Director, Strategy & Operations – VAS Product D...
@ Visa

Bellevue, Washington, United States
On Site
Full-time
Posted 3 days ago

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Company Overview

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology with over 259 billion transactions flowing safely each year across more than 200 countries. Its mission is to connect the world through innovation, reliability, and security in payments.

Role Overview

As the Director, Strategy & Operations – VAS Product Development, you will serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership, driving strategic planning, operational excellence, and cross-functional execution in a high-impact individual contributor role.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Planning & Prioritization: Drive overall strategy in partnership with senior leadership, develop goals, initiatives, and OKRs, and monitor market trends.
  • Stakeholder Management: Act as liaison between SVP, VAS PD organization, and key stakeholders; prepare executive presentations.
  • Budget & Financial Management: Oversee multi-million-dollar planning cycles, track budgets, and ensure ROI-based investments.
  • Special Projects: Lead initiatives from employee engagement programs to organizational health improvements.

Personal Characteristics

The ideal candidate is hands-on, agile, and innovative with strong interpersonal skills. You are comfortable with ambiguity and passionate about aligning technical execution with business strategy.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent academic credentials.
  • Experience in aligning product goals with business OKRs and executing governance frameworks.
  • Strong background in program management and business operations.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Jira, Clarity, and other management tools.
  • Experience in a fast-paced, global, cross-functional team environment.

Additional Information

This is a hybrid role based in Bellevue, WA or Foster City, CA. Note that relocation or immigration support is not available. Travel may be required up to 5-10% of the time.

Key skills/competency

  • Strategic Planning
  • Operational Excellence
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Budget Management
  • Program Management
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • Executive Communication
  • Organizational Design
  • Payments Technology
  • Agile Methodologies

How to Get Hired at Visa

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Highlight strategy, operations, and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrate technical insight: Showcase experience with product development tools.
  • Research Visa's culture: Understand payments technology and innovation.
  • Prepare executive communications: Practice presentations and stakeholder engagement.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review agile and SDLC methodologies.
Practice budget and financial management skills.
Familiarize with Jira and Clarity tools.
Brush up on strategic planning frameworks.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a time you drove strategic change.
Explain handling challenging stakeholder communications.
Share an experience with cross-functional teamwork.
Discuss managing diverse priorities under pressure.

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