Demo

Director, Global Sales Excellence and Strategy

Visa
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/4/2026

This role will report into the Sr. Director of VCS Global Sales Operations within the VCS Commercial Operations Team. We are seeking a Director to join our Global VCS Sales Operations team. This role sits at the intersection of product strategy and sales operations and plays a critical role in defining global sales compensation treatment for new and emerging Visa products.

The successful candidate will create global standards for sales incentive eligibility and crediting, ensure consistent application across all regions, and analyze product sales performance to determine the effectiveness of offerings and incentive alignment.

Partnering closely with Product teams, this individual will evaluate go-to-market strategies, assess sales readiness for new launches, and ensure sales compensation programs are positioned to drive adoption and business growth. 

In this fast-paced, agile environment, the successful candidate must be proactive and excel in collaboration with internal and external partners to achieve our goals.

 

Responsibilities include:

  • Define Global Standards – Develop and maintain global policies for sales incentive treatment of new and emerging products, including eligibility and crediting rules.
  • Ensure Global Adherence – Partner with regional sales operations teams to ensure consistent application of product sales treatment guidelines across all geographies.
  • Product Sales Analysis – Analyze product sales performance data to assess the effectiveness of product offerings and related sales incentives, identifying trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Go-to-Market Alignment – Collaborate with Product teams to assess new product launches or changes to existing offerings, ensuring sales compensation programs are aligned to drive adoption.
  • Sales Incentive Readiness – Lead readiness planning for sales teams, ensuring processes, tools, and communications are in place to support product sales objectives.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration – Build strong relationships with Sales Leadership, Product Management, Finance, and HR Compensation teams to ensure seamless execution of strategies.
  • Continuous Improvement – Use data-driven insights to refine sales incentive treatments, enhance sales effectiveness, and improve product adoption outcomes.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Salary.com Estimation for Director, Global Sales Excellence and Strategy in San Francisco, CA
$177,915 to $229,748
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Director, Global Sales Excellence and Strategy?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Director, Global Sales Excellence and Strategy career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$179,909 - $350,768
Income Estimation: 
$313,999 - $507,901
Income Estimation: 
$106,221 - $150,654
Income Estimation: 
$129,242 - $168,552
Income Estimation: 
$74,594 - $94,432
Income Estimation: 
$94,396 - $120,089
Income Estimation: 
$129,242 - $168,552
Income Estimation: 
$214,538 - $295,219
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Visa

Visa
Hired Organization Address Atlanta, CO Full Time
Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowi...
Visa
Hired Organization Address Bellevue, WA Full Time
Essential Functions: Develop and maintain Verifi’s React-based Verifi-One platform. Designing and implementing test auto...
Visa
Hired Organization Address Boston, MA Full Time
This role is accountable for driving sales, retaining payment volume and revenue across a segment of Community issuing f...
Visa
Hired Organization Address Atlanta, GA Full Time
Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) drives tangible, impactful and financial results for Visa’s network clients, includi...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Director, Global Sales Excellence and Strategy jobs in the San Francisco, CA area that may be a better fit.

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!