As a Technical Product Manager specializing in Payments Innovation at Visa, you will play a pivotal role in driving the evolution and expansion of our Merchant Acquiring and Processing Cybersource Payments platform. Leveraging your deep technical expertise in the payments landscape, you will lead cross-functional teams in defining, prioritizing, and executing medium to large-scale projects. This role demands a blend of strategic thinking, hands-on leadership, and agile proficiency to deliver impactful solutions in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the strategic vision and roadmap for Visa's payment gateway, focusing on enhancing functionality, supporting alternative payment methods, and optimizing transaction lifecycle processes.
- Collaborate closely with business sponsors, product owners, architects, and developers to translate business requirements into actionable technology solutions.
- Champion innovation and leverage emerging technologies to continuously evolve Visa's payment platform, internally and externally.
- Lead the development of user stories, groom product backlogs, and prioritize requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility.
- Forge strong partnerships across the organization to foster consensus and drive cross-functional collaboration.
- Act as a subject matter expert on payments industry trends, including alternative payment methods, card networks, 3DSecure protocols, and transaction lifecycle management.
- Employ agile methodologies to facilitate efficient project execution, working closely with Scrum teams to ensure timely delivery and quality outcomes.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of relevant work experience, or Advanced Degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD) with at least 2 years of relevant experience, or PhD.
- 8+ years of relevant work experience without a degree.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years of relevant work experience, or Advanced Degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with up to 3 years of relevant experience.
- 7-10 years of overall industry experience in a technology environment, with a proven track record of delivering complex software systems or services.
- Minimum 4+ years of experience specifically in the Payment Gateway space, with expertise in credit card, SEPA, Electronic Check, and alternate payments.
- Strong familiarity with major card networks such as Visa, Mastercard, and Amex, as well as 3DSecure protocols.
- Proficiency in developing roadmaps, writing user stories, and grooming product backlogs in an agile environment.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interface effectively across all levels.
- Demonstrated leadership, self-motivation, and accountability, with a proactive and results-oriented mindset.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/IT or equivalent.
Additional Information
Visa is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable laws.
Join Visa today and embark on a journey to shape the future of payments innovation, making a meaningful impact on a global scale.