Strategic Program Manager - Business Development

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.

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Job Description

Visa is seeking a highly motivated Project Manager to support planning and execution of select internal and client-facing strategic projects and events. Reporting to the Director of Project Management in Business Operations, this role requires an experienced Project Manager professional with an ability to flex between the strategic and the tactical, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, high level of energy, integrity and commitment to get things done in a fast-paced and team-oriented development environment.

The role requires collaboration across functions, geographical sub-regions at Visa, working closely with internal and external stakeholders as well as other business partners on a daily basis to ensure delivery of quality of the projects and events in alignment with the expectations of the business and the company.

The role requires a customer-centric focus and a strategic mindset as well as strong engagement and influencing skills working across the organization with senior level stakeholders.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Lead project management and development of Visa’s key event programs (Regional Market Kick-Off, Visa Payments Forum and Senior Client Council), ensuring they align with the region’s strategic objectives - directing all aspects of the event life cycle including project management, site selection, contracting, budgeting, attendee management, logistics, vendor management, integration of innovation and technology, program implementation, onsite management and post event reconciliation.

• Partner with other business planning functions to formulate event strategies and content that aligns with Visa’s strategic priorities.

• Act as a content and logistics consultant to Business Development Leaders across the region organizing strategic annual discussions with Regional Clients. Partnering with the local teams to identify content, build the agenda and providing guidance in terms of logistics and best practices.

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors needed to ensure flawless execution.

• Identify and solve for obstacles, constantly looking for simplification of processes and standardization, when possible, throughout all the initiatives led by the role.

• Develop, maintain, and promote a centralized repository of guidelines, best practices, gantt charts and past deliverables, acting as an event planning Center of Excellence for the rest of LAC, ensuring consistency in approach and execution.

• Ensure proper closure of each project and initiative that includes Closure Report, Budget reconciliation, Project documentation, Learnings and any other Handover Document to initiative owner and release of project resources, if applicable.

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

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree or 6 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 years of experience with a PhD
• At least 3 years of experience in Event Program Management, Project Management experience or in a similar role leading and executing initiatives.
• Must possess a passion for events and in-depth understanding of how events engagement bolsters brand, drives regional and global business strategy, supports business objectives, and aligns with the overall marketing & communications strategy of a global organization.
• Solid understanding of project and resource management techniques, methodologies and best practices.
• Creative approach to development of event concepts – “think outside the box” – with a desire to constantl