Senior Director

Visa•Foster City, CA

4d•$236,200 - $413,700•Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Data Office is responsible for data being the fuel that drives Visa's future strategies, policies, and business successes. Unlocking the value available through the innovative use of data on behalf of consumers, businesses, and communities is key to Visa's future growth. With an ongoing commitment to Visa’s Data Values and the responsible use of data, Visa has a bold vision to continue to grow and accelerate its data-related businesses and capabilities. Led by Visa’s Chief Data Officer, the Global Data Office coordinates high-impact, complex, company-wide projects related to data business strategy, critical investments, policy development, and marketplace execution. Working closely with Visa’s Chief Privacy Officer, the Technology organization, the wider data community, and the full set of Visa’s global lines of business, the Global Data Office is evolving Visa’s data-related work with momentum and enthusiasm. Driven by its commitment to trusted use of data, Visa is seeking enthusiastic leaders who are change-agents and passionate about the future of data around the world. This role supports the Vice President of Infrastructure, Data Engineering, and Business Intelligence within the Global Data Office. Key duties include developing comprehensive data strategies and implementing advanced technological processes. The position requires close collaboration with senior leaders across various departments to ensure alignment and integration of data management practices throughout the organization. Responsibilities also encompass the establishment and enhancement of robust data management practices, which will involve leveraging skills in product management, platform development, and stakeholder management. This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth and the application of expertise in these critical areas. It is expected that the individual in this role will contribute meaningfully to the strategic objectives of the Global Data Office by fostering innovation, ensuring data integrity, and driving efficient data utilization across the enterprise.

Requirements

In-depth understanding of data strategy, data governance, and data management practices.
Good business acumen to orient data management to business needs of clients, including experience in the payments space.
Ability to translate data and technical concepts into requirements documents, business cases and user stories.
Good understanding of agile working practices and related program management skills.
Good communication and presentation skills with ability to interact with different cross-functional team members at varying levels
Ability to learn new tools and paradigms as data continues to evolve at Visa and elsewhere.
Demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor, team oriented, energetic, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible style.
Intellectually curious and continuously striving to learn.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and analytics.
Excellent leadership and team management skills, with a track record of developing and mentoring high-performing teams.
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD

Nice To Haves

15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience
12+ yrs. work experience with a Master's or Advanced Degree in an analytical field such as computer science, statistics, finance, economics or adjacent areas.
17+ yrs. work experience with a Master’s or a PHD in an analytical field such as computer science, statistics, finance, economics or adjacent areas.
5+ years of experience leading data management functions and related processes, like data engineers or data scientists
1+ years of experience with cloud technologies
5+ years of experience managing large, global and distributed teams to scope and deliver business outcomes preferably in a financial services of consulting setting
Familiarity with payments, lending and consulting is a strong plus
Fundamental and broad knowledge of common data management, data engineering tools and methodologies
Expert knowledge of technology processes for data management (For e.g. Apache Spark, Postman, Artifactory, Python, Scikit Learn, Pandas, GitHub etc.)

Responsibilities

Define, architect, and execute global Data/AI management/governance platform strategy for Visa. These typically relate to scaling data products and solutions at Visa that utilize this data.
Manage a team of product managers, data analysts and process managers to deliver on the target architecture for merchant data.
Lay out the vision and strategy for each aspect of Data & AI Governance Platform starting from data quality, metadata, context layer, access rights, consent management, etc.
Collaborate and influence senior leadership so that your work directly impacts company strategy and direction. Liaise with various stakeholders including product managers, marketing, data science, data engineering and technology teams.
Evangelize technical approaches to data management including agentic solutions, data quality measurement and product-led prioritization processes.
Build and manage a team of talented product managers, process managers and data analysts.
Experience working with technology and business teams on Data Governance, Data Quality and Data Architecture initiatives.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills needed to effectively communicate technical insights and recommendations with business customers and leadership team.