Sr. M&A Manager

Visa•San Francisco, CA

2d•$172,100 - $275,800•Onsite

About The Position

Visa’s Global Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions (CDMA) team helps shape Visa’s strategy by identifying industry trends, maintaining relationships with external partners, and sourcing, negotiating, structuring, and executing strategic acquisitions and investments across Visa’s geographies and businesses. The team works with regional and business executives and corporate strategy to evaluate, analyze, and prioritize Visa’s inorganic strategic ambitions, and is a key partner to business executives in shaping Visa’s M&A and investment agenda. The Senior Manager, Global Corporate Development supports the identification, evaluation, and execution of public and private company acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, and other strategic initiatives. The role involves analyzing opportunities, conducting valuation and business-case modeling, guiding cross-functional diligence, managing deal processes, and communicating strategic rationales and risks to stakeholders and senior leadership. The position also supports post-close integration or separation planning, business-unit coverage, industry engagement, and relationships with investment banking, private equity, and venture capital firms. Some travel is expected. Visa requires at least three days in the office; the specific days will be confirmed by the Hiring Manager.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 5 years with an advanced degree (e.g., master’s, MBA, JD, MD), or 2 years with a PhD.
Experience working on multiple transactions, including target identification through closing, and a firm understanding of deal processes and common transaction friction points.
Ability to lead cross-functional diligence teams through detailed processes while prioritizing material issues.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to build effective internal and external relationships.
Demonstrated success in fast-paced, high-expectation environments alongside highly driven professionals.
Ability to lead complex projects involving multiple workstreams and cross-functional and external stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with rigor in financial modeling, valuation, and investment analysis.
Excellent communication skills and executive presence, including the ability to engage with senior leaders, boards, and external partners.
Ability to contribute independent thought leadership in a team-oriented, collaborative culture.
Hands-on M&A execution experience, including identifying, evaluating, and addressing legal, regulatory, accounting, and tax deal issues.

Nice To Haves

At least 9 years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 7 years with an advanced degree, or at least 3 years with a PhD.
MBA or another relevant graduate degree from a top-tier institution.
Experience in financial services and/or payments.
Global or multinational business experience.

Responsibilities

Support Visa’s growth strategy by identifying, assessing, and executing potential mergers, acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures.
Investigate industry trends and growth opportunities in existing businesses and new areas; develop data-grounded points of view and communicate them to stakeholders, including executive management.
Conduct rigorous analyses, including valuation and business-case modeling, to guide potential acquisitions and investments.
Partner with Corporate Development & M&A leaders and the business on strategy development and realization, and identify corporate development opportunities systematically.
Support business-unit coverage and maintain an ongoing flow of ideas aligned with business objectives.
Track the pipeline, market outreach, and deal flow for ongoing discussions with business sponsors and stakeholders.
Manage detailed diligence processes with Visa colleagues and external advisors; prioritize efforts and escalate critical findings.
Communicate proposed transactions’ rationales and risks to stakeholders, taking Visa’s overall interests into account.
Prepare presentations for senior leadership that communicate a clear narrative, strategic trade-offs, and support executive decision-making.
Support the Visa Integration/Separation team with post-close planning and execution.
Support global industry engagement and deal relationships with investment banking, private equity, and venture capital firms; interface with partner companies and coordinate investment and other activities.
Contribute to Visa’s M&A activities, develop fellow team members and Corporate Development and M&A practices, and foster a collaborative team culture.
Travel as required; the position requires travel 5–10% of the time.