Senior Director, Corporate Tools

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa’s Corporate IT group is on a groundbreaking transformational journey to redefine our approach to technology. We are moving beyond the ‘traditional’ IT playbook of simply purchasing off-the-shelf solutions. Instead, we are transforming into a true engineering organization where customer experience is paramount, and we create highly leveraged platforms with a focus on operational excellence to ensure our platforms and services are resilient and robust. While we may leverage packaged software solutions like ServiceNow and Flexera, we are committed to innovating around their limitations to enhance user experience and scalability.

Job Scope

We are seeking a dynamic, transformational leader to join our team as the Senior Director of Corporate Tools. This role is integral to driving innovative leadership and motivation, essential for IT to meet strategic objectives that support Visa’s business needs. You will play a critical role in fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation, delivering tools solutions that meet or exceed customer and stakeholder expectations. This involves shaping business requirements to optimally leverage technology teams in alignment with Visa’s 2030 goals. This role demands strategic vision to develop clear tools rationalization and modernization plans, and drive employee productivity through the adoption of GenAI and Automation.

As a leader, you will provide thought and people leadership to identify and execute actions required for successful delivery of Visa’s strategic priorities. You must be adept at engaging and challenging senior audiences, prioritizing actions, and navigating a highly matrixed, global environment.

Responsibilities:

Transformational Leadership:

• Inspire and guide the corporate tools team to achieve their full potential while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.
• Mentor, manage, and motivate a high-performing team, setting clear priorities to achieve goals and OKRs.
• Monitor and evaluate team performance, providing feedback and coaching for improvement.
• Embody the organization’s culture, vision, mission, and goals as an exemplary leader.
• Build strong relationships with leaders and stakeholders, commanding their attention.
• Orchestrate effective communication and employee engagement initiatives.
• Lead a growth organization by hiring, training, and maintaining high-performing teams, creating a diverse and inclusive work environment, and developing personal growth opportunities for all levels of the organization.

Innovation

• Continuously seek new ways to improve operations and enhance customer experience by staying updated with industry trends and emerging technologies such as AI and cloud computing.
• Support the adoption of new technologies and tools, ensuring information security and risk management are embedded within the culture.
• Provide subject matter expertise and manage external and internal collaboration projects.
• Ensure change management best practices are followed for organizational initiatives.

Strategy and Implementation:

• Develop and execute technology strategies and roadmaps to meet business objectives with existing and/or emerging technologies in Corporate Tools.
• Partner with Corporate Technology Support, CIT Product and Engineering teams, Cyber and Operations, and Infrastructure teams on the technical strategy for next-generation cloud solutions to support HR business processes.
• Collaborate with executive management to define priorities, direction, and timelines.
• Develop an integration strategy to ensure a cohesive user interface with a single source for information that adheres to our corporate integration strategy.
• Coordinate with functional and technical staff to lead system-related projects and initiatives such as new system functionality and/or new technologies.
• Provide leadership and oversight to large transformational programs across many functional teams, including third-party vendors.
• Keep executive management informed of progress and obstacles through status reports, presentations, etc.
• Provide workforce plans, budget development, tracking, and forecasting. Manage the team to achieve target scope, schedule, and cost objectives.

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 15+ years of relevant work experience with increasing responsibility growing and leading high-performance teams and directing the IT function.
• Extensive experience with corporate and packaged applications in organizations with over 5000 employees.
• Experience deploying enterprise resource planning (ERP) level applications in global corporations.
• The ability to take ownership of complex, multi-faceted, open-ended problems and drive them to completion.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with customer-service orientation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to quickly master new systems and processes.
• Natural collaborator with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership behaviors in team management, customer communications, and interactions with peers, senior leadership, and potential clients.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with demonstrated ability to lead global, multi-functional teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technology strategy to diverse audiences in non-technical language.
• Ability to drive consensus across diverse, global technology, and business partners.
• Sound judgment, high ethical standards, and the ability to work effectively with others at all levels.
• ITIL, Six Sigma, or Agile development experience desired.
• Experience with ServiceNow ITSM Tool.
• Proven track record of driving change and transformation in network operations.
• Experience in leading enterprise technology and cultural transformation programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of tools and technologies and metrics-driven management.
• Strong conviction to drive things to closure with a high sense of ownership, low ego, and a proactive, solution-oriented attitude.
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking, and independent judgment.
• Strong experience in providing exceptional customer service and supporting business continuity planning.

Additional Information

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 191,700.00 to 299,650.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.

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