Senior Director Global Tech Partners (GTP)
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The Senior Director Global Tech Partnerships will serve as a senior strategic leader responsible for defining scaling and executing Visas most critical partnerships with Global Tech Crypto and Stablecoin players across CEMEA (Central & Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa). This role will own the partnership strategy endtoend with a strong focus on accelerating mobile contactless and nextgeneration digital payment adoption across diverse and highgrowth markets.
Whats it all about
- Operating at an executive level this position will shape longterm growth agendas influence partner roadmaps and drive complex multiyear initiatives spanning market expansion commercial negotiations and business development. The ideal candidate brings deep payments expertise strong executive presence and the ability to operate at the intersection of technology regulation data and consumer experience across varied market maturities.
The nitty gritty:
Strategic Leadership & Growth Ownership:
- Define and own Visas Global Tech Crypto and Stablecoin partnership strategy across CEMEA aligned to regional and global priorities.
- Identify and incubate new business models platformled opportunities and strategic pilots with Global Tech partners across developed and emerging CEMEA markets.
Executive Partner Management:
- Build and sustain Csuite and senior executive relationships with Global Tech partners serving as Visas senior point of contact across the region.
- Act as a trusted advisor to partners by deeply understanding their platforms product roadmaps commercial objectives and regulatory constraints.
- Influence partner strategies to embed Visa more deeply across priority use cases ecosystems and consumer journeys in CEMEA.
Commercial Excellence & Deal Execution:
- Lead complex highvalue commercial negotiations including deal structuring incentive frameworks governance models and longterm partnership agreements.
- Oversee market expansions across multiple CEMEA subregions ensuring execution excellence from strategy through scale.
- Drive financial discipline partnership ROI and longterm value creation in close collaboration with finance and regional leadership.
CrossFunctional & Regional Leadership:
- Orchestrate senior crossfunctional teams across product technology legal risk finance regulatory and marketing to deliver partnership outcomes.
- Serve as a senior voice within Visa on Global Tech Crypto Stablecoin digital ecosystems and platform strategy across CEMEA.
- Mentor and develop emerging leaders and highpotential talent within the partnerships organization.
Market Intelligence & Thought Leadership:
- Monitor regulatory developments competitive dynamics and technology trends shaping payments across CEMEA.
- Provide forwardlooking insights and recommendations to regional and global leadership to inform strategic decisions
Reporting & Governance:
- Own executivelevel reporting on partnership performance financial outcomes strategic milestones and market impact.
- Track and report KPIs tied to growth adoption commercial returns and strategic priorities.
- Oversee development of dashboards and executiveready insights in partnership with analytics teams.
- Communicate complex data and strategy succinctly to senior management including regional and global leadership forums.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Qualifications :
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in business Finance Technology Engineering or a related field; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
- 1215 years of experience in payments fintech Global Tech platform partnerships product strategy or business development across multiple geographies.
- Proven senior leadership experience managing complex multicountry partnerships across diverse regulatory and market environments.
- Deep understanding of the payments ecosystem mobile wallets APIs tokenization and contactless technologies.
- Strong executive communication skills with the ability to influence Csuite stakeholders internally and externally.
- Demonstrated success navigating complex negotiations and crossfunctional global organizations.
- Highly analytical strategic and datadriven with comfort operating in ambiguity.
- Experience working within or alongside Big Tech Crypto Stablecoin companies at scale.
- Familiarity with CEMEA regulatory landscapes including emergingmarket considerations.
- Track record of building and leading highperforming diverse teams.
- Executive presence with the ability to operate confidently at SVP EVP and Boardlevel discussions.
Additional Information :
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.
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Full-time
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Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and b ... View more
