Senior Product & Payments Risk Partner

Visa; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa is seeking a Risk partner for the PPSR organization to manage and improve enterprise risk across business units, embedding risk management into partnerships and governance. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and leadership across global functions to strengthen controls and oversight.

Based in Foster City, CA or Atlanta, GA, the position is hybrid with in-office requirements and a focus on identifying and mitigating regulatory and operational risks within a large

Qualifications

• 10 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) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, communication, and facilitation skills, plus ability to work independently and effectively in a continually changing environment.
• Clear thinker with strong technical and data analysis skills, plus solid management, and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to develop strong relationships and work with all organizational levels.
• Advanced knowledge, skill and understanding in applying risk management practices specifically as it relates to Enterprise and Operational Risk (assessment, scoring, tolerance, mitigation/ management)
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Risk Management and control programs

Responsibilities

• Linking Visa risk appetite and Risk and Identity Solutions strategic objectives by supporting the identification of risks & mitigation activity, providing effective oversight to the first line business functions to ensure appropriate mitigation is applied.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with the business and cross functional partners to educate and embed Lifecycle Risk Management Practices and infuse Risk Management culture into the organization.
• Driving compliance with Programs (NBIA, RCSA, TLMP, MRM, DUCA), Attend product roadmap reviews to assess and identify potential New Business Initiative Assessments (NBIA), partner with initiative owner to instill cycle time discipline and rigor within the process.
• Develop a bottom up (e.g., Key NBIAs, operational risk themes) and top down (key risks from senior leadership) view on risks which then feed into quarterly Portfolio Management Review (PMR) inclusive of the risk profile of the business unit. Partner with 1st line to reduce risk exposure.
• Lead efforts in supporting the execution of strategically important change initiatives, driving, enabling, and continuously improving resiliency and controls effectiveness.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of risk management to ensure mitigating measures are effective in protecting the business and the wider Visa enterprise, through monitoring risk (e.g., managing risk registers, developing measurement system) and working with Visa Global Risk and other functional centers of excellence to ensure appropriate incorporation into first and second line control programs.
• Drive updates to leadership, regulators, and other external parties on risk management activities for the business.

Skills

Business acumen

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree

PhD

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MS Word

Risk assessment tools

Job description

Visa is seeking a Risk partner for the PPSR organization to manage and improve enterprise risk across business units, embedding risk management into partnerships and governance. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and leadership across global functions to strengthen controls and oversight.

Based in Foster City, CA or Atlanta, GA, the position is hybrid with in-office requirements and a focus on identifying and mitigating regulatory and operational risks within a large