Director, Network Processing at Visa Incorporated

Visa Incorporated operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network and is one of the most recognized global financial services brands. Visa facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses and government entities.

We offer a range of branded payment product platforms, which our financial institution clients use to develop and offer credit, charge, debit, prepaid and cash access programs to cardholders. Visa's card platforms provide consumers, businesses, merchants and government entities with a secure, convenient and reliable way to pay and be paid in over 200 countries and territories.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director, Network Processing

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Global Network Processing has overall business responsibility for growing network processing on VisaNet globally.
• As a Director with specific focus on network processing, this role will include responsibility for integration of business and processing achieving synergies of processing and product strategies.
• Additionally, Real-Time Payments and Open Banking focus on building and deploying innovative technologies to modernize payments around the world.
• To affect this global transformation, we are looking for leaders who are passionate about innovating and delivering truly differentiated payment solutions for specific marketplaces.
• Successful execution of this role will be achieved through a combination of leadership, payments and delivery knowledge, business, communication, and strategy skills in applying Visa’s overall payments offering.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Visa’s Processing, RTP and Open Banking strategy and agenda with the Government, Central Bank, and other regulatory institutions. Engage with these entities to maximize Visa’s influence within the electronic payments industry. 
• Build effective partnerships with the Visa’s internal functions to ensure they are aligned to supporting priorities, in-market initiatives etc. and drive accountability for performance.
• Partner with regional product and executive teams to execute Visa’s regional strategy for RTP and Open Banking.
• Get buy-in for key activities and investment requirements as well as partnership requirements.
• Lead business development initiatives to respond to regional RFIs and RFPs, all while establishing strong working relationships across key banks, central banks, and other payment regulatory bodies.
• Support the establishment of a Processing budget to achieve business objectives.
• Identify, qualify, and quantify market specific opportunities in close cooperation with relationship management and product teams.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Visa's processing capabilities overall with specific knowledge and leadership of network processing objectives.
• Ensure appropriate end to end project management including the testing and implementation of new processing opportunities with clients.
• Manage closely Visa’s risks and issues in relation to Processing, ensuring effective risk mitigation and escalation as required internally and externally with government counterparts.
• Take overall responsibility of financial targets/goals for Processing in the assigned markets.
• Provide thought leadership on issues related directly or indirectly to the Processing and monitor the implementation of decisions taken by the different governance layers (e.g. Steering Committee, CEMEA Leadership Team, etc.).
• Recommend solutions to identified roadblocks across all areas of the business.
• Provide professional advice and consultancy to relevant stakeholders covering both tactical and strategic objectives.
• Undertake assessment of completed activities and deliverables to ensure deliverables are consistent with the Processing Strategy goals.
• Ensure the regional and country sales teams are effectively communicated to and that strategies and actions plans are understood by the relevant stakeholders.
• Build revenue models associated with the delivery of new processing opportunities.
• This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Graduate School or Master’s Degree Preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of payment processing including products and services, business systems and processes.
• Card issuer, banking, Retail banking, financial services sector or payment business experience.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills to influence direction and change attitudes and decisions of senior level international bankers.
• Strong self-management skills including demonstrable drive and energy.
• Sales, business development experience and proven negotiation skills.
• Multicultural sensitivity and interpersonal relationship management, including the ability to work effectively within Sub Saharan Africa.
• Candidate must have the ability to travel frequently.
• Strong Project management skills.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to achieve goals with minimal management oversight.
• Proven technical skills.
• Expert understanding and influencing the direction in Nigeria and West Africa by selling the VisaNet story (features, benefits, et al).

How to Apply
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