Sr. Product Manager, Clearing & Settlement Platforms

Visa•Foster City, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Processing and Network Products organization owns the delivery pipeline for Authorization, Clearing, and Settlement changes across VisaNet. We translate business priorities into technical change, coordinate release execution, and ensure client readiness for platform enhancements that bring benefits to the entire payments ecosystem. As Senior Product Manager of Clearing & Settlement, you will help shape the Clearing strategy, prioritize the portfolio, and lead end‑to‑end delivery for initiatives impacting our clearing platforms, partnering closely with Regional Product, Technology, Client Services, and Risk. This role requires strong understanding of payment processing, with emphasis on clearing and National Net Settlement Services (NNSS).

Requirements

8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
Strong understanding of payment processing, with emphasis on clearing and National Net Settlement Services (NNSS).

Nice To Haves

9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD

Responsibilities

Execute the multi‑year Clearing platform strategy that aligns product outcomes to business goals: client experience, compliance, revenue enablement, operational excellence, and reduction of technical debt.
Work closely with regional product teams to map capability gaps and opportunities into an executable strategy that balances client impact, regulatory timing, and engineering capacity.
Manage the Clearing portfolio by defining prioritization criteria and scoring initiatives that enable short and long term platform strategy.
Own end‑to‑end execution and delivery for Clearing & Settlement changes including requirements, design decisions, testing/activation planning, and install readiness.
Utilize deep knowledge of payment processing to drive business concepts toward a clearing platform solution approach.
Maintain close partnerships with clients to understand how new functionalities can meet their needs and preferences.