Acquirer Engagement Director (B2B Acceptance), Visa Commercial Solutions

VISA WORLDWIDE PTE. LIMITED; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, driving growth across APAC with the B2B Acceptance and Working Capital initiatives. The Acquirer Engagement Director will partner with regional acquirers to position Visa solutions as the preferred mechanism for enabling B2B payments and improving working capital outcomes.

This is a hybrid role with travel ~20–40% and in-office days arranged by the hiring manager.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree, or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree
• Strong sales and business development experience with ability to identify opportunities and drive growth through partnerships
• Experience building and managing relationships with stakeholders across large organizations, especially in the payments ecosystem
• Experience in commercial payments, acquiring, or B2B merchant environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving experience with a challenger mindset
• Exceptional communication skills (written, oral, and presentation)

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with priority acquirers and payment partners in Asia Pacific
• Identify B2B Acceptance opportunities across acquirer merchant portfolios, verticals, and supplier segments
• Partner with acquirers to expand commercial volume through supplier activation, new use cases, and GTM initiatives
• Develop and execute strategies to advance opportunities and scale acceptance
• Engage acquirers in a consultative manner to understand their portfolios, merchant base, and B2B opportunity
• Help acquirers articulate and deliver a working capital value proposition to suppliers
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to tailor solutions to local market conditions
• Providing strategic leadership across the broader B2B Acceptance and Visa Commercial Solutions, shaping business priorities
• Enable acquirer sales teams with tools, narratives, and training to drive supplier acceptance conversations
• Support development of joint go-to-market plans, campaigns, and pipeline development
• Provide guidance on how to position Visa’s solutions effectively in merchant conversations
• Travel commitment of around 20-40% of time is expected
• This is a hybrid position with expectations for in-office days confirmed by your hiring manager.

Skills

Sales & Business Development

Stakeholder Management

Commercial Payments

B2B / Acquiring

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced Degree (MBA/JD/MD)

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

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billionpaymentstransactions 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 and Responsibilities

The Visa Commercial Solutions (VCS) team is a world-class commercial organization experiencing tremendous, double-digit growth as we expand into new payment flows and continue to grow our core card solutions. B2B Acceptance and working capital solutions are critical enablers of commercial payments. This role is an integral part of the Visa Commercial Solutions B2B Acceptance organization.

This role sits within the B2B Acceptance organization (Working Capital Solutions team) and is responsible for defining and executing the APAC supplier acceptance strategy to accelerate commercial payment volume growth through acquirer partnerships in APAC.

TheAcquirer Engagement Directorwill work closely with acquirers to position Visa solutions as the preferred mechanism for enabling B2B payments and improving working capital outcomes across buyer–supplier ecosystems.

Key responsibilities include:

Building and Managing Relationships:

• Build and manage relationships with priority acquirers and payment partners inAsia Pacific

Identifyingand Expanding Opportunities:

• IdentifyB2B Acceptance opportunities across acquirer merchant portfolios, verticals, and supplier segments

• Partner with acquirers to expand commercial volume through supplier activation, new use cases, and GTM initiatives

• Develop and execute strategies to advance opportunities and scale acceptance

Consultative Approach:

• Engage acquirers in a consultative manner to understand their portfolios, merchant base, and B2B opportunity

• Help acquirers articulate and deliver a working capital value proposition to suppliers (e.g., cash flow, collections, efficiency)

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to tailor solutions to local market conditions

Leadership and Contribution:

• Providing strategic leadership across the broader B2B Acceptance and VCS organizations, shaping business priorities, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving a high-performance culture.

Enablement and Go-to-Market Support:

• Enable acquirer sales teams with tools, narratives, and training to drive supplier acceptance conversations

• Support development of joint go-to-market plans, campaigns, and pipeline development

• Provide guidance on how to position Visa’s solutions effectively in merchant conversations

Travel commitment of around 20-40% of time is expected

This is a hybrid position with expectations for in-office days confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree, or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Masters/MBA/JD/MD)

• Strong sales and business development experience with ability to identify opportunities and drive growth through partnerships

• Experience building and managing relationships with stakeholders across large organizations, especially in the payments ecosystem

• Experience in commercial payments, acquiring, or B2B merchant environments

• Strong analytical and problem-solving experience with a challenger mindset

• Exceptional communication skills (written, oral, and presentation)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree.

• Experience working with acquirers, PSPs, or fintech platforms

• Familiarity with B2B Acceptance, supplier enablement, or working capital solutions

• Client management experience, especially in a consulting environment.

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.