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The Director of Program Management Office is responsible for ensuring that MAPPD’s programs and projects are well planned, managed, and governed in a consistent, transparent, and disciplined manner. The position requires an experienced program management professional with the right mix of relevant experience and skills, an ability to flex between the strategic and the tactical, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and a high level of energy and flexibility to get things done and thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented product development environment. S(he) will be a program management leader who embodies Visa’s leadership principles of leading by example, communicating openly, enabling and inspiring others, excelling with partners, acting decisively, and collaborating effectively.

In this role, s(he) will manage a team of Technical Program/Project Managers/Scrum Masters who use Agile Development Methods and the Scrum Framework to deliver critical, customer facing, enterprise software development projects to our production systems. S(he) will lead efforts to improve our processes, making our teams highly productive and also champion the adoption of engineering practices like Continuous Integration and test-driven development.

As the leader of the PMO, s(he) will foster collaboration across global business and technology organizations, providing sound analysis and change leadership.  Building and maintaining strong internal customer relationships is essential as this position will work with Business Partners, internal staff and system integrators on a daily basis to ensure delivery of quality products in alignment with global initiatives and requirements across the enterprise

S(he) will be responsible for hiring top talent and keeping the organization highly engaged and motivated, delivering exceptional results.  The ability to work across functions and teams will allow him/her to ensure alignment of priorities and goals, drive results and foster a culture and environment to achieve excellence and innovation.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership and oversight to a team of technical program/project managers/scrum masters who use agile practices and the scrum framework for the planning, execution and delivery of products.
• Work with Business Sponsors to develop project roadmaps that align with business objectives/priority and take into account resource availability.
• Overall responsibility for planning, executing, tracking and managing cost, schedule, and scope for all projects in the portfolio.
• Direct project portfolio activities, conduct reviews, and use strong technical and business acumen to manage risk and address escalated impediments.
• Enforce consistency and standardize processes across the team and the broader project management organization.
• Drive improvements in software development practices/processes within teams and across the organization.
• Drive the adoption of key engineering practices like Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development, etc. to improve quality and reliability of team’s deliverables.
• Responsible for coaching and mentoring of local technology leaders on Agile/Scrum/Lean principles and practices.
• Manage HR and Performance aspects of employees.
• Mentor and guide local managers through their career paths.

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.