CEMEA Lead, Predictive Risk Intelligence Solutions

Visa; Dubai; On-site; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for an experienced professional to manage Risk and Identity Score solutions in the CEMEA region. This hybrid role focuses on driving revenue growth through specialized score products and requires a strong background in predictive risk intelligence, particularly in the payments sector. The ideal candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders, adapt global capabilities to regional needs, and lead initiatives to optimize client performance. If you are analytical and passionate about leveraging data to drive business success, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in managing Specialized scores/Predictive Risk Intelligence products.
• Experience in deploying Predictive intelligence solutions in Fraud Risk-related business use cases.

Responsibilities

• Drive adoption of risk and identity score products for revenue growth.
• Support business growth roadmap for Risk & Identity Value Added Solutions.

Skills

Predictive Risk Intelligence

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Payments Industry Knowledge

Education

Masters/Bachelors Degree in a Quantitative field

Tools

Scoring Solutions

Job description

We are seeking an experienced analytical and business-oriented person to own and manage Risk and Identity Score solutions for the CEMEA region. This role will support the Risk & Identity solutions team managing the CEMEA region based in Dubai, UAE. The candidate must possess a strong background in managing predictive scores and models with a special focus on the Risk/Transaction fraud domain, preferably along with Payments industry knowledge, to help drive monetization and adoption by Payments stakeholders across the region to support Visa's aggressive growth targets for Value Added Services (VAS). Client stakeholders in this context refer to issuers, acquirers, fintechs, enterprise merchants, payment facilitators, and marketplaces who have or intend to utilize Visa Data services and solutions into their offerings.

Principal Responsibilities

• Own and drive adoption of specialized enterprise and customer risk and identity-related score products by Visa clients and stakeholders in the CEMEA region to drive revenue growth.

• Support the achievement of the business growth roadmap for Risk & Identity Value Added Solutions.

• Support the R&I VAS Solutions team in validating and adapting global score-related capabilities to meet regional requirements, assess performance impact, and provide feedback to strengthen regional business growth.

• Help develop GTM plans and adoption drivers to sustain revenue by leading the infusion of scores into platform capabilities across various payments usage rails and fraud domains and business optimization services offered by Visa.

• Function as the Score product SME for CEMEA's teams supporting Go to Market and client engagements with the ability to demonstrate a deep understanding of applications of specialized scores to optimize client performance.

• Manage and own revenue growth plans and initiatives in alignment with other R&I stakeholders and product teams.

• Develop and manage GTM approach for Visa's Risk Scores in CEMEA markets in alignment with global strategy and priorities, as well as partnership with platform solution owners and SMEs/Sales teams.

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in managing Specialized scores/Predictive Risk Intelligence products, preferably in Payments applications for leading Retail or B2B organizations/service providers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters/Bachelors Degree in a Quantitative field such as Business Management, Product Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience in developing Scoring Solutions, preferably in risk/security/identity fraud-related domains and for B2B/retail organizations that specialize in such capabilities. Payment industry knowledge would be an advantage.
• Analytical ability and understanding of the development and performance of Predictive intelligence/Risk/Behavioral scores in the context of evolving technologies and data applications.
• Experience in deploying Predictive intelligence solutions in scalable Fraud Risk-related business use cases.
• Ability to analytically interpret different data related to score performance and impact on business KPIs.
• Experience in internal and external stakeholder management and in engaging with clients in a Solution sales environment.
• Ability to skillfully prioritize and manage concurrent projects and issues.
• Ready to work across boundaries and in partnership with others to achieve goals.
• Experience in identifying growth areas/new opportunities for business by anticipating future needs/trends in the industry.

Additional Information

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.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time