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

At its core, Visa is a payments network that connects consumers and merchants with financial institutions. At the heart of our brand promise is VisaNet, of which the main components are authorization, clearing and settlement and dispute resolution systems. Payment Products Development (PPD) is the Visa technology organization with responsibility for maintaining and enhancing VisaNet to meet current and future market needs. We develop and manage end-to-end technology solutions that deliver reliable, scalable, and secure financial transaction processing services to Visa’s clients.

This position, based in Bangalore, India, will lead projects in the Visa Client Express Platform, which is a platform aimed at streamlining the client end-to-end onboarding journey. It focuses on modernizing client experiences, digitizing and streamlining client onboarding, access, and billing, and simplifying integrations to connect with new types of ecosystem participants.. The position works locally and globally with technical staff, business partners and senior management across organizational boundaries to obtain resources, schedule work activities and coordinate all areas to successfully complete project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead passionate Agile teams through quarterly planning, drive project excellence, and collaborate with key stakeholders to bring innovative ideas to life.
• Develop and implement project plans that align with business objectives.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and roadblocks to ensure smooth delivery.
• Continuously improve Agile practices to enhance team efficiency and project outcomes.
• Communicate project status (timelines, progress, and challenges) to technology and business stakeholders regularly.
• Use tools like Jira, Jira Align, PowerBI, or other platforms to track and report project progress on delivery and quality.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, mentor teams on Agile practices, encourage open communication and high morale.
• Lead individual projects while also supporting projects within a larger program framework.
• Achieve project goals by engaging effectively with stakeholders, including enterprise architects and strategists, technical subject matter experts, business partners, Visa senior management, technology vendors, and financial institutions and strategic partners, as needed
• Anticipate change and identify ways to overcome challenges and constraints to keep project activities on schedule to meet or exceed business partner expectations
• Take initiative to resolve issues/problems before involving management
• Ensure project is delivered in compliance with Visa's Project and Agile Management Methodologies and Key Controls.
• Maintain team composure and productivity in an environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• Keep project status updated in project management tools and maintain good records (e.g., project financials, schedule, issues, risks, change control decisions)
• As a global organization, there may be a need to attend calls/meetings after/before standard office hours during the week

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelors degree, OR 3+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications
• A bachelor's or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS/MIS, Data Science, Project/Program Management, Communications, Cybersecurity, Business, or a related discipline.
• Strong communication skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communication, and communication that demonstrate professional judgment.
• Minimum 2-3 years project management experience
• Graduate degree
• Good understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Knowledge of Project Management, Release Management principles, and Agile methodologies
• Project Management experience with software development projects
• CAPM, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM,CSP, or Scaled Agile Framework certification
• Excellent time management, communication, presentation, and organization skills
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft tools (SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, MS Teams)
• Exposure to tools like Tableau, JIRA, Confluence, Wiki, or similar tools/technologies
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to think strategically.
• Ambitious attitude and willingness to learn from peers
• Good team player and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity.
• Natural ability to inspire and motivate teams, maintaining high morale. The person must be self-driven, accountable, and go-getter. The person should be able to start without much guidance and hand holding.

Additional Information

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.