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Ecosystem Security & Integrity (ESI) is a critical global risk management group driving Visa’s business growth by upholding the security and integrity of the payment ecosystem. ESI’s primary mission is to protect Visa and payment system participants from brand damaging and illegal activity and to promote trust in the Visa brand. This mission is carried out through the ownership of policy and strategy for the ESI compliance programs that monitor the payment system for illegal or brand damaging activity—including excessive fraud and disputes—as well as compliance with data security standards. ESI maintains global oversight over regional execution of the compliance programs and manages any escalations or cross-regional coordination. ESI also controls payment acceptance related to high-brand risk merchants, involving goods or services that are highly regulated or deemed illegal in certain jurisdictions and manages risk involving third party agents. ESI members work with internal and external stakeholders to further its mission, address potential threats, participate in the development of mitigation strategies for emerging ecosystem risks, and act as Visa’s subject matter experts for global payment system risk.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced payment system risk leader with deep knowledge of payment acceptance, transaction processing, and acquirer/issuer risk operations. Applicants should possess a proven record of accomplishment managing risk programs on an inter-regional or global scale and must be capable of driving ESI’s compliance program objectives across the global payment system. Applicants should possess strong analytical and investigation skills and be able to translate metrics, models, research, and trends into an operational strategy, while fostering positive internal and external relationships. Due to its critical mission and interaction with top-tier clients, ESI members are held to a high standard of accuracy combined with an elevated level of responsibility. The candidate must be a team player with excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Conduct global oversight of compliance program operations, including procedures, approval requirements, and ensure that a consistent global approach is used in managing compliance cases so that any internal audits are successfully passed.
• Coordinate with the regional risk teams on escalated compliance cases and managing events that pose a higher level or risk to the global payment system, including engaging senior relationship and product managers on top-tier client and merchant compliance cases and providing management briefings.
• Maintain and update program rules, procedures and documents as well as enhance VisaOnline (VOL) content and publish Visa Business News (VBN) articles as needed.
• Implement new programs and initiatives aimed to detect and address methods deployed to circumvent ESI’s compliance programs.
• Provide value added insights, thought leadership and drive objectives to enhance strategic relationships and address emerging ecosystem risk trends, such as cryptocurrency.
• Manage investigations of compliance violations including activity analyses, case management, client communications, coordination with internal stakeholders and imposition of risk reduction measures and other restrictions.
• Deliver consultative support, intelligence, documentation, and training to clients and internal staff to enhance their risk management skills and to mitigate emerging risks.
• Manage client reviews for compliance with the Global Acquirer Risk Standards and the Prepaid Issuer Risk Program as well as risk restrictions placed on clients and third parties.
• Conduct data analysis and quality evaluations to drive compliance program effectiveness and monitor regional program operations. Test and socialize proposed program enhancements with internal and external stakeholders and update the Visa Rules and procedural documentation as needed.
• Prepare reports, briefings, and conduct presentations for executive management on program activities and ecosystem risk issues affecting Visa, and overall payment system participants
• Ownership of Visa’s global online gambling policy and contribute to policy and rule development for specific industry segments, such as cryptocurrency, payment facilitators and marketplaces.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of client-facing publications, training decks aiming to assist clients in strengthening their risk postures and ability to prevent and mitigate compliance violations.
• Play an active role in the development and execution of technology initiatives driving enhancements for compliance program operations and risk monitoring systems with Risk MIS and outside vendors.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/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.

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.

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