highly matrixed environment

• Known for building and fostering strong relationships with business partners

• Bachelor's Degree with minimal 12 years of proven IT/development experience 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

• Prefer minimum of 5 years of experience in financial services business, optimally with experience in payment processing, billing and collection applications

• Proven delivery leadership in a complex organization including systems rationalization and consolidation experience to optimize performance and drive down systems costs.

• Proven ability in delivering large scale global projects; on time and within budget.

• Strong experience in managing technical application development, using Java, Hadoop, database or ETL technologies. Experience in rules engine a plus.

General business skills including budget administration, planning, negotiation skills, and project management

Physical Requirements

This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers, reach with hands and arms, and bend or lift up to 25 pounds.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.