Vice President, Corporate Affairs Operations & Office of Vice Chair

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

Job Description

With the goal of ensuring a holistic approach to protecting and enhancing Visa’s reputation, and driving overall engagement, the Vice President, Global Head of People & Corporate Affairs Operations is responsible for leading operations across both functions, along with business planning for the newly formed Corporate Affairs team. The role reports into the SVP, Global Head of Employee Engagement, Corporate Events & People and Corporate Affairs Operations and is based in San Francisco.

This senior leader and his/her team will establish key business planning and governance mechanisms, lead key cross-functional initiatives and drive the development of a cohesive strategy and operational model for Corporate Affairs, as well as an accompanying narrative. As a key leader in the People Team, this individual also has responsibility for driving key initiatives that foster an inclusive, high-performing culture, and drive increased collaboration and employee engagement. 

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and drive strategic alignment and implementation of new strategy and operating model for Corporate Affairs function to maximize the collective strength of the teams and ensure significant enablement of Visa’s strategy
• Create a strategic framework for Corporate Affairs to inform the prioritization of issues and initiatives
• Oversee a cross functional team tasked with integrating the EVP, leadership principles and new ways of working across the employee lifecycle, inclusive of systems, programs, policy and communications
• Drive key programs to support Visa’s RTO including training and enablement to support hybrid 2.0, as well as an office experience program to support on-site engagement
• Establish and drive processes to support the Vice Chair, People and Corporate Affairs and her leadership teams in effectively managing their responsibilities and making informed decisions
• Manage all Corporate Affairs finance-related matters including H/C management, workforce plan and annual budget (OpEx), acting as a liaison to Finance to execute the Vice Chair’s remit
• Lead FY planning and goal setting across Corporate Affairs, including ongoing success tracking against measurement plan
• Oversee key strategic initiatives including conducting research and analysis to inform decision-making and providing recommendations on a variety of business and organizational issues
• Lead team’s preparations and content for key meetings and presentations, including development of agendas, slides, and other materials, e.g., EC/BOD, and internal and external speaking engagements
• Oversee team in ensuring time is effectively allocated to highest-priority initiatives and meetings, and execution of key initiatives

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

Qualifications
• 12 years of work experience with a bachelor’s degree or at least 10 years of experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 8 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:
o At least 15 years of professional experience or equivalent with 5-7 years of relevant experience in a well-disciplined organization where best practices are integral to the management of the business. Business consulting experience is a big plus
o Previous experience driving business planning, operations and financial management with general working knowledge of finances and accounting
• Proactive, strategic thinker supported by strong analytical and project management skills
• Strong strategic executive communications skills, both verbal and written, with ability to build a common narrative that can be customized for different audiences and