Vice President, Visa Direct LAC

Visa•Miami, FL

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

The LAC Vice President for Visa Direct will provide strategic leadership for Money Movement across Latin America, combining deep regional payments expertise with strong execution, regulatory credibility, and the ability to align diverse stakeholders. This role requires a leader who can balance innovation, risk, and operational excellence while building scalable, sustainable payment solutions across markets.

Requirements

12 or more years of work experience with a bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 8 years of work experience with a PhD
Deep knowledge of Latin American payment ecosystems, including local schemes (Pix, SPEI, PSE), wallets, acquirers, and real-time and cross-border payments.
Strong understanding of interoperability, cash-in/cash-out models, and emerging technologies, including stablecoins and blockchain.
Proven experience scaling multi-country, multi-currency payment operations, ideally across remittances and cross-border use cases.
Demonstrated success launching, scaling, and optimizing Money Movement products.
Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and the broader region, including FX, cross-border regulations, fraud, and AML/CFT.
Experience leading distributed, multi-country teams and partnering cross-functionally with product, sales, legal, compliance, and engineering.
Strong customer and use-case orientation.
Excellent executive communication and storytelling skills.

Nice To Haves

15 or more years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, PhD)
12-15 years of business experience in payments, fintech, or financial services, including sales and client management.
Proven record of driving revenue growth, managing complex product portfolios, and executing multi-market strategies.
Strong negotiation skills and experience developing strategic partnerships.
Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong stakeholder management capabilities.
Strong operational acumen and experience driving process efficiency.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for Money Movement across Latin America.
Combine deep regional payments expertise with strong execution, regulatory credibility, and the ability to align diverse stakeholders.
Balance innovation, risk, and operational excellence while building scalable, sustainable payment solutions across markets.
Launch, scale, and optimize Money Movement products such as payouts, A2A, wallets, disbursements, and cross-border corridors.
Focus on automation, reconciliation, liquidity, FX management, and SLA performance to enable efficient, tech-driven growth.
Build trusted relationships with regulators and correspondent banks, positioning innovation within strong control and governance frameworks.
Lead distributed, multi-country teams and partner cross-functionally with product, sales, legal, compliance, and engineering.
Actively participate in the regional ecosystem, with established relationships across fintechs, banks, startups, investors, and industry associations.
Focus on customer use-cases including financial inclusion, gig economy, B2B cross-border flows, marketplace payouts, and the creator economy.
Clearly articulate value propositions to senior leaders, regulators, and internal stakeholders.