Senior Manager, Finance AI Acceleration Office

Visa; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa is seeking a Senior Manager for the Finance AI Acceleration Office in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will own a portfolio of AI products for Finance, shape strategy, and partner with Finance, Technology, Data, and Transformation leaders to drive measurable value.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, MVPs, and enterprise deployment, with hybrid in-office expectations in San Francisco or Foster City, oversight of multi-functional programs, and a focus on delivering executive-ready updates

Qualifications

• 8+ 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.
• Demonstrated experience leading AI, Generative AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, or advanced analytics initiatives from ideation through implementation.
• Strong product ownership experience, including roadmap development, backlog prioritization, user story creation, and stakeholder management.
• Experience driving large-scale business transformation initiatives involving process redesign, technology adoption, and change management.
• Exceptional executive presence with demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and navigating complex matrixed organizations.
• Experience working across multiple functions, including Finance, Technology, Data, Operations, Risk, and Business Transformation teams.
• Understanding of Generative AI technologies, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, prompt engineering, and AI product development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision, roadmap, priorities, and success metrics for Finance AI products.
• Continuously gather stakeholder feedback and performance insights to refine product direction and maximize adoption.
• Drive Finance AI transformation initiatives from concept through implementation and value realization.
• Lead rapid experimentation efforts, including development of AI prototypes, POCs, and MVPs, to validate business opportunities and accelerate decision making.
• Manage a portfolio of strategic AI initiatives across multiple Finance functions and stakeholders.
• Drive initiatives through intake, prioritization, design, development, testing, deployment, adoption, and ongoing optimization.
• Define measurable success criteria, KPIs, and value realization frameworks to track outcomes and business impact.
• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and execution plans to ensure successful delivery.
• Deliver clear communication and executive-ready updates on program progress, challenges, and outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with senior Finance, Technology, and Transformation leaders.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts and AI opportunities to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Facilitate leadership discussions, strategy workshops, design thinking sessions, and business case reviews.
• Influence decision-making across a highly matrixed organization by aligning diverse stakeholder priorities and driving consensus.
• Serve as the connective tissue across business and technology organizations to accelerate execution and remove barriers.

Skills

AI Leadership

Product Ownership

Transformation

Executive Influence

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree

Advanced degree

PhD

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

Visa is seeking a passionate, authentic, and execution-oriented professional to

Visa is seeking a visionary, execution-oriented leader to join the Finance AI Acceleration Office as a Senior Manager. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of Finance through AI by identifying high-impact business opportunities, building and validating AI-enabled solutions, and accelerating enterprise-wide adoption of generative AI and intelligent automation capabilities.

Reporting to a Senior Director within Finance, this Individual Contributor role will serve as a strategic partner to Finance, Technology, Data, and Transformation leaders, driving AI initiatives from idea generation and prototype development through enterprise deployment and value realization. The ideal candidate combines strong executive presence, product ownership experience, business transformation expertise, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes.

This role is ideal for someone who has successfully led transformation initiatives, built proof-of-concepts and prototypes, translated complex business challenges into scalable AI solutions, and thrives operating at the intersection of strategy, technology, and business execution.

Key Responsibilities

AI Product Strategy & Ownership

• Serve as Product Owner for a portfolio of Finance AI products and solutions, defining product vision, roadmap, priorities, and success metrics.

• Continuously gather stakeholder feedback and performance insights to refine product direction and maximize adoption.

AI Transformation & Innovation Leadership

• Drive Finance AI transformation initiatives from concept through implementation and value realization.

• Lead rapid experimentation efforts, including development of AI prototypes, proof of concepts (POCs), and minimum viable products (MVPs), to validate business opportunities and accelerate decision making.

Program Delivery & Execution Excellence

• Manage a portfolio of strategic AI initiatives across multiple Finance functions and stakeholders.

• Drive initiatives through intake, prioritization, design, development, testing, deployment, adoption, and ongoing optimization.

• Define measurable success criteria, KPIs, and value realization frameworks to track outcomes and business impact.

• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and execution plans to ensure successful delivery.

• Deliver clear communication and executive-ready updates on program progress, challenges, and outcomes.

Executive Engagement & Stakeholder Influence

• Build trusted relationships with senior Finance, Technology, and Transformation leaders.

• Effectively communicate technical concepts and AI opportunities to executive and non-technical audiences.

• Facilitate leadership discussions, strategy workshops, design thinking sessions, and business case reviews.

• Influence decision-making across a highly matrixed organization by aligning diverse stakeholder priorities and driving consensus.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the connective tissue across business and technology organizations to accelerate execution and remove barriers.

This role is hybrid position to be based in our Bay Area office locations (San Francisco, CA or Foster City, CA). Expectations of in office days will be aligned by the 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.

• Demonstrated experience leading AI, Generative AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, or advanced analytics initiatives from ideation through implementation.

• Strong product ownership experience, including roadmap development, backlog prioritization, user story creation, and stakeholder management.

• Experience driving large-scale business transformation initiatives involving process redesign, technology adoption, and change management.

• Exceptional executive presence with demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and navigating complex matrixed organizations.

• Experience working across multiple functions, including Finance, Technology, Data, Operations, Risk, and Business Transformation teams.

• Understanding of Generative AI technologies, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, prompt engineering, and AI product development methodologies.

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.

• Experience within Consulting or Finance Transformation environments strongly preferred.

• Experience in Finance domains such as Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay or Order-to-Cash, is highly desirable.

Information for US Applicants

For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $153,700 to $246,200 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.

Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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 protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.