Vice President, Corporate Affairs Operations & Office Of Vice Chair

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

With the goal of ensuring a holistic approach to protecting and enhancing Visa’s reputation, and driving overall engagement, the Vice President, Global Head of People & Corporate Affairs Operations is responsible for leading operations across both functions, along with business planning for the newly formed Corporate Affairs team. The role reports into the SVP, Global Head of Employee Engagement, Corporate Events & People and Corporate Affairs Operations and is based in San Francisco.

This senior leader and his/her team will establish key business planning and governance mechanisms, lead key cross-functional initiatives and drive the development of a cohesive strategy and operational model for Corporate Affairs, as well as an accompanying narrative. As a key leader in the People Team, this individual also has responsibility for driving key initiatives that foster an inclusive, high-performing culture, and drive increased collaboration and employee engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead team’s preparations and content for key meetings and presentations, including development of agendas, slides, and other materials, e.g., EC/BOD, and internal and external speaking engagements
• Oversee a cross functional team tasked with integrating the EVP, leadership principles and new ways of working across the employee lifecycle, inclusive of systems, programs, policy and communications
• Oversee key strategic initiatives including conducting research and analysis to inform decision-making and providing recommendations on a variety of business and organizational issues
• Establish and drive strategic alignment and implementation of new strategy and operating model for Corporate Affairs function to maximize the collective strength of the teams and ensure significant enablement of Visa’s strategy
• Oversee team in ensuring time is effectively allocated to highest-priority initiatives and meetings, and execution of key initiatives
• Manage all Corporate Affairs finance-related matters including H/C management, workforce plan and annual budget (OpEx), acting as a liaison to Finance to execute the Vice Chair’s remit
• Establish and drive processes to support the Vice Chair, People and Corporate Affairs and her leadership teams in effectively managing their responsibilities and making informed decisions
• Lead FY planning and goal setting across Corporate Affairs, including ongoing success tracking against measurement plan
• Create a strategic framework for Corporate Affairs to inform the prioritization of issues and initiatives
• Drive key programs to support Visa’s RTO including training and enablement to support hybrid 2.0, as well as an office experience program to support on-site engagement

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

Qualifications

• 12 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Able to work effectively with other functional areas and understand the operational and cultural issues relevant to achieving superior results
• Strong strategic executive communications skills, both verbal and written, with ability to build a common narrative that can be customized for different audiences and venues
• Client-focused with tenacity to resolve issues and conflicts
• High energy and enthusiasm required to partner with multiple stakeholders
• Proactive, strategic thinker supported by strong analytical and project management skills
• Superior problem identification and solving skills with ability to communicate effectively with executive management
• At least 15 years of professional experience or equivalent with 5-7 years of relevant experience in a well-disciplined organization where best practices are integral to the management of the business. Business consulting experience is a big plus
• Previous experience driving business planning, operations and financial management with general working knowledge of finances and accounting
• Process-oriented and ability to document processes with the ability to achieve the goals of multiple overlapping workstreams
• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills with ability to partner effectively with wide range of stakeholders

Additional Information

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 EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

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

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 213,100.00 to 293,000.00 USD, 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.