Vice President, Gateway Services Products

Visa; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 261,900 - 458,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Job summary

Visa is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and manage a globally distributed engineering organization at the forefront of payments technology. You will be responsible for implementing and supporting mission-critical gateway and access platforms while driving innovation through AI and automation.

The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of experience, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record in software engineering management. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary between $261,900 and $458,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 12+ years work experience with Bachelor's, or 10+ years with Advanced degree, or 8+ years with PhD.
• 10+ years software engineering management experience.
• Deep expertise in high-availability platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a global engineering organization.
• Implement and support mission-critical platforms.
• Build cross-functional partnerships with other departments.

Skills

Software engineering management

Leadership

Cross-geographical teamwork

AI and automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree or MBA

PhD

Tools

Linux

Java

Distributed systems

TCP/IP

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's Gateway Services is responsible for the front door into the Visa network, providing the secure connectivity, routing, and access mechanisms that allow merchants, acquirers, wallets, and partners to submit transactions into VisaNet. As Visa modernizes its core processing platforms through Open VisaNet (OVN), Gateway Services plays a critical role in evolving legacy access models toward API‑driven, scalable, and globally distributed architectures that safely support new payment flows, regions, and business models.

Gateway Services is also embedding AI and automation across engineering and operations to accelerate delivery, improve resilience, and evolve from reactive operations toward predictive, intelligent platforms aligned with Visa's 2030 technology strategy.

Essential Functions

In this mission‑critical role, you will be at the forefront of leading, defining, and building the next generation of systems that provide connectivity and access into Visa. These access systems are fundamental to the Visa business and among the most mission‑critical platforms at Visa. You will lead and guide your organization to deliver gateway and access solutions that integrate directly with Visa's broader efforts to reengineer and modernize core processing systems, including Authorization and OVN.

This role requires precise end‑to‑end planning, disciplined resource management, and confident communication at the most senior levels of the company. You will lead an outstanding and expanding global engineering organization and will be expected to identify, mentor, and grow the next generation of leaders.

It's all about exceptional leadership, long‑term vision, thought leadership, excellence in execution, and superlative communication. If this is who you are, we would welcome the opportunity to talk with you.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a large, globally distributed engineering organization, ensuring teams are engaged, productive, and growing. Provide mentorship and succession planning, act as a force multiplier.
• Implement, deploy, and support mission‑critical gateway and access platforms comprising thousands of servers globally, with expectations of zero downtime and the highest levels of cybersecurity.
• Lead the long‑term strategy and architecture for next‑generation access and gateway systems aligned with VisaNet and OVN modernization.
• Leverage AI and automation to drive innovation, accelerate delivery, and improve operational resilience without compromising accuracy, define and track AI metrics that evidence high‑performing teams.
• Build strong cross‑functional partnerships with Technology, Product, Client Services, and Risk & Compliance, represent Gateway Services and PPD with credibility at senior executive levels.
• Maintain a total quality mindset, ensuring the right processes, tooling, and metrics are in place for sustainable, scalable delivery.
• Drive execution with urgency, clarity, and accountability in a fast‑moving, ambiguous environment.
• Uphold the highest ethical standards and personal accountability.
• Occasional travel to Singapore and other U.S. locations is required.

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 10 years of experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA/JD/MD) or at least 8 years of work experience with a PhD.
• 10+ years of software engineering management experience with progressively increasing scope and responsibility, including leading cross‑geographical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in mission‑critical, high‑availability platforms.
• Prior experience in payments or similarly regulated environments operating fault‑tolerant systems (99.999% availability or higher).
• Proven track record delivering large‑scale platforms end‑to‑end, including budget ownership, capacity planning, and forecasting.
• Demonstrated, production‑grade use of AI to improve engineering productivity, operational effectiveness, and production support.
• Strong capability in hiring, retaining, and developing top technical talent, including leadership succession.
• Expertise in open systems and technologies (e.g., Linux, TCP/IP, Java, distributed systems) with a strong security foundation.
• Exceptional communication skills across written, verbal, presentation, and negotiation contexts.
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related field.

U.S. Applicants Only

The estimated salary range for this position is $261,900.00 to $458,000.00 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 protected 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.