Visa
Vice President, Acceptance Technologies and Intelligent Commerce
US - Foster City, CA, USA · Exec
Sponsorship not specified$229k-$315kDetected 16 hours ago
Distributed SystemsMachine LearningLLMsA/B TestingIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
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About the role
- This leader will oversee engineering across EMV and contactless technologies, software and device-based acceptance, Acceptance SDKs and applications, secure payment credentials, testing and validation capabilities, and related acceptance technologies.
- The role will also help shape the next generation of intelligent commerce by applying artificial intelligence, automation and advanced technologies to improve acceptance experiences, client integration and engineering effectiveness.
- The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong enterprise leadership and a track record of delivering complex payment technologies at global scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead Acceptance EMV and Contactless Technology Strategy
- Lead engineering for technologies that enable secure and seamless acceptance across physical, mobile and digital commerce.
- Drive architectural direction and technical decisions across the acceptance technology portfolio.
- Deliver and Modernize Acceptance Technologies
- Lead the development, modernization and global delivery of Visa's acceptance technologies and services.
- Represent and advance Visa's technology interests with industry standards organizations and strategic ecosystem partners.
- Influence the evolution of payment acceptance standards and emerging technologies in support of Visa's long-term strategy.
- Partner with clients, issuers, acquirers, processors, device manufacturers, technology providers and other ecosystem participants to advance acceptance capabilities.
- Drive Client Enablement and Technology Adoption
- Partner with Product and regional teams to address complex client requirements and bring new acceptance capabilities to market.
Requirements
- 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Master's, MBA, JD, MD) or at least 8 years of work experience with a PhD.
- Partner closely with the Visa Acceptance Platform organization to leverage shared platform, cloud, reliability and operational capabilities required by acceptance products.
- Basic Qualifications
Nice to have
- 15 or more years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Master's, MBA, JD, MD, PhD).
- 15+ years of progressive software engineering, technology or related leadership experience.
- Significant experience leading complex, globally distributed engineering organizations.
- Demonstrated experience defining technology strategy and delivering enterprise-scale products and services.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, engineering practices, security and technology modernization.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical discipline.
- Deep experience in payments, payment acceptance or related commerce technologies.
Compensation
- For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $228,700 to $314,500 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable).
Benefits
- Build a culture of technical excellence, accountability, innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.
Company info
- Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
- At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
- Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
- Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world.
- Progress starts with you.
- Create an environment in which teams challenge assumptions, share ideas and take clear ownership for outcomes.
Visa & Work Authorization
- This leader will work closely with Product, the Visa Acceptance Platform organization, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Operations, Risk and regional teams to translate business and client needs into scalable technology solutions.
- Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
This listing is sourced directly from Visa's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.