Manager, Data Governance Platform

Visa•Foster City, CA

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager of Access Management, Cloud Strategy & Platform Observability supports the execution of Visa’s enterprise access governance roadmap. This role delivers access workflows, implements governance and access policies, coordinates enterprise access approvals, and ensures proper enforcement across cloud and on‑prem platforms. The manager partners closely with engineering, IAM, cybersecurity, and compliance teams to operationalize the access strategy defined by platform leadership. Essential Functions: Execution of Access Governance Roadmap: Execute access management initiatives aligned to the strategy defined by the Director of Data Governance Platform. Implement standardized entitlements, access workflows, and controls across cloud and hybrid environments. Operationalize governance policies, procedures, and standards across teams. Delivery & Operations: Own day‑to‑day delivery of Analytics cluster provisioning workflows, access request pipelines, and observability tooling. Manage platform configurations, audit requirements, and access lifecycle processes. Support integrations with cloud IAM tools and platform services. Enterprise Access Approvals & Compliance Support: Coordinate and manage cross‑organizational access approvals, ensuring adherence to policy. Track compliance, audit findings, and issues related to access and entitlement controls. Support remediation of access risks and enforce access standards. Cross‑Functional Implementation: Work closely with engineering, security, cloud, and compliance teams to execute changes and deploy access controls. Provide operational support for access workflows, observability dashboards, and entitlement processes. Partner with internal teams to ensure timely delivery and successful adoption. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

Requirements

5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD
Minimum 5 years in access management, IAM operations, cloud security, or platform governance roles.
Working knowledge of IAM frameworks, entitlements, approval workflows, and policy enforcement.
Strong coordination and execution skills across engineering, security, and compliance teams.
Ability to operationalize governance standards and manage access workflows at scale.

Nice To Haves

6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute access management initiatives aligned to the strategy defined by the Director of Data Governance Platform.
Implement standardized entitlements, access workflows, and controls across cloud and hybrid environments.
Operationalize governance policies, procedures, and standards across teams.
Own day‑to‑day delivery of Analytics cluster provisioning workflows, access request pipelines, and observability tooling.
Manage platform configurations, audit requirements, and access lifecycle processes.
Support integrations with cloud IAM tools and platform services.
Coordinate and manage cross‑organizational access approvals, ensuring adherence to policy.
Track compliance, audit findings, and issues related to access and entitlement controls.
Support remediation of access risks and enforce access standards.
Work closely with engineering, security, cloud, and compliance teams to execute changes and deploy access controls.
Provide operational support for access workflows, observability dashboards, and entitlement processes.
Partner with internal teams to ensure timely delivery and successful adoption.