Network Product Manager

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Company Description

Fascinated by the future and captivated by technology? Smart, driven and want to make a difference in the world? You will fit right in.

By joining one of our teams at Visa Payments Limited, a division of Visa Inc since 2019, you'll have an opportunity to shape the payments experience globally. Being part of Visa, the world's leader in digital payments technology, our mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive.

Visa Payments Limited is a financial technology business that provides cross-border payment processing services to banks and payments businesses across six continents through its global network.

Individuality fuels our brand and our global team - we are proud that we are a talented team of 18,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Therefore, we understand that you are much more than your day job. We encourage quality of life both within and outside of the office, and whether it is taking advantage of agile work schedules or our wellness programmes, Visa Payments Limited and Visa Inc. respects and encourages meaningful work/life balance for everyone.

You're an individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

Job Description

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Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, reliable and secure digital payment network that enables individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.

Individuality fuels our brand and our global team - we're proud that we are a talented team of 15,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Therefore, we understand that you are much more than your day job. We encourage quality of life outside of the office, whether it's taking advantage of agile work schedules or our wellness programs, Visa respects and encourages meaningful work/life balance for everyone. In addition, we offer market leading salary and have a fantastic benefits offering.

So, if you're not satisfied with the status quo, we can satisfy your desire to explore new territory, giving you the runway to really make an impact, whilst connecting you with teams around the world in a truly inclusive culture that celebrates our uniqueness.

If you think you could support Visa as a Network Product Manager, we want to hear from you - together, let's make Visa a great place to work.

What's it all about?

The Payment Network function is responsible for creating and building a world class cross-border payment network, supporting a portfolio of products and adding sustainable value to the business.

The Product Manager will manage a group of Product Owners and Business Analysts, focused on Network Expansion and will be responsible for gathering and analyzing business requirements and enabling the Product and Development teams to deliver on time and right first time.

The successful candidate will work cross functionally with Visa Direct Global Teams and Visa Payments Ltd teams to enhance the VPL account network product.

What we expect of you, day to day

This position requires an experienced Product Manager with strong payments knowledge and exceptional people management capabilities. Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Lead a team of Product Owners and Business Analysts, providing necessary support, maintaining performance, and ensuring timely product delivery.
• Act as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Accounts Network by developing deep product and technical knowledge.
• Oversee the delivery of high-profile and complex new partner integrations and network product enhancements in alignment with the network strategy and roadmap, collaborating with Visa Direct Global teams, Technology, and Operational teams with a focus on Direct to Beneficiary connections.
• Collect and create business requirements to define epics and features supporting the development and evaluation of new network products.
• Foster a strong, cohesive team by providing leadership through coaching, setting strategic direction, and leveraging knowledge of Visa products, systems, and procedures.
• Monitor performance, identify improvement opportunities, and make recommendations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies to ensure prioritization aligns with the vision and objectives, ensuring timely product launches.
• Develop analytics, reports, and KPIs to define success, build business cases, and optimize the Accounts roadmap prioritization.

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

Qualifications

For this role the key skills required are:

• Demonstrable experience in the payments industry, specifically in cross border payments (i.e. SWIFT payments, ACH payments, ISO20022, global RTP schemes, etc.).
• Payment's expertise, with a finger on the pulse of industry and competitor developments.
• Proficiency in English is required, Spanish is advantageous, any additional languages are a plus.
• Demonstrable competence in Product Management and e2e product development lifecycle.
• Execution focused with a proven track record of coordinating between Business, Delivery, and Technology teams to define, prioritize, and deliver on a product roadmap.
• Demonstrable expertise in Agile product management techniques and practices to ensure delivery of high quality and innovative product offerings.
• Expertise in many key technical aspects of integration and delivery of integration.
• Proven track record in delivering high value multi-functional transformation program within complex and fast evolving matrix driven organization.
• Established leader with effective leadership, people management and people development and influencing skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to break down complex technical concepts into simple business terms that align to the business strategy.
• Ability to work independently with strong time management and ability to execute on multiple concurrent deliverables.
• Excellent planning, problem solving, organization, analytical and reporting skills.
• Ability to forge good working relationships with key stakeholders and functional teams across Visa and Visa Payment Limited.
• Experience with APIs and SDKs, experience in reading and understanding technical interfaces including APIs.

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.