Manager Stablecoin Labs

Visa•San Francisco, CA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role sits within the Stablecoin Product team in the Commercial & Money Movement organization, driving the next generation of stablecoin enabled products and customer propositions. The position focuses on shaping long-term strategy, exploring emerging opportunities across Web3 and digital assets, and advancing innovation that fuels the future of Commercial & Money Movement solutions. As part of a high impact team operating at the intersection of new technology and legacy operations, this role helps define how stablecoins can transform customer experiences with moving money and unlock new value for clients and partners. Opportunity Assessment Develop and own the CMS Web3/stablecoin innovation roadmap and backlog. Identify and lead discovery initiatives focused on future looking opportunities across CMS. Shape initiatives around use cases identified through independent research and relationships with customers, sales, and industry partners. Produce executive-friendly summarize with recommendations on how to address new opportunities, including perspectives on overall market opportunities, commercial models, revenue sizing, technical flows and feasibility against a build/partner framework. Proof of Concepts Design proofs-of-concepts including success criteria and delivery plan. Take an iterative, customer-centric approach with customers and partners, such as by launching a formal co-design workstream. Guide early stage product experimentation, from ideation through validation. Where needed, identify and form partnerships to generate insights, validate concepts, and run test commercials. Track and deliver innovation outcomes, including POC launches, patent filings, and engagement funnel growth. Scalable Solution Design Following delivery of proofs of concept (POCs), evaluate performance and manage transitions to domain experts for scaled execution. Articulate commercial case against scaled execution balancing needed investment and time to revenue Thought leadership Facilitate high-impact presentations, group decisions and participate on panels covering innovation roadmaps and proofs-of-concepts in internal and external forums Feed into marketing and communications roadmap, including producing written thought leadership pieces, blog posts, and social media content This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

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
5+ years of experience in product management, payments, fintech, or related fields.
Experience with B2B payments, stablecoins, digital assets, blockchain, or money movement infrastructure.
Demonstrated ability to drive cross functional product development from 0 → 1, including defining requirements, navigating ambiguity, and bringing new capabilities to market.
Proven track record of leading go-to-market execution across regions and partner ecosystems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex technical and regulatory concepts.
Excellent communication, executive level storytelling, and stakeholder management abilities.
Experience operating in fast paced, matrixed global organizations with multiple cross functional partners (Product, Engineering, Risk, Legal, Compliance, Regions).
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on delivery and execution.
High degree of comfort with emerging technologies, experimentation, and navigating evolving regulatory landscapes.
Deep familiarity with stablecoin mechanics (reserve models, custody, mint/burn flows, settlement models).
Experience working with wallet providers, stablecoin issuers, payment processors, or on/offramp partners.
Understanding of Visa, Visa Direct, and commercial card ecosystems.
Experience designing or launching programmable money, tokenized value, or real-time payment solutions.
Prior ownership of commercialization or revenue-driving responsibilities.
Ability to develop clear frameworks and prioritize across multiregional product demands.
Strong bias toward action, learning, and iteration in emerging tech environments.

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

Responsibilities

Develop and own the CMS Web3/stablecoin innovation roadmap and backlog.
Identify and lead discovery initiatives focused on future looking opportunities across CMS.
Shape initiatives around use cases identified through independent research and relationships with customers, sales, and industry partners.
Produce executive-friendly summarize with recommendations on how to address new opportunities, including perspectives on overall market opportunities, commercial models, revenue sizing, technical flows and feasibility against a build/partner framework.
Design proofs-of-concepts including success criteria and delivery plan.
Take an iterative, customer-centric approach with customers and partners, such as by launching a formal co-design workstream.
Guide early stage product experimentation, from ideation through validation.
Where needed, identify and form partnerships to generate insights, validate concepts, and run test commercials.
Track and deliver innovation outcomes, including POC launches, patent filings, and engagement funnel growth.
Following delivery of proofs of concept (POCs), evaluate performance and manage transitions to domain experts for scaled execution.
Articulate commercial case against scaled execution balancing needed investment and time to revenue
Facilitate high-impact presentations, group decisions and participate on panels covering innovation roadmaps and proofs-of-concepts in internal and external forums
Feed into marketing and communications roadmap, including producing written thought leadership pieces, blog posts, and social media content