Senior Manager, LAC Supervision and Risk Governance

Visa; Ciudad de México; Híbrido; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An established industry leader is seeking a Senior Manager to enhance and optimize the supervisory framework in the Latin America and Caribbean region. This pivotal role involves managing regulatory engagements, developing metrics for compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in risk management, compliance, and regulatory affairs, coupled with strong communication skills in English and Spanish. Join this innovative firm to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment focused on excellence and continuous improvement.

Servicios

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Work Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Remote Work Options

Formación

• 8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree.
• Experience in Corporate/Risk Governance, Risk Management, or Compliance.
• Fluent in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Manage regulatory engagements and oversee supervisory matters in the LAC region.
• Develop metrics and reporting solutions for regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure timely responses to regulatory inquiries.

Conocimientos

Risk Management

Regulatory Management

Compliance

Audit

Legal Knowledge

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Educación

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Herramientas

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Descripción del empleo

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

This Senior Manager position within the LAC Risk Function will support the LAC Supervisory Lead/Regulatory and Risk Governance -RRG- Senior Director, as well as the LAC RRO, on supervisory and regulatory risk management matters for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) region.

The objective of the role is to manage and oversee engagements with the relevant regulators on supervisory matters within the LAC region, in close collaboration with Government Engagement, Legal and Compliance, in alignment with the LAC Supervisory Framework and consistent with the Global supervisory Engagement Model.

As such, the Sr. Manager will support the evolution and optimization of the LAC Supervisory Framework, managing consistently the increasing complexity of supervisory engagements (e.g. regulatory inquiries, reporting and requirements, license application, regulatory examinations or audits and establishment of risk frameworks) in key markets, as well as mature risk governance practices and build out capabilities to create insights on regulatory and supervisory topics for an effective business response that best serves the interest of Visa and our clients across LAC.

The Sr. Manager will support the execution of the regional framework for identifying, monitoring, and managing supervisory requirements, obligations and engagements, coordinating responses for regulatory reporting obligations and inquiries from regulators in the LAC region.

The Sr. Manager will assist the LAC Supervisory Lead/RRG Senior Director and the RRO with key department initiatives and ongoing efforts such as tracking, metrics, presentations and reporting to Senior Management.

This position will report to the LAC Supervisory Lead/RRG Senior Director and will be based in either in Mexico.

Description and primary responsibilities

The Sr. Manager will assist in producing holistic support to enhance and optimize the supervision framework in the region, through:

• Ensure that regulatory requests are addressed in a timely and consistent manner.
• Build-out metrics regarding trends and supervisory impact in LAC to ensure an on-going measurement of goals and desirable outcomes from the different stakeholders.
• Maintain a repository of information used to respond to regulatory inquiries or consultations.
• Develop, deploy and maintain reporting and analytic solutions to streamline the regulatory reporting processes in LAC, leveraging the Global Risk Technology Transformation, which improve the effectiveness and efficiency to comply with regional regulatory reporting, and define a periodic testing to ensure accuracy on the information provided.
• Support the implementation of regulatory frameworks to address proactively regulatory requirements and reporting obligations.
• Partner with business and functional teams to engage with government stakeholders, to foster sound conditions to operate across the region, obtain Visa operating licenses in key markets (as necessary), and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Support other Corporate Risk initiatives including client regulatory support as needed.
• Work closely with the LAC Supervisory Lead/RRG Senior Director and Supervisory Risk Leads in other regions to drive a consistent approach for topics that are relevant across various regions.
• Provide regular and ongoing reporting, metrics and information related to regulatory and supervisory management and assist with presentations and training materials.

In addition to the primary responsibility, the person in this role may be called on to support the team as needed.

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

Qualifications

Basic 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

Preferred Qualifications
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
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent)
• 7+ years of relevant experience in one of the following functions: Corporate/Risk Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, Regulatory Management, Legal or related areas
• Experience with regulator management (direct or indirect)
• Understanding of current and emerging payment system regulation/supervision in countries in LAC or US
• Experience preparing/reviewing/delivering executive level communications
• Previous experience in coordinating multi-functional teams to execute in market risk functions, programs and initiatives
• Experience in payments/banking or related segments, or alternately, good understanding of payments business and associated risks
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Spanish. Portuguese is a plus.
• Proven proficiency with Microsoft Power Point, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Positive, proactive and solution oriented – a problem solver who finds ways to overcome challenges and get things done
• Takes full ownership of assigned responsibilities
• Has initiative and driven to go beyond the minimum requirements, not a “check-the-box” mentality
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives at once in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment, while demonstrating grace under pressure and comfort with problem solving ambiguity
• Exercises good judgment
• Curiosity and Problem Solving: Visa seeks intellectually curious individuals who are committed and passionate about continual learning and who are driven to solve problems.
• Organized and structured in thinking and approach to work
• Has great attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – able to adapt and deliver for different audiences
• Works well with people of varying backgrounds, expertise levels and personalities
• Balance of strategic thinking and execution
• A team player

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.