Product Manager, Visa DPS Payment Processing

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

Why this role matters

• Deliver  on Visa DPS payments processing  for our Debit Card  portfolio, turning network changes into market-ready capabilities that drive client value and revenue.

What you’ll do

• Translate complex Payment Network mandates and enhancements into clear business requirements—partnering with Technology and Client Services to ensure smooth client rollout.
• Sheperd end-to-end delivery—requirements, prioritization, development, testing, documentation, and client rollout—owning outcomes, not just artifacts.
• Support day‑to‑day operations and client escalations, partnering with internal teams to resolve issues, capture actionable learnings, and continuously build deep knowledge of each client’s business—operating model, KPIs, workflows, and success drivers—to inform product and process improvements.

What you bring

• Deep subject‑matter expertise in payment processing, ideally with Visa DPS and the debit market.
• Proven product delivery across network or processor-driven enhancements and complex back‑office flows.
• Technical fluency to engage on specs, file formats, and settlement/reporting nuances—plus the curiosity to dig in.
• Operator mindset: structured problem solving, bias for action, and comfort rolling up your sleeves with Tech, Ops, and Clients.

What you’ll love

• A visible platform to platform to deliver debit capabilities across payment networks—enabling innovation throughout the payments ecosystem.
• Close collaboration with high-caliber Technology and Client Service teams—and the autonomy to ship.

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in the full lifecycle of an authorization processing product enhancement including impact analysis, requirements gathering, technical requirements writing, technical designs reviews, prepare and be responsible for client documentation preparation to ensure accuracy and quality, and engage with internal and external partner on the delivered enhancement(s).
• Work closely with developers on reviewing and refining requirements to ensure developers understand requirements and what success looks like for the payment network enhancement.
• Support reporting of key activities, including proactive progress on requirements gathering and testing as well as issue management and resolution.
• Understand the commercial network processing market, clients, end-user needs, and competitive landscape.
• Exhibit leadership skills and a vision for how to get things done better and faster.
• Apply Agile and Waterfall methodologies as appropriate to manage product development and project execution.
• Maintain a client-centered approach in strategy development and day-to-day operations.

Hybrid position requiring 2-3 days in a Visa office per week.

Location: Highlands Ranch, CO

Visa will accept applications for this role until at least November 25, 2025.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD
• Detail oriented, with outstanding organizational skills, delivery, and sound decision-making ability.
• Ability to analyze sophisticated technical issues and provide direction toward resolution.
• Strong communication skills – listening, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to debate ideas with colleagues and partners in order to align on the best path forward.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change.  Works successfully with a high level of independence.
• Knowledge of the commercial payment industry and authorization processing

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
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