Senior Manager, Growth Products - Crypto Initiatives

Visa; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global payments technology leader is looking for a Senior Manager, Crypto Initiatives to oversee high-impact programs driving product go-to-market strategies. The role entails managing complex cross-functional teams and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. The ideal candidate has over 8 years in payments and experience in program management. This hybrid position offers the chance to contribute to innovative financial technology initiatives that have a global impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant work experience or equivalent experience based on education.
• 7-10+ years of relevant experience in payments or financial services.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-workstream programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead program management of crypto and stablecoin initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for product localization.
• Manage stakeholder communications and reporting.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Understanding of crypto ecosystem

Education

Bachelor Degree

Advanced Degree (MBA, JD, MD)

Job description

As Senior Manager, Crypto Initiatives (Europe), you will lead the execution of high-impact crypto and stablecoin programs, driving product go-to-market (GTM) and coordination across Visa's European markets. You will operate at the intersection of product, program management and sales enablement, supporting the Visa stablecoin strategy execution in Europe.

Responsibilities

• Lead program management and oversee strategic crypto and stablecoin initiatives across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment with Visa's European and global objectives.
• Coordinate complex, cross-functional regional and global teams dedicated to localize crypto and stablecoin initiatives in Europe-including product, legal, compliance, finance, and client services- ensuring seamless delivery against key OKRs.
• Establish and manage robust program governance, reporting, and delivery frameworks for product launches and localization efforts. Drive key decisions forward by preparing clear decision frameworks, identifying trade-offs, and ensuring stakeholder alignment. Monitor and track progress of workstreams, proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and blockers.
• Engage and support product clusters teams related to Visa crypto and stablecoin initiatives based on client demand.
• Coordinate stablecoin pilots deployments with clients and consolidate client feedback on Visa stablecoin pilots and products.
• Identify process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in managing complex product development programs.
• Consolidate Internal and External communications and Sales Play: sales enablement materials, training, and collateral to support cluster teams and account executives.
• Manage stakeholder communications, providing regular updates and ensuring transparency across teams. Support the team preparing executive-level materials, including initiative status, risks, recommendations, and decision frameworks for senior leadership.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of dashboards to monitor key metrics, pipeline progress, and program performance across all crypto and stablecoin initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with global and local data analytics teams to uncover actionable insights and performance optimization levels, driving continuous improvement in product adoption and operational efficiency.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

• 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD, 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• 7-10+ years of relevant experience in payments (e.g., a payment facilitator, an independent software vendor, acquirer, fintech, Web3) or financial services, with a proven track record in program management and product GTM execution.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-workstream programs across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Experience with governance processes, including steering committees, executive reviews.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities, including the capability to navigate ambiguity and drive alignment.
• Track record of stakeholder management across technical, legal, compliance, and operational functions.
• Understanding of the crypto ecosystem, stablecoins, and broader digital asset market dynamics.
• Experience working with legal and regulatory teams, particularly on financial regulations, digital assets, or compliance matters.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience preparing materials for executive leadership.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Passion for innovation in financial technology and an interest in shaping the future of digital currency.
• Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to senior managers and external business partners.
• Demonstrates a high degree of curiosity, proactively seeks out new opportunities and solutions, and thrives in environments of ambiguity and rapid change.
• Self-starter, team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, with excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities.

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.