Senior Product Manager Business Planning and Strategy

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Issuing Solutions is a high-growth, multi-billion-dollar business unit within Visa’s Value-Added Services (VAS) organization. Our group is responsible for building and commercializing products that improve issuing bank processing and cardholder experiences.

This is a business planning, operations and product strategy role that owns and drives research, analysis and strategy for a global product. In this role, you will research and analyze data from across a portfolio of products, derive business insights and help inform product decisions.

Responsibilities include

• Market Assessment: Understand the addressable market, Visa’s right to play or win, and target market share.

• Revenue Management - Understand the P&L of the products, driving revenue growth in the P&L while managing OpEx and ensuring strong unit margins.

• Voice of Customer - Owning the VoC ingestion and assessment of regional needs and interests.

• Process Development - Establish, document, and refine PLM process for engagement program iteration based on common best practices, market feedback and experience.

• Support GTM - Participate in the development of GTM materials representing the product vision for critical product launches and strategic projects across regions.

• Identify business needs and develop strategic/functional action plans driven by qualitative/quantitative analysis and market insights.

• Perform pricing analysis and provide recommendations.

• Review monthly financial data produced by finance department to ensure that information is accurate and work closely with finance team to investigate any abnormalities.

• Prepare required reports and dashboards to provide regional teams and leadership with a clear picture of current business performance and progress towards targets.

• Support ad-hoc analysis (e.g., deep dives into markets, clients, projects) to drive new sales efforts, identify gaps to targets and provide business insights that can support and enhance decision-making.

• Actively participate in modelling incentive agreements with clients

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and business reporting skills. Ability to develop complex business models and tailored reports.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and execute fast.

• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Self-motivated, can do attitude.

• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products (Excel, Word & PowerPoint, PowerBI)

• Negotiation skills leading to timely and acceptable resolutions.

• Solid interpersonal skills working with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to work in matrixed environment and deal with complexity.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Effective in the development and preparation of executive level briefs.

• Able to work well independently

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic

• 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD

• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• Knowledge and understanding of banking operations and/ or electronic payment schemes, including products & services, business systems and processes will be considered a plus
• Ability to synthesize complex ideas with a passion for developing clear, effective, and compelling presentations
• Understanding of product lifecycle management activities and artifacts.
• Interpersonally credible, influential in their dealings and sensitive to a multicultural environment.
• Strong self-management skills including demonstrated drive and energy.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills are required
• Working knowledge of payments, card issuing and lifecycle engagement best practices
• Excellent attention to detail
• High level of comfort with data, files, and technical communication
• Excellent data and analytical skills to support commercialization of services
• Motivated to develop an understanding of the evolving industry context as well as developing a broad and deep understanding of Visa’s business and products
• Able to work independently and with broad instructions
• Strong business acumen and a global mindset

Sponsorship: This role will not be able to offer sponsorship

Location, the preferred location will be based in Foster City and will require in person attendance (HYBRID)

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 143,200 to 203,900 USD per year, 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.