Senior Manager, Strategic Funds

Visa - Graduate Recruiting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa's AuNZPI Strategy and Transformation team shapes the growth agenda across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The Senior Manager, Strategic Funds, will help plan, govern and track the deployment of a portfolio of initiatives, working with Sales, Finance, Strategy and Product.

This high-visibility role requires strong operational discipline, commercial judgement and data-driven thinking, with governance, reporting and dashboards to monitor funding utilisation and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience translating strategic priorities into concrete plans and deliverables.
• Ability to interpret financial and operational data to identify risks and actions.
• Proven governance, approvals, controls and reporting in a complex environment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Finance, Product.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual planning and pipeline development for deployment of strategic funds.
• Govern and approve initiatives with guardrails and informed recommendations.
• Monitor utilisation, progress, risks and outcomes with regular reporting.
• Drive execution by tracking milestones, budgets and timelines, re-prioritising when needed.
• Coordinate engagement across markets, hub and partners, escalate issues as needed.
• Develop dashboards to track funding utilisation and commercial impact.

Skills

Strategy & Planning

Finance & FP&A

Program Management

Governance & Controls

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Job description

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

The AuNZPI (Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands) Strategy and Transformation team plays a key role in shaping and delivering the cluster’s growth agenda across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Working closely with market leaders and cross-functional teams, the team drives strategic planning, transformation and operational improvement to strengthen decision‑making, execution and business outcomes.

Visa has a pool of funds dedicated to enabling strategic initiatives across the payments ecosystem. The Strategic Funds Senior Manager will help AuNZPI plan, govern and track the effective deployment of these funds across a portfolio of initiatives.

Thisis a high‑visibility role working across Sales, Finance, Strategy and Product, suited to someone who combines strong operational discipline with commercial judgement and data‑driven thinking.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic investment governance and deployment

• Lead annual planning and pipeline development for deployment of strategic funds for AuNZPI, partnering with market and functional stakeholders to identify priority initiatives, build a robust investment pipeline and align plans with budget timelines, market priorities and regional objectives.

• Manage governance and approvals by assessing initiative eligibility against agreed principles and guardrails, and preparing recommendations for relevant forums.

• Monitor utilisation, delivery progress, risks and outcomes through clear reporting and governance routines.

• Drive disciplined execution by monitoring funding utilisation against approved plans, delivery timelines, expiry dates and key milestones, and re‑prioritising or escalating where needed.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement across local markets, the Singapore Hub and key functional partners, escalating structural issues, policy matters, delivery risks and exceptions as needed.

Performance insight & reporting

• Develop and maintain dashboards to track funding utilisation, initiative outcomes and commercial impact, relying on automation where possible
• Streamline governance, monitoring and reporting processes through the use of AI and automation.
• Provide portfolio and deal insights to support prioritisation and governance

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in strategy, business operations, finance, financial planning, program management or a similar role, with the ability to turn strategic priorities into clear plans and deliverables.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to interpret financial and operational data, identify emerging risks early, and translate insights into practical actions and recommendations.

• Demonstrated ability to manage governance, approvals, controls and reporting in a complex, matrixed environment, with exceptional attention to detail, strong process discipline and sound judgement.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across Sales, Finance, Product and other cross‑functional teams.

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and drive execution in a fast‑paced environment, with a proactive, organised approach and strong follow‑through.

Desirable

• Familiarity with common accounting principles

• Experience in financial services, payments or technology‑led commercial environments.

• Experience working in regional or matrixed organisations.

• Experience working with global reporting frameworks and adapting them to local market needs.

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.