What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Head of Strategy, Issuing Solutions position at Visa?
We are seeking an experienced Head of Strategy (Senior Director) for our Issuing Solutions business. This role requires a deep understanding of the payments industry, exceptional leadership skills, and a strong background in management consulting. This individual will work closely with senior product leaders to assess industry trends, market entry, product enhancements, M&A opportunities, Go-To-Market and commercialization strategies. The Head of Strategy will report to the VP, Global Head of BPO, Strategy & Analytics for Issuing Solutions.
Essential Functions:
- Partner closely with the SVP Global Head of Issuing Solutions & VP, Global BPO, Strategy & Analytics to define and articulate the global strategy for the business unit.
- Develop business, product, and regional growth strategies tailored to industry trends.
- Identify new market opportunities, product strategy, M&A, and GTM plans with senior leaders within the Issuing Solutions organization.
- Support the development of strategic pricing initiatives across core product portfolios. Develop pricing models and recommendations to align to consumer and market growth initiatives
- For key strategic initiatives, develop execution plans and support the roll out and implementation of GTM / Commercialization plans globally and in region
- Monitor competitive intelligence and report out key finds to inform strategies
- Collaborate with senior leadership to align strategic initiatives with Visa's overall business goals and objectives. Drive Cross-functional strategic alignment with Regional VAS leaders and Visa Product / Strategy organizations
- Define and create key product and business indicators to measure performance and success.
- Manage relationships with senior executives, regional teams, and cross-functional partners across product, tech, operations, risk, finance, and more.
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing strategy team.
This is a hybrid position based in Austin, TX or San Francisco Bay Area. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.